CHAPTER 202
REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC OCCUPANCIES
661—202.1(100) Scope. The provisions of this chapter apply solely to buildings, structures, and facilities currently being used in the specific ways described in this chapter. All other buildings, structures, and facilities in which people congregate are subject to the provisions of 661—Chapter 201 or 661—Chapter 205.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 100.
661—202.2(237) Facilities in which foster care is provided by agencies to fewer than six children. Any facility, including a single-family residence, within which foster care is provided by an agency to fewer than six children, shall meet each of the requirements established in this rule.
	202.2(1) Battery-operated smoke detectors shall be installed in each sleeping room and on each floor of the home and shall be installed in compliance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
	202.2(2) Each exit and exit path shall remain clear and unobstructed at all times.
	202.2(3) A five-pound 2A:10B:C fire extinguisher shall be installed in the primary caregiver’s sleeping room. Additional extinguishers may be provided. Each extinguisher in the facility shall be inspected yearly by a third party in accordance with NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2007 edition.
	202.2(4) No combustible items shall be stored within a three-foot clearance of furnaces, hot water heaters, and electrical panels.
	202.2(5) A carbon monoxide detector shall be installed on each floor of the residence. A detector shall be installed in proximity to any gas-fired appliance. All detectors shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s installation instructions.
	202.2(6) If propane is used in the facility, a propane leak detector shall be installed in proximity to each propane-fired appliance. All detectors shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s installation instructions.
	202.2(7) An evacuation plan shall be maintained, and fire drills shall be conducted at least once every other month.
	202.2(8) If a child is sleeping in a basement room, then an egress window shall be provided in the room. “Egress window” means an existing operable window with a clear opening area of not less than 5.7 square feet, and with a minimum opening height and width of 24 inches and 20 inches, respectively.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 237.3, subsection 3.
661—202.3(137C) Bed and breakfast inns.
	202.3(1) The following definitions apply to rule 661—202.3(137C):
“Bed and breakfast home” means a private residence which provides lodging and meals for guests, in which the host or hostess resides and in which no more than four guest families are lodged at the same time and which, while it may advertise and accept reservations, does not hold itself out to the public to be a restaurant, hotel, or motel; does not require reservations; and serves food only to overnight guests. Rule 661—202.3(137C) shall not apply to bed and breakfast homes. However, a bed and breakfast home shall have a smoke detector in proper working order in each sleeping room and a fire extinguisher in proper working order on each floor.
“Bed and breakfast inn” means a building equipped, used, or advertised as or held out to the public to be an inn, hotel, motel, motor inn, or place where sleeping accommodations are furnished for hire to transient guests and which has nine or fewer guest rooms.
	202.3(2) Appliances. Heating, cooking and gas and electrical equipment and appliances must conform with nationally recognized codes and standards and be installed and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. If the building has an operable solid fuel fireplace, all components must be cleaned and maintained in accordance with NFPA 211, 2006 edition.
	202.3(3) Smoke detectors. Each bed and breakfast inn shall have an operable smoke detector in each guest room, at the top of each stairwell, and at intervals not to exceed 30 feet in each exit corridor. Detectors shall be installed and maintained in accordance with NFPA 72, 2007 edition.
	a. 	Existing facilities. In bed and breakfast inns which begin operation or are constructed or remodeled prior to February 1, 2002, required smoke detectors may be battery-operated.
	b. 	New facilities. Each bed and breakfast inn which began operation or is constructed or remodeled on or after February 1, 2002, shall be equipped with a system of interconnected smoke detectors with detectors at the top of each stairwell and at intervals not to exceed 30 feet in each exit corridor. These smoke detectors shall receive primary power from the building’s electrical wiring and shall include battery backup. Each guest room shall be equipped with a smoke detector which may be a single station detector.
	202.3(4) Emergency lighting. Each bed and breakfast inn must be equipped with approved emergency lighting so located and directed in a manner that will illuminate the routes of travel from each guest-occupied room to the outside of the building.
	202.3(5) Windows. Each bed and breakfast inn guest sleeping room must have at least one outside window that is openable without the use of tools or special knowledge. The window must be large enough that, when open and without breaking glass, it will permit the emergency egress of guests.
	202.3(6) Exits. Each story that has one or more guest sleeping rooms must have two means of exit that are remote from each other and so arranged and constructed as to minimize any possibility that both may be blocked by any one fire or other emergency.
	202.3(7) Exit door markings. Exit doors must be marked in accordance with the International Fire Code, 2006 edition, chapter 10.
	202.3(8) Fire extinguishers. Fire extinguishers must be installed and maintained in accordance with NFPA 10, 2007 edition.
	202.3(9) Smoking prohibited. Smoking is not permitted in any sleeping room, and rooms shall be posted with plainly visible signs so stating.
	202.3(10) Additional prohibitions. Candles, lamps with power sources other than electricity and solid fuel fireplaces shall not be used in guest sleeping rooms.
	202.3(11) Directions. Each bed and breakfast inn shall have clearly displayed in each guest sleeping room printed directions and a diagram for emergency evacuation procedures. These directions must include the primary route to the outside and how to use the emergency egress window in the event the primary route cannot be traversed.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 137C.35.
661—202.4(100) Existing jails and correctional facilities. Rescinded IAB 11/18/09, effective 1/1/10.
