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466.10 Day Care Homes
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This section establishes life safety requirements for day care homes in which more than three but not more than 12 clients receive care, maintenance and supervision by other than their relative(s) or legal guardian(s) for less than 24 hours per day.
Exception: Facilities that supervise clients on a temporary basis with a parent or guardian in close proximity.
For definitions, see Chapter 2.
Places of religious worship shall not be required to meet the provisions of this section in order to operate a nursery while services are being held in the building.
Occupancies that include part-day preschools, kindergartens and other schools whose purpose is primarily educational even though the children are of preschool age shall comply with the provisions for Group E occupancy.
Single-station smoke alarms installed in accordance with the household fire warning equipment requirements of Chapter 2 of NFPA 72 shall be installed within day care homes.
Exception: System smoke detectors installed in accordance with NFPA 72 and arranged to function in the same manner shall be permitted.
Where the day care home is located within a building of another occupancy, any corridors serving the day care home shall be provided with a complete smoke detection system installed in accordance with NFPA 72.
Single-station smoke alarms shall be powered by the building electrical system.
Single-station smoke alarms shall be provided in all rooms used for sleeping.
Where two or more smoke alarms are required within a living unit, suite of rooms, or similar area, they shall be arranged so that operation of any smoke alarm shall cause all smoke alarms within the living unit, suite of rooms or similar area to sound.
The alarms shall sound only within an individual living unit, suite of rooms or similar area and shall not actuate the building fire alarm system. Remote annunciation shall be permitted.
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