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Division 111—REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP R, DIVISION 3 OCCUPANCIES
SECTION 331 — GENERAL
331.1 Purpose. The purpose of this division is to provide minimum standards for the protection of
life, limb, health, property, environment and for the safety and welfare of the consumer, general
public and the owners and occupants of Group R,Division 3 Occupancies regulated by this code.
331.2 Scope. The provisions of this division apply to the construction, prefabrication, alteration,
repair, use, occupancy and maintenance of detached one- or two-family dwellings not more than
three stories in height and their accessory structures.
SECTION 332 — ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLING CODE ADOPTED
Buildings regulated by this division shall be designed and constructed to comply with the require-
ments of the Council of American Building Officials One and Two Family Dwelling Code, 1992
edition (as it applies to detached one- and two-family dwellings), promulgated jointly by the Inter-
national Conference of Building Officials, the Building Officials and Code Administrators Interna-
tional and the Southern Building Code Congress International.
Division IV—REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP R, DIVISION 4 OCCUPANCIES
SECTION 333 — GENERAL
333.1 Purpose. The purpose of this division is to provide minimum standards of safety for group
care facilities.
333.2 Scope.
333.2.1 General. The provisions of this division shall apply to buildings or portions thereof that
are to be used for Group R, Division 4 Occupancies.
333.2.2 Applicability of other provisions. Except as specifically required by this division,
Group R, Division 4 Occupancies shall meet all applicable provisions of this code. Group R, Divi-
sion 4 Occupancies need not be accessible to persons with disabilities.
333.3 Definitions. For the purpose of this division, certain terms are defined as follows:
AMBULATORY PERSONS are those capable of achieving mobility sufficient to exit without
the assistance of another person.
GROUP R, DIVISION 4 OCCUPANCIES shall be residential group care facilities for ambula-
tory, nonrestrained persons who may have a mental or physical impairment (each accommodating
more than five and not more than 16 clients or residents, excluding staff).
SECTION 334 — CONSTRUCTION, HEIGHT AND ALLOWABLE AREA
334.1 General. Buildings or portions of buildings classified as Group R, Division 4 may be con-
structed of any materials allowed by this code, shall not exceed two stories in height or be located
above the second story in any building, and shall not exceed 3,000 square feet (278.7 m2) in floor
area per story except as provided in Sections 504, 505 and 506.
334.2 Special Provisions. Group R, Division 4 Occupancies having more than 3,000 square feet
of floor area above the first story shall be of not less than one-hour fire -resistive constru.ction
throughout.
334.3 Mixed Occupancies. Group R, Division 4 Occupancies shall be separated from Group H
Occupancies by a four-hour fire -resistive occupancy separation and shall be separated from all
other occupancies by a one-hour fire -resistive occupancy separation.
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EXCEPTIONS: 1. An occupancy separation need not be provided between a Group R, Division 4 Occu-
pancy and a carport having no enclosed uses above, provided the carport is entirely open on two or more sides.
2. In the one-hour occupancy separation between a Group R, Division 4 and Group U, Division 1occu-
pancy, the separation may be limited to the installation of materials approved for one-hour fire -resistive con-
struction on the garage side and a self-closing, tight -fitting solid -wood door 13/8 inch (35 mm) in thickness
will be permitted in lieu of a one-hour fire assembly. Fire dampers need not be installed in air ducts passing
through the wall, floor or ceiling separating a Group R, Division 4 Occupancy from a Group U, Division 1
Occupancy, provided such ducts within the Group U Occupancy are constructed of steel having a thickness
not less than 0.019 inch (0.48 mm) (No. 26 galvanized sheet gauge) and have no openings into the Group U
Occupancy.
SECTION 335 — LOCATION ON PROPERTY
Exterior walls located less than 3 feet (914 mm) from property lines shall be of one-hour fire -
resistive construction. Openings shall not be permitted in exterior walls located less than 3 feet (914
mm) from property lines. For other requirements, see Section 503 and Chapter 6.
SECTION 336 — EXITS AND EMERGENCY ESCAPES
336.1 General. Group R, Division 4 Occupancies shall be provided with exits as required by this
section and Chapter 10 of this code.
336.2 Exits Required.
336.2.1 Number of exits. Every story, basement or portion thereof housing a Group R, Division 4
Occupancy shall have not less than two exits.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. Basements used exclusively for the service of the building may have one exit. For
the purpose of this exception, storage rooms, laundry rooms, maintenance offices and similar uses shall not
be considered as providing service to the building.
2. Storage rooms, laundry rooms and maintenance offices not exceeding 300 square feet (27.9 m2) in floor
area may be provided with only one exit.
336.2.2 Distance to exits. The maximum travel distance specified in Chapter 10 shall be reduced
by 50 percent.
336.3 Corridor Width. Corridors shall be not less than 36 inches (914 mm) in width.
336.4 Stairways. Stairways shall be constructed as required by Section 1006 of this code.
EXCEPTION: In buildings that are converted to a Group R, Division 4 Occupancy, existing stairways
may have an 8 -inch -maximum (203 mm) rise, 9 -inch -minimum (229 mm) run and may be 30 inches (762 mm)
in width.
336.5 Emergency Exit Illumination. In the event of power failure, exit illumination shall be ait-
tomatically provided from an emergency system. Emergency systems shall be supplied from stor-
age batteries or an on-site generator set and the system shall be installed in accordance with the
requirements of the Electrical Code.
336.6 Emergency Escape. Every sleeping room shall be provided with emergency escape or res-
cue facilities as required by Section;Wof this code.
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SECTION 337 — LIGHT, VENTILATION AND SANITATION
Light, ventilation and sanitation shall be as specified in Section 1203.
SECTION 338 — YARDS AND COURTS
Yards and courts shall be as specified in Section 1203.4.
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SECTION 339 — ROOM DIMENSIONS
Room dimensions shall be as specified in Section 309.6.
SECTION 340 — SHAFT ENCLOSURES
Exits shall be enclosed as specified in Chapter 10.
Elevator shafts, vent shafts, dumbwaiter shafts, clothes chutes and other vertical openings shall
be enclosed and the enclosure shall be as specified in Section 711.
SECTION 341 — FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
An approved automatic and manual fire alarm system shall be provided in Group R, Division 4 Oc-
cupancies.
SECTION 342 — HEATING
All habitable rooms shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temper-
ature of 70°F. (21°CJ at a point 3 feet (914 mm) above the floor.
SECTION 343 - SPECIAL HAZARDS
343.1 Heating Equipment. All heating equipment shall be permanently installed. Chimneys and
heating apparatus shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 31 of this code and the Mechanical
Code.
343.2 Flammable Liquids. The storage and handling of gasoline, fuel oil or other flammable liq-
uids shall be in accordance with the Fire Code.
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