661—202.5(100,135C) General requirements for small group homes (specialized licensed facilities) licensed pursuant to Iowa Code section 135C.2.
	202.5(1) Scope. This rule applies to specialized facilities licensed under the provisions of Iowa Code section 135C.2 which have three to five beds and serve persons with mental retardation, chronic mental illness, developmental disabilities, or brain injuries.
	202.5(2) Exits.
	a. 	There shall be a minimum of two approved exits from the main level of the home and from each level with resident sleeping rooms.
	b. 	Interior and exterior stairways shall have a minimum clear width of not less than 30 inches.
	202.5(3) Windows. Every resident sleeping room shall have an outside window or outside door arranged and located to permit the venting of products of combustion and access to fresh air in the event of an emergency.
	a. 	In new construction, windows shall have a minimum net clear openable area of 5.7 square feet, minimum net clear openable height of 24 inches, and minimum net clear openable width of 20 inches, and the finished sill height shall be not more than 44 inches above the floor.
	b. 	In existing construction, the finished sill height shall be not more than 44 inches above the floor or may be accessible from a platform not more than 44 inches below the window sill.
	202.5(4) Interior finish. Interior finish in an exit shall be Class A, B or C.
	202.5(5) Doors. Doors to resident sleeping rooms shall be a minimum of 1⅜-inch solid core wood or equivalent.
	202.5(6) Vertical separations. Basement stairs must be enclosed with one-hour rated partitions and 1¾-inch solid core wood doors equipped with self-closers. These doors must be kept closed unless held open by an approved electromagnetic holder, actuated by an approved smoke detection device located at the top of the stairwell and interconnected with the alarm system.
	202.5(7) Fire detection, fire alarms and sprinklers.
	a. 	The home shall have smoke detection installed on each occupied floor, including basements, in accordance with NFPA 72, 1999 edition, Chapter 11. Smoke detectors shall be interconnected so that activation of any detector will sound an audible alarm throughout. The system shall be tested by a competent person at least semiannually with date of test and name noted.
	b. 	Homes in which exiting is restricted by special door-locking arrangements that prevent residents from free egress shall be equipped with sprinkler systems meeting the requirements of National Fire Protection Association Standard Number 13D, 1996 edition.
	202.5(8) Fire extinguishers.
	a. 	Approved fire extinguishers shall be provided on each floor, so located that a person will not have to travel more than 75 feet from any point to reach the nearest extinguisher. An additional extinguisher shall be provided in, or adjacent to, each kitchen or basement storage room.
	b. 	Type and number of portable fire extinguishers shall be determined by the fire marshal.
	202.5(9) Mechanical, electrical and building service equipment.
	a. 	Air conditioning, ventilating, heating, cooking and other service equipment shall be in accordance with state regulations governing the same, or nationally recognized standards such as National Fire Protection Association standards governing the type of equipment, and shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications. All hazardous areas normally found in one- and two-family dwellings, such as laundry, kitchen, heating units and closets, need not be separated with walls if all equipment is installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s listed instructions.
	b. 	Portable comfort heating devices are prohibited.
	202.5(10) Attendants; evacuation plan.
	a. 	Every home shall have at least one staff person on the premises at all times while residents are present. This staff person shall be at least 18 years of age and capable of performing the required duties of evacuation. No person other than management personnel or a person under management control shall be considered an attendant.
	b. 	Every facility shall formulate a plan for the protection of all persons in the event of fire and for their evacuation to areas of refuge and from the building when necessary. All employees shall be instructed and kept informed with respect to their duties under the plan. The plan shall be posted where all employees may readily study it. Fire drills shall be held at least once a month. Records must be kept available for inspection.
	202.5(11) Smoking.
	a. 	There shall be no smoking in resident sleeping areas, and smoking and no smoking policies shall be strictly enforced.
	b. 	Ashtrays shall be constructed of noncombustible material with self-closing tops and shall be provided in all areas where smoking is permitted.
	202.5(12) Exit illumination. Approved rechargeable battery-powered emergency lighting shall be installed to provide automatic exit illumination in the event of failure of the normal lighting system.
	202.5(13) Occupancy restrictions.
	a. 	Occupancies not under the control of, or not necessary to, the administration of residential care facilities are prohibited therein with the exception of the residence of the owner or manager.
	b. 	Nonambulatory residents shall be housed only on accessible floors which have direct access to grade where the use of stairs or elevators is not required.
	202.5(14) Maintenance.
	a. 	All fire and life safety equipment or devices shall be regularly and properly maintained in an operable condition at all times in accordance with nationally recognized standards. Such equipment and devices include fire extinguishing equipment, alarm systems, doors and their appurtenances, cords and switches, heating and ventilating equipment, sprinkler systems and exit facilities.
	b. 	Storerooms shall be maintained in a neat and proper manner at all times.
	c. 	Excessive storage of combustible materials such as papers, cartons, magazines, paints, sprays, old clothing, furniture and similar materials shall be prohibited at all times.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 135C.2, subsection 5, paragraph “b.”
[ARC 8307B, IAB 11/18/09, effective 1/1/10]
[Filed 11/2/06, Notice 9/13/06—published 11/22/06, effective 1/1/07]
[Filed ARC 8307B (Notice ARC 8156B, IAB 9/23/09), IAB 11/18/09, effective 1/1/10]