Fire-sprinkler regulations for some Nanaimo construction projects removed

Fire-sprinkler protection requirements for some construction projects in Nanaimo have been removed as they exceed the requirements of the B.C. Building Code.
City council gave the fourth and final reading to an amendment to the municipality’s building bylaw at its meeting on Oct. 5 to remove fire-sprinkler protections for certain buildings that would otherwise not have been required to have sprinklers under the B.C. Building Code.
That means building-permit applications to the city will no