Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-51 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Residential Code › Section 51-51-0331 - Section R331-Family home child care

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
R331.1
Family
			 home child care.
For family home child care with more than six children,
			 each floor level used for family child care purposes shall be served by two
			 remote means of egress. Exterior exit doors shall be operable from the inside
			 without the use of keys or any special knowledge or effort.
Basements located more than 4 feet below grade level shall not
				be used for family home child care unless one of following conditions
				exist:
1. Stairways from the basement
			 open directly to the exterior of the building without entering the first
			 floor;
2. One of the two required
			 means of egress discharges directly to the exterior from the basement level,
			 and a self-closing door is installed at the top or bottom of the interior stair
			 leading to the floor above;
3. One
			 of the two required means of egress is an operable window or door, approved for
			 emergency escape or rescue, that opens directly to a public street, public
			 alley, yard or exit court; or
4. An
			 automatic residential sprinkler system shall be designed and installed in
			 accordance with Section P2904 or NFPA 13D.
Floors located more than 4 feet above grade level shall not be
				occupied by children in family home child care.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Use of toilet facilities while under supervision of
						  an adult staff person;
2. Family home child care may be allowed on the second
						  story if one of the following conditions exists:
2.1. Stairways from the second story open directly to
						  the exterior of the building without entering the first floor;
2.2. One of the two required means of egress discharges
						  directly to the exterior from the second story level, and a self-closing door
						  is installed at the top or bottom of the interior stair leading to the floor
						  below; or
2.3. An automatic residential sprinkler system shall be
						  designed and installed in accordance with Section P2904 or NFPA 13D.
Every sleeping or napping room in a family home child care
				shall have at least one operable window for emergency rescue.
EXCEPTION:
Sleeping or napping rooms having doors leading to two
						  separate means of egress, or a door leading directly to the exterior of the
						  building.
Rooms or spaces containing a commercial-type cooking kitchen,
				boiler, maintenance shop, janitor closet, laundry, woodworking shop, flammable
				or combustible storage, or painting operation shall be separated from the
				family home child care area by at least 1-hour fire-resistant
				construction.
EXCEPTION:
A fire-resistant separation shall not be required where
						  the food preparation kitchen contains only a domestic cooking range, and the
						  prepod does not result in the production of smoke or grease laden
						  vapors.
Smoke alarms shall be installed in accordance with the
				requirements of new construction per Section R314. In addition to the required
				smoke alarms, a heat alarm shall be provided in each kitchen.