Hometime

Hometime · Alberta legislation

SS Houses with a Secondary Suite

SS · Houses with a Secondary Suite

9.9.4.6 Openings Near Exit Doors

Current to 2026-08-01 · Official PDF

1) Unprotected openings shall be protected with wired glass in fixed steel frames or glass block conforming to
Articles 9.10.13.5. and 9.10.13.7., where
a) an exterior exit door
i) in one fire compartment is within 3 m horizontally of an unprotected opening serving another fire
compartment, or
ii) in one dwelling unit, ancillary space or common space in a house with a secondary suite is within 3 m
horizontally of the unprotected openings serving another dwelling unit, ancillary space or common space in
a house with a secondary suite, and
b) the exterior walls of the fire compartments, dwelling units, ancillary spaces and common spaces in a house
with a secondary suite referred to in Clause (a) intersect at an exterior angle of less than 135°.