3.2.1.3.(1)ATTRIBUTION:
Most technical provisions of the BC Fire Code describe how the code’s objectives and functional statements are achieved. However, some provisions, like this one, do not relate directly to a code objective. The following analysis is provided to assist in understanding of the provision.
APPLICATION:
Any part of a roof that is pitched at an angle of
60° or more to the horizontal and is adjacent to a space intended for occupancy within a building, in buildings described in Sentence
1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A.
INTENT:
To state the conditions under which roof assemblies must
be considered as exterior walls for the purposes of the application of Section
3.2.