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The owner, operator or manager of a temporary overnight shelter may allow the use of smoking materials therein, but only in an area separated from sleeping areas and under supervision of the staff of the shelter. No person shall use smoking materials in any sleeping area of a shelter.
(Prior code § 78.4-12; Added Coun. J. 12-22-83, p. 4214)
Approved smoke alarms, as described in Section 13-64-150, shall be installed and maintained in the manner designated in said chapter, in each temporary overnight shelter, as follows:
(a) Within each sleeping area;
(b) In each corridor, with the distance between smoke detectors not to exceed 40 feet;
(c) At the uppermost ceiling of each stairwell and open shaft; and
(d) In each room or area used for storage.
(Prior code § 78.4-13; Added Coun. J. 12-22-83, p. 4214; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. VI, § 34)
If a temporary overnight shelter is operated in a building classified as a mixed occupancy in accordance with Section 13-56-240 of this Code, the shelter shall be separated from each adjoining occupancy in the manner prescribed in Section 13-56-280, except that separations between a shelter and any occupancies classified as C-1, C-2, C-3, E or F may be reduced to one hour; openings in such separations shall be protected by doors, frames, and closers of at least Class B, as described in Section 15-12-110 of this Code. Provisions of Section 13-64-020(c) of this Code shall not apply to temporary overnight shelters.
(Prior code § 78.4-16; Added Coun. J. 12-22-83, p. 4214; Amend Coun. J. 10-15-87, p. 4811)
Standard fire extinguishers shall be installed and maintained in each temporary overnight shelter as required by Chapter 15-16 of this Code.
(Prior code § 78.4-17; Added Coun. J. 12-22-83, p. 4214)
Each temporary overnight shelter shall provide a minimum of one water closet for each 15 persons or fraction thereof of its maximum capacity (including staff), but in no event less than one water closet. If a shelter has a capacity of 30 or more occupants (excluding staff), at least one bathtub or shower shall be provided. Except as otherwise stated herein, temporary overnight shelters shall be subject to the sanitation requirements established by Chapter 18-29 of this Code.
(Prior code § 78.4-18; Added Coun. J. 12-22-83, p. 4214; Amend Coun. J. 11-9-16, p. 36266, § 29)
The sleeping areas of each temporary overnight shelter shall meet the ventilation requirements for sleeping stall rooms, established by Chapter 18-29 of this Code.
(Prior code § 78.4-19; Added Coun. J. 12-22-83, p. 4214; Amend Coun. J. 11-9-16, p. 36266, § 29)
Every temporary overnight shelter shall comply with the following planning requirements:
(a) Ceiling Heights. The minimum ceiling height within sleeping quarters of a temporary overnight shelter shall be eight feet, with beams and/or furred spaces constituting not more than 20 percent of the ceiling areas. Such beams and furred spaces may have a height of not less than seven feet.
(b) Basement Rooms. Sleeping quarters in temporary overnight shelters shall not be more than two feet below the building grade adjacent to such quarters, except that when such quarters are located in churches or other nonresidential structures they may have floors up to six feet below grade, provided such sleeping quarters have a direct outside exit, or an exit into an enclosed stairwell which has a direct outside exit.
(c) Natural lighting. Natural lighting requirements as described in Section 13-172-070 of this Code shall not be required for sleeping areas in temporary overnight shelters provided the provisions of Section 13-208-180 are met.
(Prior code § 78.4-20; Added Coun. J. 12-22-83, p. 4214; Amend Coun. J. 10-15-87, p. 4811; Amend Coun. J. 4-29-98, p. 66679, § 2)
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