Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 800 - RECREATIONAL AREA CODE › Subpart K - DESIGN OF BUILDINGS › Section 800.1200 - Design of Buildings

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Every
				foundation, floor, wall, ceiling, roof and stairway shall be sound and capable
				of supporting the load for which it was intended or designed. The structure
				shall support all occupants permitted by Section
				800.1200(d).
b) Every roof and exterior wall shall be
				constructed and maintained to keep rain, sleet and snow from the interior of
				buildings used by patrons for living or sleeping purposes.
c) Permanent buildings shall be separated by
				at least 10 feet from other permanent buildings and at least 25 feet from any
				public road.
d) Each room for
				sleeping purposes shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor space. When
				occupied by two or more persons, each sleeping room shall contain at least 40
				square feet of floor space per occupant if single deck bunks are used and at
				least 30 square feet of floor space per occupant if double deck bunks are used.
				There shall be at least 30 inches of clear space above all beds and beds shall
				not be located within 30 inches of each other.
e) Each room used for combined sleeping,
				cooking and eating purposes shall contain at least 100 square feet of floor
				space per occupant.
f) No building
				containing two or more sleeping rooms shall have arrangements such that access
				to a sleeping room or access to toilet facilities requires the occupants to
				pass through another sleeping room.
g) At least one half of the floor area in a
				sleeping room used for determining maximum occupancy shall have a ceiling
				height at least seven feet, and no floor area with a ceiling height of less
				than five feet shall be used in determining maximum occupancy.
h) Every room used for sleeping shall have at
				least one openable window or skylight or mechanical device for ventilation. The
				openable area of the window shall be screened and shall equal at least four
				percent of the floor area.
i) Every
				sleeping room shall have a window area equivalent to eight percent of the floor
				area or artificial lighting equivalent to 2 lumens per square foot of floor
				area or 25 watts of incandescent light per 100 square feet of floor
				area.
j) All buildings of more than
				one story where sleeping or living quarters are located on a floor above ground
				level shall have at least two means of exit from upper floors and shall have at
				least one easily accessible fire extinguisher (i.e., located not more than five
				(5) feet off the ground with no objects placed in front of the extinguisher
				that blocks access to it) in working order on each floor.
k) All buildings including those used for
				sleeping, living, food preparation or eating shall be kept clean and free of
				insects and vermin.
l) Each floor
				level of all permanent buildings used for sleeping shall be provided with a
				minimum of one smoke detector constructed, installed and operated in accordance
				with the National Fire Protection Association's NFPA 101, :Life Safety Code,
				2021 Edition. The requirements of the Smoke Detector Act shall be
				met.
m) All plumbing shall comply
				with the requirements of the Illinois Plumbing Code in effect at the time of
				installation. The requirements of the Illinois Plumbing License Law shall be
				met.