14B-3-310 Residential Group R.
The provisions of Section 310 of IBC are not adopted. The following language is adopted as Section 310:
"310. RESIDENTIAL GROUP R
310.1 Residential Group R.
Residential Group R occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for sleeping purposes when not classified as an Institutional Group I.
310.2 Residential Group R-1.
Residential Group R-1 occupancies contain dwelling units or sleeping units where the occupants are primarily transient in nature, including:
Hotels with accommodations for more than 10 transient occupants
Congregate living facilities with accommodations for more than 10 transient occupants
Temporary overnight shelters
310.3 Residential Group R-2.
Residential Group R-2 occupancies contain one or more sleeping units or more than three dwelling units (including live/work units) where the occupants are primarily permanent in nature, including:
Apartment houses (including condominium and cooperative apartments)
Congregate living facilities (nontransient) with more than 16 occupants
Townhouses
310.4 Residential Group R-3.
Residential Group R-3 occupancies where the occupants are primarily permanent in nature and not classified as Group R-1, R-2, R-4, R-5 or I, including:
Bed-and-breakfast establishments
Care facilities that provide accommodations for 5 or fewer individuals receiving care
Congregate living facilities (nontransient) with 16 or fewer occupants
Congregate living facilities with accommodation for 10 or fewer transient occupants
Hotels with accommodations for 10 or fewer transient occupants
310.4.1 Care facilities within a dwelling.
Care facilities for five or fewer individuals receiving care that are within a single-family dwelling are permitted to comply with the requirements for Group R-5, provided an automatic sprinkler system is installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.3.
310.5 Residential Group R-4.
Residential Group R-4 occupancy shall include buildings, structures or portions thereof for more than five but not more than 16 individuals, excluding staff, who reside on a 24-hour basis in a supervised residential environment and receive custodial care. Buildings of Group R-4 shall be classified as one of the occupancy conditions specified in Section 310.5.1 or 310.5.2. This group shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities
Assisted living facilities
Congregate care facilities
Group homes
Halfway houses
Residential board and care facilities
Social rehabilitation facilities
Group R-4 occupancies shall meet the requirements for construction as defined for Group R-3, except as otherwise provided for in this code.
310.5.1 Condition 1.
This occupancy condition shall include buildings in which all individuals receiving custodial care are capable of responding to an emergency situation to complete building evacuation without any assistance.
310.5.2 Condition 2.
This occupancy condition shall include buildings in which there are any individuals receiving custodial care who require verbal or physical assistance while responding to an emergency situation to complete building evacuation.
310.6 Residential Group R-5.
Residential Group R-5 occupancy shall include buildings with no more than four stories above grade plane containing one, two or three dwelling units (including live/work units), with or without an attached private garage, and no other occupancy, where each dwelling unit is primarily occupied on a non-transient basis by a single household. Group R-5 shall also include accessory buildings with no more than two stories above grade plane located on the same lot as Group R-5 dwelling units.
(Amend Coun. J. 2-19-20, p. 14473, Art. II, § 5)