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Assembly units designed or used for educational or institutional purposes shall be classified as Class C-3 schools. Every school shall be classified as follows:
Type IA Schools: Type IA schools shall include day care centers/two-to-six and day care centers/under two not included in Type III schools, kindergarten schools, elementary schools, and other similar occupancies. This occupancy shall include day care centers combining a total of over 100 children located on multiple floors, provided the number of children under two years of age is less than 30 and they are located on the ground floor.
Type IB Schools: Type IB schools shall include middle schools, junior high schools, high schools and other similar occupancies.
Type II Schools: Type II schools shall include colleges, schools for adult education, commercial and vocational schools with accommodations at any one time of more than 100 persons.
Type III Schools: Type III schools shall include:
(a) Day care centers/two-to-six of 100 children or less located on either the second floor, first floor or the basement but not on more than one floor provided, however, that locations on the second floor shall be permitted in fire-resistive buildings only.
(b) Day care centers/under two of 30 children or less located on the ground level only, as that level is defined in Section 13-4-010.
(c) Day care centers/under two and two-to-six that are combined into one facility of 100 children or less located on the ground level only as that level is defined in Section 13-4-010.
(Prior code § 48-4.3; Amend Coun. J. 7-14-93, p. 35324; Amend Coun. J. 4-16-96, p. 20112; Amend Coun. J. 6-6-12, p. 28356, § 32)