One real BC Part 9 case, from source to result

Follow the exact evidence path CodeTrace uses. Every fact is linked to the public record, every calculation is reproducible, and the official decision remains separate from the machine result.

BCAB 1954BC Building Code 2024 · Part 9 · Vancouver excluded

Official case outcomeEgress satisfiedBoard reversed the local authority on March 6, 2025

What is real

Start with a final, public BC decision

This is not a fictional permit. BCAB 1954 records a real dispute about egress from an existing house altered to include a secondary suite.

The questionCan the proposed second-storey balcony and stair function as an exterior exit passageway for the primary dwelling?

Primary case recordBCAB 1954Province of British Columbia · 2025-03-06Open official source

Applicable code editionBC Building Code 2024Effective 2024-03-08Open official source

Legal statusFinal and bindingBuilding Act, s. 21(2)Open official source

Evidence boundary

The Province publishes the project description, positions, cited provisions, decision, and reasons. It does not publish the original drawing package with this decision. CodeTrace therefore reconstructs only the stated facts and labels that reconstruction clearly.