Evening star., 1961-09-02
OFFICIAL NOTICES
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT

That the 1861 Building Code OF
the District Of Columbia. as
amended, is hereby amended as
follows: Chapter ., Table Il, page
40: At bottom Of the table after
Mote T. delete the requirements
for Personal Care Homes" in
their entirety and substitute the
ments for Personal Care Homes,
see ! 3-425 of Chapter T." In
column titled USE GROUP" i'm
mediately under H INST, in
sert Mote J" at bottom of the
same table below Mote I" insert
the following: Mote J-For addi-
tional special requirements re-
lating to Group H Occupancy
buildings see I 3-426 Of Chapter
A. Chapter 4, page IS: After
end Of subsections to ! 3-424,
add the following: ARTICLE ;
PERSONAL CARE HOMES. 81
425 Special Requirements. Per-
sonal Care Homes may be To-
OF buildinss: t9 LIZ buildings
(bl Ii buildings Of Type / con-
struction with at least two in
terror enclosed stairways and at
least one passenger elevator sery-
ing the personal care home. (c)
No more than one personal care
home shall be operated in any
building. ARTICLE 6-GROUP
II INSTITUTIONAL. 3-436 Spe-
cisl Requirements. All Group H
Occupancy buildings shall be fully
sprinklered. except those used as
day nurseries with less than Is
fully ambulatory children on the
ffTrf f1naE ffref aR1
floors or those other Group H
OccupancieS where the use is re-
stricted to the first floor only.
Where buildings are required to
be fully sprinklered. the sprinkler
system shall be indirectly con-
nected to D. c. Fire Alarm Head
quarters throuEh private CEN
trail office, or the fire alarm sys-
TEN shall be- directly connected
to d. C. Fire Alarm Headuuar-
ters, or there shall be provided
at least one non-coin operated
public telephone in such a loca-
tion as to be readily accessible
At II times. The Director and
the location Of such telephone,
rules limiting the use thereof,
and such signs or placards as
are found to be necessary to
properly explain the sending Of
feP'y chspteF 9, mfssssss sHsges cot tthsTsSy psS,
l45: Delete last sentence as writ
Ten and substitute in lieu thereof
tne followins: See Tables 5 and
z OF CHAPTER ., and Art. l3 of
Shapter 3" : 3-622S, page l52:
Delete subsection (a) in its en-
i,lrety and substitute the follow
ine: a. These requirements shall
srl.t,u splpiy to the following; ~ All
tessi!s tessrdiess Of height or date Of
buildinss Of any heisht ereetsd
prior to March 8, 1916, or sub
seduently erected under permits
applied for prior to that date;
and, go All other buildinss
erected prior TO March s, i946
or subsequently erected under
permits applied for prior to thai
cate which are three or more
stories or over thirty feet in
heleht. az The requirements Of
~, t2o and t3(. above. do not
spply to Residential L-2 build
inss. 3-6237, PAGES 1874 and
1oo' AZ the end of subsection /
~; add the following new sub
~ bdCU kLdlIWaY re- /
euired to be either fully or partly
ventilation as required for neW @
buildings See Chapter 8. IS q.
S252 and 3-6253, page 1873: De
Iete both sections in their entirety
and substitute the following: 4
oyo@ General Requirements. (al /
Az buildings Of Group II Occu.
pancy shall be required to be fully
sprinklered and shall have stair
way OIL a width and design ap-
proved by the Director, except
tnose OF Type / or "a construc-
1lon' or those Of Type 2B, IA. |
81, or &c construction wherein
persons are housed on the first |
LOOT only, II the entrance to such |
llrSt 1loor is at grade or within
used as day nurseries in which
less than Is fully ambulatory
Children are accommodated on
the, first floor or first and ser
ono floors only. All buildings of
Type construction used for
Group H Occupancy. regardless M
tns number of stories, shall be
Iully sprinklered. Where otheT
compensating fire protective fea-
lures or egress features. or fire
protective features and egress
IeatureS, are provided in combi- |
nstlon with the consideration of |
Lne number OF occupants and the
nelsht OF the building. variance
set forth in 3-622stcC. 1dI
and (eJ may be permitted .nd
II such variance is granted sucb
pudding shall not be REQUIRED to
pc fully sprinklered. Where build
lngs are required to be fully
sprlnklered the sprinkler system
snail be indirectly connected IN
D. c. Fire Alarm Headous rterS
throush a private central office
or the fire alarm system shall be
directly connected to D. C, Fire
Alarm Headquarters. or there
shall be provided at least one
non coin operated public telephone
IN such location as to be readily
accessible at all times The Di-
rector ana the Fire Marshal shall |,
approve the location Of such tele-
pnone ne,ruleS limiting the use thereof,
eno such signs or placards as are
found to be necessary to properly
explain the sending Of emergency
messages thereby. (b) Buildines
which are fully sprinklered will
ne excused from: % Rearraneine
the required means of eeress so
that they open directly to street
or public alley or to an open air |.
or fire resistive passage LEADING
thereto. (2) Providing the second
approved means Of egress for each
room or suite Of rooms on ali
iioorS. go Providing access To
tne roof. ~ Fire protecting
partitions and ceilings.
20. Providing self-closins fire
S1i55FIoorS Si5inr so or passages. (6l Pro-
and public corridors. N PT Tsrs
minatinE basement stairs in
proper enclosure (s) Fire-oro-
tseting entire basement ceiling
% Removing all non n-conformine
paftitions from the building. =
o253 Exit Requirements. Ca
HI Buildings. The
egresS requirements for existing
HI Institutional buildings shall
comply, as far as practicable, with
tne requirements for new con-
struction as in Art. SD Of this
Cnapter; az Stairways. Stair
ways shall be enclosed. except
mat In those buildings where the
q REQUISITE or where there are
vi tllE Is
to be found other special operatinS
conditions affecting the restraint
or protection of occupants, or
where there are present other
comoenSatinE factors as set forth
IN 3-622Stc), a variance to
allow an open stairway will he
considered. (2) Egress Plans and
Certification. The Director NAV
REQUIRE a plan and description
OF the exit facilities provided,
and a certificate of their ade.
ouacy., signed by the responsible
official in charge of the occu-
pancy (bl Institutional H-2
p,llIdlngs. 1O Number and Type
OF Exits: Except as exempted un-
total number of occupsnts doss srs
not exceed Is 0n which case the
director may, with the concur
renee of the Fire Marshal, permit
but one EXIT, there shall Be moi
less than two exits Of the follow
Ing types: tsal Horizontal exits,
Ioo Doors leading directly to the
outside of the buildings. (ccl En-
CLOSED ramps. (ddl Enclosed or
partly enclosed interior stairways.
Lee) For special conditions. as
described hereinafter, exterior
screened Stairwavs. t2l Erclo-
sure OF Stairways. The REQUIRE
ments for stairways, whether
partly or fully enclosed, shall be
IN accordance with 3-6237. All
stalrWays shall be fully enclosed,
except as follows: (aal Stairways
not serving as required means Of
eSress may be partly enclosed
Obh) In buildings Of Type ] or
"a construction. of any heipht