(a) All facilities classified as residential board and care occupancies shall conform to the Life Safety Code, NFPA 101 requirements except as modified under this section. This section does not apply to facilities with less than four residents.
(b) Resident sleeping rooms shall be located on first and second floors unless the facility is provided with a sprinkler system meeting the requirements of NFPA 13, Standard for Sprinkler Systems.
(c) Provide at least two approved remote exits from each floor; at least one exit shall be a door directly to the outside without traversing any corridor or space exposed to an unprotected vertical opening.
(d) Vertical openings shall be properly enclosed on all levels above grade with hour fire rated construction. If used as a primary means of exiting, all levels shall be properly enclosed with one hour fire rated construction.
(e) Doors shall be side-hinged swinging at least 32 inches wide when located in means of egress. Bathroom doors may be 24 inches wide.
(f) Existing stairs shall be at least Class B.
(g) Hazardous areas shall be provided with one hour fire rated separation or provided with automatic sprinkler protection and smoke tight. Doors shall be self-closing.
(h) Interior finish of walls and ceilings shall be at least Class C throughout.
(i) Fire alarm:
(1) An electrically supervised fire alarm system shall be provided and meet the requirements of § 1511.08(a)(1) and (a)(6).
(2) Individual sleeping rooms shall be provided with a single station smoke detector hardwired in accordance with NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code.
(j) An approved automatic sprinkler system is required in all residential board and care facilities.
(k) Corridor walls shall be at least 20 minute fire rated and smoke tight.
(1) Electrical system shall meet the National Electric Code.
(m) Each sleeping room shall be provided with at least one outside window for rescue and ventilation and shall meet the requirement for windows in one- and two-family dwellings of the Life Safety Code. A door directly to the outside from each sleeping room does not require an outside window.
(n) Any carpet located in the facility shall meet the requirements of § 8-27 of this ordinance for residential occupancies.
(o) No door in any means of egress shall be locked against egress when the building is occupied.
(p) Every bathroom door lock shall be designed to permit opening of the locked door from the outside in an emergency.
(q) Every closet door latch shall be such that it can be readily opened from the inside in case of emergency.
(r) No stove or combustion heater shall be located as to block escape in case of fire arising from the malfunction of the stove or heater.
(s) Impractical to evacuate residents in small facilities shall be located in rooms at grade with direct exiting to the outside. The corridor room door shall be 20 minute fire rated construction or its equivalent.