Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Requirements for new construction.
(1) No migrant farmworker housing facility,
or any portion thereof, shall be constructed or enlarged for occupancy or use,
and no property shall be converted for occupancy or use as a migrant farmworker
housing facility without the permit-issuing official beeing first notified in
writing. The required notice of construction, enlargement or connversion shall
be submitted at least 30 days prior to beginning such construction on a form
approved by the Commissioner of Health. The notice may be supplemented by such
further information, plans or specifications as required by the permit-issuing
official.
(2) All new construction
including alterations, enlargements, conversions, or relocation of mobile
homes, shall conform with the Uniform Code. A certificate of occupancy, or
equivalent documentation to certify the construction was completed in
conformance with Uniform Code requirements, must be obtained prior to
occupancy, and be available for review on request by the permit-issuing
official.
(b) General
requirements. A building or structure which is part of a migrant farmworker
housing facility shall be structurally safe, adequate in size for its use, and
easy to keep clean. Every foundation, roof and exterior wall, door, skylight
and window shall be maintained to prevent entrance by rodents, weathertight and
watertight, and shall be kept in sound condition and good repair. Porches,
landings, stairs, and railings shall be maintained structurally sound and in
good repair. Interior floors, walls, doors; and ceilings shall be sound and in
good repair.
(c) Flooring required
in buildings. A building used for accommodation of people in a migrant
farmworker housing facility shall have a floor which is constructed of smooth,
readily cleanable, durable material such as sealed concrete, close-grained wood
or composition material. Floors and floor covering materials shall be
maintained in cleanable condition and in good repair.
(d) Sleeping quarters. Adequate sleeping
quarters shall be provided.
(1) sleeping
quarters shall contain at least 50 square feet of floor area for each occupant
over two years of age.
(2) The
required floor area in a room used for sleeping shall consist only of that part
which has a height of at least five feet, and at least 80 percent of the
required floor area shall have a minimun ceiling height of at least seven feet.
(i) In all housing facilities constructed
after May 1, 1997, rooms used for sleeping are required to have a minimum
ceiling height of seven and one-half feet.
(3) Adequate sleeping facilities shall be
provided for each person. Such facilities shall consist of beds, cribs, or
bunks, complete with required springs and mattresses. Every bed, bunk, crib,
bed or bunk spring, mattress, pillow, sheet, pillow case, blanket or other bed
cover, provided by the operator, shall be clean and in good condition at the
time of issue.
(4) Each sleeping
quarters shall contain adequate space for the storage of clothes and personal
possessions of each occupant. As a minimum, this space shall include 21 square
feet of wall storage area which has a minimum depth of 12 inches and is
equipped with clothes rods or hooks and shelving for each occupant. Other
provisions which provide equivalent storage capacity for each person may be
substituted.
(5) Separate sleeping
quarters for persons of each sex shall be provided except in the housing of
families.
(6) There shall be a
clear space of at least 27 inches above the sleeping surface of a bed or
bunk.
(7) When a separate
partitioned sleeping area is provided for parents having one or more children
two years of age or over the partition shall be of sound construction and
extend a minimum of six feet above the floor.
(e) Light and ventilation. Adequate light and
ventilation shall be provided in each habitable room, and in common use rooms
and in areas, including: kitchens, dining rooms, mess halls, cooking areas,
hallways, stairways, laundry rooms, shower rooms, privies and toilet rooms.
Adequate artificial lighting and mechanical ventilation may be provided in lieu
of natural light and ventilation in toilet rooms where approved by the permit
issuing official.
(1) For sleeping quarters,
kitchens, cooking areas, dining rooms, mess halls, toilet rooms and privies,
natural light shall be provided by windows, transoms or skylights having a
total area within the casements of at least 10 percent of the floor area of the
room.
(2) Provision shall be made
for natural ventilation in each sleeping quarters, dining room, kitchen,
cooking area, mess hall, bathroom, washroom, public space, toilet room or
privy, by providing that at least 40 percent of the area within casements
required for light shall be capable of being opened.
(i) In all housing constructed after May 1,
1997, it is required that 50 percent of the required window area be capable of
being opened.
