Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Adult Foster Care Facilities › Part 6 - EXISTING ADULT FOSTER CARE CONGREGATE FACILITIES › Section R. 400.18628 - Construction

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 628. A congregate facility constructed after the
					 effective date of these rules, an addition made to a congregate facility after
					 the effective date of these rules, and a building converted for use as a
					 congregate facility after the effective date of these rules, shall be made of
					 fire-resistant construction, except as follows:
(a) The construction, addition, or conversion
				  may be 1-hour protected ordinary construction, solid masonry exterior walls,
				  wood joist and studding, if it is not more than 1 story in height without the
				  basement or attic and if it is protected throughout with an approved automatic
				  sprinkler system.
(b) Forming
				  materials that are left in place as a part of the permanent structure shall be
				  noncombustible. The forming materials shall not be more hazardous than class A
				  materials as defined in
				  R
				  400.18639(3).
(c) In a building where a fire-resistive
				  ceiling constitutes an essential part of a floor or roof assembly to meet the
				  required fire resistance rating, it shall be installed as tested and may have
				  openings to accommodate noncombustible piping, ducts, or electrical outlets.
				  The aggregate area of the openings in the ceiling shall not be more than 16
				  square inches for each 90 square feet of ceiling area, unless the equipment was
				  a part of the test assembly. All ceiling duct openings shall be protected with
				  fire dampers as tested in the assembly.
(d) All alterations shall be in compliance
				  with these rules.
(e) This rule
				  shall not apply to a building which is attached to a congregate facility and
				  which is not used in any fashion for facility purposes if the building is
				  separated from a congregate facility building by an unpierced fire wall that
				  has not less than a 4-hour-fire-resistance rating. This rule shall not apply to
				  buildings that are not used in any fashion for facility purposes if located to
				  provide a horizontal outside separation by distance from the building in
				  accordance with recognized standards.
(f) Additions to existing sprinklered
				  buildings shall be separated from the existing building by fire walls and
				  B-labeled fire doors, unless the addition is sprinklered.
(g) An unsprinklered addition to an existing
				  unsprinklered building of combustible construction shall be separated from the
				  existing building by not less than a 15-foot breezeway that has a 1-hour fire
				  separation at either end of the breezeway.
(h) During remodeling, alterations, or
				  construction of additions, building openings that are exposed to construction
				  operations shall be protected by noncombustible material. Remodeling,
				  construction, or alterations shall not obstruct or render unusable any required
				  means of egress. Where any required means of egress is obstructed or rendered
				  unusable due to any remodeling, construction, or alteration, a temporary means
				  of egress shall be provided to assure the safety of occupants or else the area
				  affected shall be vacated during such work.