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MHHS Minimum Housing and Health Standards

MHHS · Houses with a Secondary Suite

9.10.15.5 Construction of Exposing Building Face of Houses

Current to 2026-08-01 · Official PDF

4) The requirements regarding fire-resistance rating and type of cladding-sheathing assembly shall not apply to
the exposing building face or projections from an exposing building face of a dwelling unit or a house with a
secondary suite facing a detached garage or accessory building, or a garage or accessory building facing a
dwelling unit or a house with a secondary suite, where
a) the detached garage or accessory building serves only one dwelling unit or a house with a secondary
suite,
b) the detached garage or accessory building is located on the same property as that dwelling unit or house
with a secondary suite, and
c) the dwelling unit or house with a secondary suite served by the detached garage or accessory building is
the only major occupancy on the property.