1.3.5.2.

(1) A principal authority may pass a by-law or resolution or make a regulation under clause 7 (1) (e) of the Act, as part of its responsibility for the enforcement of the Act, in order to establish time periods within which notice of one or more of the following stages of construction must be given:

(a) commencement of construction of the building,

(b) substantial completion of structural framing for each storey, if the building is a type of building that is within the scope of Parts of Division B other than Part 9 of Division B,

(c) commencement of construction of,

(i) masonry fireplaces and masonry chimneys,

(ii) factory-built fireplaces and allied chimneys, or

(iii) stoves, ranges, space heaters and add-on furnaces using solid fuels and allied chimneys,

(d) substantial completion of interior finishes,

(e) substantial completion of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and air-contaminant extraction equipment,

(f) substantial completion of exterior cladding,

(g) substantial completion of site grading,

(h) substantial completion of the pool deck and dressing rooms for a public pool or public spa and readiness for inspection of the emergency stop system for a public pool or public spa, and

(i) completion and availability of drawings of the building as constructed.

(2) The person to whom a permit under section 8 of the Act is issued shall notify the chief building official or, if a registered code agency is appointed under the Act in respect of the construction to which the notice relates, the registered code agency of the stages of construction for which a time period for giving notice is required under Sentence (1).