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Chapter 492, Green Roofs
Published by City of Toronto
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- Type
- By-law
- Published by
- City of Toronto
- Date
- November 9, 2017
- Also called
- Article IV of the Green Roof Bylaw
- Form reference
- City of Toronto Act, 2006
- For
- designer
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 17
- Instruments
- City of Toronto Act, 2006 · Building Code Act, 1992 · Planning Act
Overview
Chapter 492 of the Toronto Municipal Code, the City of Toronto's green roof chapter, adopted by By-law 583-2009 and printed in a November 9, 2017 consolidation. Nine articles set out where green roofs are called for and how they are maintained, the application for approval and the fees, the Toronto Green Roof Construction Standard and its relation to the Ontario Building Code, approval by the Chief Building Official, exemption or variation of coverage by the Chief Planner, cash in lieu of construction, and the Green Roof Technical Advisory Group.
What it covers
- Article I General
- Article II Requirement for Green Roofs
- Article III Application and Fees
- Article IV Toronto Green Roof Construction Standard
- Article V Approval of Application
- Article VI Green Roof Technical Advisory Group
- Article VII Changes to the Technical Standards
- Article VIII Chief Building Official to Publish Guideline
- Article IX Miscellaneous
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