Each child day-care home shall have emergency exit capacity as outlined below:
(a) All floors used for child day-care shall have a primary escape route which provides a safe path for travel to the outside of the building. When the floor is above or below ground level, the primary escape route shall be an interior stairway or an exterior stairway.
(b) In addition to the primary escape route, each floor used for child day-care shall have an alternate means of escape. This includes either of the following:
(1) A door or stairway providing a means of unobstructed travel to the outside of the building at ground level; or,
(2) An outside window operable a minimum clear opening of twenty (20) inches in width, twenty-four (24) inches in height and five and seven-tenths (5.7) square feet in area. (The lower edge of the window shall not be more than forty-four (44) inches above the floor or a platform which is permanently attached to the floor or wall under the escape window).
(c) If the floor used for child day-care is used for napping or sleeping purposes, the alternate means of escape shall include either of the following:
(1) A door or stairway providing a means of unobstructed travel to the outside of the building at ground level; or,
(2) An exterior window operable without the use of tools which provides a minimum clear opening of twenty (20) inches in width, twenty-four (24) inches in height and five and seven-tenths (5.7) square feet in area. The lower edge of the window shall not be more than forty-four (44) inches above the floor or a platform which is permanently attached to the floor or wall under the escape window.
(d) No room or space that is accessible only by a ladder, folding stairs, or through a trap door shall be used for child day-care.
(e) All stairs shall be lighted so that each step can be clearly seen while going up and down stairs.
(f) All hallways, corridors, ramps and passageways leading to an exit shall be adequately lighted by natural or artificial light. When artificial light is used, lighting shall be provided with at least a sixty (60) watt bulb.
(g) Doorways, corridors, and stairways which are part of the primary or alternate escape route shall be kept clear of obstructions such as, but not limited to, toys, clothing, snow, ice, accumulated trash and assorted debris.
(Ord. 108-2014. Passed 9-15-14.)