This is from Ontario building code Division B:
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3.2.3.15. Wall Exposed to Adjoining Roof
(1) Except as permitted by Sentence 3.2.3.19.(4), if a wall in a building is exposed to a fire hazard from an adjoining
roof of a separate fire compartment that is not sprinklered in the same building, and the exposed wall contains windows
within 3 storeys vertically and 5 m horizontally of the roof, the roof shall contain no skylights within 5 m of the exposed
wall.
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The wording of this clause is felt clumsy, and there are two "5 m" there. For the sake of learning, is there a better way to describe the requirement?
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3.2.3.15. Wall Exposed to Adjoining Roof
(1) Except as permitted by Sentence 3.2.3.19.(4), if a wall in a building is exposed to a fire hazard from an adjoining
roof of a separate fire compartment that is not sprinklered in the same building, and the exposed wall contains windows
within 3 storeys vertically and 5 m horizontally of the roof, the roof shall contain no skylights within 5 m of the exposed
wall.
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The wording of this clause is felt clumsy, and there are two "5 m" there. For the sake of learning, is there a better way to describe the requirement?