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Originally Posted by TheRitsman
What I've heard is that they are not mandated to do this in Hamilton. It didn't look like they were going to do it either. I thought that was odd since this is a basic safety measure, but it might be a case of Hamilton not requiring something basic and someone doing it more for insurance purposes.
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It's a requirement under the Construction Regs:
Public Way Protection
64. (1) No work shall be carried out on a building or structure located 4.5 metres or less from a public way unless a covered way is constructed over the part of the public way that is adjacent to the project. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 64 (1); O. Reg. 142/17, s. 11.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply with respect to a building or structure if the work being done is enclosed. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 64 (2).
(3) A covered way,
(a) shall have an unobstructed height of not less than 2.4 metres;
(b) shall have an unobstructed width of not less than 1.1 metres or, if it is over a sidewalk that is less than 1.1 metres wide, have a width equal to the width of the sidewalk;
(c) shall be capable of supporting any load likely to be applied to it and capable of supporting a load of at least 2.4 kilonewtons per square metre;
(d) shall have a weather-tight roof;
(e) shall have the side adjacent to the project covered with a partition that has a smooth surface on the public way side;
(f) shall have a railing one metre high from ground level on the street side; and
(g) shall have adequate lighting within the public way. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 64 (3).
65. If work on a project may endanger a person using a public way, a sturdy fence at least 1.8 metres in height shall be constructed between the public way and the project. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 65.
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