5.7.1. Site Factors

5.7.1. Site Factors
5.7.1.1. Application
  1. This Subsection applies to the location of buildings, the grading of building sites, the directing of water away from building assemblies, and the provision of means for drainage.
5.7.1.2. Required Protection
  1. The building shall be located, the building site shall be graded, or water shall be directed away from building assemblies so as to prevent or accommodate the accumulation of surface water against the building or adjacent buildings.
  2. Drainage shall be provided to direct water away from assemblies separating interior space from the ground, except
    1. where the assembly is designed in accordance with Subsection 5.7.2. to withstand continuous hydrostatic pressure, or
    2. where it can be shown that the lack of drainage will not adversely affect
      1. the health or safety of building users,
      2. the intended use of the building, or
      3. the operation of building services.
        (See Note A-5.7.1.2.(2).)

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