Kelowna : Règlement no 10760, art. 1.3.3.2(a) — Fire and Life Safety Bylaw

Identifies all potential hazards to the lives of fire fighting or building occupants;

• (b) Shows the building layout and identifies the type of materials used in the construction of the building;
• (c) Identifies the type and location of all fire fighting equipment and resources and utility shut offs on site; and
• (d) Identifies the location, type and quantity of any hazardous materials or dangerous goods on site. “Premises” includes the whole or any part of a lot of real property and any buildings or structures on the property. “Pressurized Stairwells” A type of smoke-control system in which stair shafts are mechanically pressurized, with respect to the fire area, with outdoor air to keep smoke from contaminating them during a fire incident. “Public Fire Hydrant” A fire hydrant situated and maintained for public use on a public right-of-way (or easement) to provide water for use by the fire department in controlling and extinguishing fires. The location of a public fire hydrant is such that it is accessible for immediate and unrestricted use by the fire department at all times. Public fire hydrants are owned and maintained by the government entity (ex. city, village, etc.) which is responsible for maintaining the hydrants and water supply distribution system in operating condition at all times and is authorized to levy taxes to fund the operation and maintenance programs. “Private Fire Hydrant” A fire hydrant located on privately owned property, or on streets not dedicated to public use. Although a private fire hydrant may be connected to a public water supply system, maintenance of the hydrant and access to the hydrant is the responsibility of the property owner. Private hydrants are normally required where buildings are so located on the property, or are of such size and configuration that a normal hose lay from a public hydrant would not reach all points on the outside of the building. “Qualified Technician” means a person having certification acceptable to the Fire Chief or designate, that qualifies the person to perform inspections and testing on fire protection equipment in accordance to manufacturers specifications. “Security Alarm System” means a device or devices installed on or in real property and designed to warn of criminal activity or unauthorized entry by activating an audible alarm signal or alerting a monitoring facility. "Service Station" means any premises at which petroleum products or other motive fuels are put into the fuel tanks of vehicles, aircraft or vessels. "Site" means a lot or property upon which there is located or intended to be located on or more petroleum products storage tanks or storage tanks systems. “Smoke Alarm” means a combined smoke detector and audible alarm device designed to sound an alarm within the dwelling unit, suite, or room in which it is located upon detection of smoke within that room or suite. “Sprinkler System” means an integrated system of underground and overhead piping designed in accordance with fire protection standards which is normally activated by heat from a fire and discharges water over the fire area. "Storage Tank" means a closed container with a capacity of more than 230 litres that is designed to be installed either underground or above ground in a fixed location for the storage of petroleum products or allied petroleum products. "Storage Tank System" means an underground or above ground storage tank system. “Storey” means that portion of a building which is situated between the top of any floor and the top of the floor next above it, and if there is no floor above it, that portion between the top of such floor and the ceiling above it. “Structure” means a construction or portion thereof, of any kind, whether fixed to, supported or sunk into land or water, except landscaping, fences, paving and retaining structures less than 1.22 metres in height. “Suite” means a single room or series of rooms of complementary use, operated under a single tenancy, and includes individual guest rooms in motels, hotels, boarding houses, rooming houses or dormitories. “Temporary Building” means temporary structures, such as construction site structures, seasonal storage buildings, special events structures, emergency facilities and similar structures, as determined by the chief building official. "U.L.C." means Underwriters Laboratories of Canada. "Underground Storage Tank" means a storage tank that is partially or completely buried by or covered with earth, backfill or concrete. "Underground Storage Tank System" means one or more completely buried and/or partially buried storage tanks including all underground and above ground connections, piping, pumps and dispensers; and "Used Oil" means an oil from industrial and non industrial sources that has been acquired for lubricating or other purposes and has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to the presence of impurities of the loss of original properties and shall include lubricating oils (engine, turbine or gear), hydraulic fluids (including transmission fluids) and insulating oils. Words and phrases that are not defined in this Bylaw shall have the meaning defined in the BC Fire Code or BC Building Code or, if not defined, meanings that are commonly assigned to them in the context in which they are used in the BC Fire Code, BC Building Code or in this Bylaw. BL11747 & BL12869 amended Schedule B: SCHEDULE “B” FEES AND COST RECOVERY