(1)

A building classified as Group D is permitted to conform to Sentence (2) provided

(a)

it is not more than 6 storeys in building height, and

(b)

it has a building area not more than the value in Table 3.2.2.58.

Table 3.2.2.58. Maximum Building Area, Group D, up to 6 Storeys

Forming Part of Sentence 3.2.2.58.(1)

(2)

The building referred to in Sentence (1) shall be of noncombustible construction, and

(a)

floor assemblies shall be fire separations with a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h,

(b)

mezzanines shall have a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h,

(c)

roof assemblies shall have a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h, except that in a building not more than 1 storey in building height this requirement is waived, and

(d)

loadbearing walls, columns and arches shall have a fire-resistance rating not less than that required for the supported assembly.