13-208-010 Definitions.
13-208-020 Compliance with residential requirements.
13-208-030 Not-for-profit.
13-208-040 Limited stay.
13-208-050 Operator's duty to limit stay.
13-208-060 Medical care.
13-208-070 Reserved.
13-208-080 Staff.
13-208-090 Maximum number of occupants.
13-208-100 Evacuation diagram to be posted.
13-208-110 Sleeping area separations.
13-208-120 Smoking materials.
13-208-130 Smoke alarms.
13-208-140 Reserved.
13-208-150 Reserved.
13-208-160 Standard fire extinguishers.
13-208-170 Sanitary requirements.
13-208-180 Ventilation requirements.
13-208-190 Planning requirements.
13-208-200 Violation – Penalty.
Whenever used in this chapter, "temporary overnight shelter" shall mean a building, or portion thereof, in which sleeping accommodations are provided for no more than 12 hours per day, for three or more persons who are not related to the owner, operator, manager or other occupants thereof by blood or by marriage.
"Temporary overnight shelter" shall not include any hotel, hospital, nursing home, sheltered care home, home for the aged, or transitional shelter, single-family home, or two flat as those terms are defined in this Code.
(Prior code § 78.4-1; Added Coun. J. 12-22-83, p. 4214; Amend Coun. J. 10-15-87, p. 4811)
Except as specifically provided in this chapter, every temporary overnight shelter shall comply with all the provisions of this Code applicable to Group R-1 occupancies.
(Prior code § 78.4-2; Added Coun. J. 12-22-83, p. 4214; Amend Coun. J. 10-15-87, p. 4811; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21791, Art. VII, § 18)
It shall be unlawful for any person to provide, as part of the regular accommodations or services of any temporary overnight shelter, any medical care or treatment, nursing care or other health-related care. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit any person from obtaining emergency medical care or treatment for any occupant of such temporary overnight shelter in event of an emergency.
(Prior code § 78.4-6; Added Coun. J. 12-22-83, p. 4214)
Each temporary overnight shelter shall be staffed as follows:
(a) In a shelter with a capacity not in excess of 100 persons (excluding staff), at least one staff member on duty for each 20 occupants.
(b) In a shelter with a capacity in excess of 100 persons (excluding staff), at least six staff members on duty during operating hours.
(c) At least one staff member on duty must be awake at any time during operating hours.
(d) Each shelter must have one permanent staff person who has met the requirements of Section 15-4-760 of this Code. It shall be the responsibility of this staff person to insure that at least one person on duty during all hours of shelter operation carries out the duties prescribed in Section 15-4-830 of this Code.
(Prior code § 78.4-8; Added Coun. J. 12-22-83, p. 4214; Amend Coun. J. 10-15-87, p. 4811)
The maximum number of occupants, including staff, permitted to remain on each floor of a temporary overnight shelter shall be computed by dividing the square footage of each floor area by 50; resulting fractions shall be disregarded.
(Prior code § 78.4-9; Added Coun. J. 12-22-83, p. 4214)
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