(3) One or
more ceiling or wall-type electric light fixtures which provide adequate
lighting shall be installed in each habitable room, and all common use rooms or
areas including: kitchen, cooking area, dining room, mess hall, bathroom,
washroom, shower room, laundry room, hallways, stairways, public space, toilet
room, and at each privy. At least one separate wall-type electric duplex outlet
shall be provided in addition to the required electric light fixtures in each
sleeping quarters, bathroom, washroom, laundry room, cooking and eating spaces.
Additional electrical circuits and outlets may be required when problems with
overloading or excessive use of extension cords are identified. The electric
service, wiring, and fixtures shall be properly installed in accordance with
the Uniform Code and be maintained in good repair and safe condition.
(f) Stoves. All stoves, heating
units or other sources of heat using combustible fuel shall be installed and
vented in such a manner as to avoid both a fire hazard and a dangerous
concentration of fumes or gas.
(1) No
portable heaters or stoves, other than electrical, shall be provided or used.
In a room with a combustible floor, there shall be a concrete slab, metal sheet
or other fireproof material on the floor under any solid fuel burning stove or
heating unit, extending 18 inches beyond the perimeter of the base of the unit.
Any wall, ceiling or other combustible surface or material within 18 inches of
a heating unit or chimney pipe shall be adequately protected with fire proof
material or moved to a distance of 36 inches or greater from the heater or
pipe. Stoves and heating units intended to be provided with a stovepipe shall
have such stovepipe connected to the stove and discharging to the outside air
or to a chimney. A stovepipe or vent pipe passing through a combustible wall,
ceiling, floor or roof shall be installed with adequate fire
protection.
(2) Electric stoves and
portable electric heaters, and gas fueled space or water heaters, or any other
heat producing equipment and applicances shall be adequately designed,
installed and maintained.
(g) Fire exits. A building in which people
sleep or eat shall be provided with ready exit in case of fire and shall have
at least two exits from each occupied floor. Where sleeping quarters are
occupied above the ground floor, at least one outside exit from each floor
above the ground floor is required. Windows in sleeping quarters two stories or
less in height may constitute a required exit, if the sill is no more than
three feet above the floor, the drop from the windowsill to an unobstructed
area on the ground below is less than 14 feet, and the window has a minimum
openable area of four square feet with a minimum dimension of 18 inches. Every
sleeping room in which 10 or more individuals sleep shall have at least two
exit doors which swing in the direction of exit travel and open to the outside
of the building or to an interior hall. Any stairway extending beyond two
occupied floors in a building shall have tight-fitting, self-closing doors
which have a minimum three quarter hour fire rating at each floor level. The
doors shall swing in the direction of exit travel. Stairways shall be enclosed
within smoke-tight walls. All required exit pathways shall be maintained free
and clear.
(h) Fire extinguishing
equipment. A minimum of a type 2A rated fire extinguisher shall be provided in
a readily accessible location not more than 100 feet from each housing unit. In
addition, a minimum of a type 5BC rated extinguisher shall be provided within
30 feet of all rooms containing cooking facilities. Any extinguisher with an
equivalent A: BC rating may be provided.
(i) Fire and smoke detection devices. Each
dwelling unit shall have smoke detection devices that are adequately designed,
installed and maintained in accordance with the Uniform Code. Battery operated
devices are acceptable in existing construction.
(j) Heating. All habitable rooms used or
occupied between September 1 and June 1, including bathrooms, shower rooms and
washrooms must have heating facilities which are properly installed and
maintained, and which are capable of maintaining a minimum temperature of 68
degrees Fahrenheit in each room. Heating facilities may be required by the
permit issuing official at housing facilities which are occupied at times other
than noted above when the room temperature falls below 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
When regulation of the temperature is not controlled by the occupants, the
heating facilities must be operated to maintain minimum temperature
requirements in all occupied habitable rooms during the specified time period.
(1) In housing constructed after May 1, 1997,
all habitable rooms shall have heating equipment which is capable of
maintaining a minimum temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and a minimum
temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit shall be maintained as required.
(k) Screening of exterior
openings. Effective screening shall be provided for all windows and exterior
openings of dwelling units. Screen doors shall be tight fitting and
self-closing. All screening shall be maintained in good repair.
