New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY SHELTERS FOR THE HOMELESS
Subchapter 4 - FACILITY REQUIREMENTS
Section 5:15-4.12 - Sleeping rooms; adult shelter facilities

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:15-4.12

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Sleeping rooms for two or more residents shall conform to the following:

1. A minimum of two feet shall be maintained between beds and for aisles;

2. Sleeping rooms shall have no more people sleeping therein than can be adequately provided for;

3. Separate sleeping rooms shall be provided for men and women;

4. If partitions are used to subdivide sleeping areas within the same room, their minimum height shall be sufficient to afford individual privacy, approximately five feet high;

5. Partitions separating sleeping rooms from other rooms shall be ceiling high and smoke tight;

6. All sleeping rooms shall be adequately lighted and adequately ventilated;

7. Bedrooms shall open directly into exit corridors or into a common area leading to an exit corridor;

8. A passageway or corridor may not be used as a bedroom;

9. Bedrooms shall have individual, lockable storage lockers for resident belongings. Each locker shall be large enough to accommodate winter clothing;

10. Adequate storage space for cleaning supplies and equipment shall be provided.

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