(a) Wastewater and water supply.
(1) Wastewater. A new small Type B assisted living
facility must ensure wastewater and sewage are discharged into a sewerage
system or an onsite sewerage facility approved by the Water Quality
Division of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ),
or to a system regulated by an entity responsible for water quality
in that jurisdiction as approved by the Water Quality Division of
TCEQ.
(2) Water supply. A new small Type B assisted living
facility must ensure the water supply is of safe, sanitary quality,
suitable for use, adequate in quantity and pressure, and obtained
from a public or private water supply system or a private well.
(b) Resident-use plumbing fixtures.
(1) Water closets and lavatories.
(A) A new small Type B assisted living facility must
provide at least one water closet and one lavatory for each six residents
and for each additional resident fewer than six. Multiple toilets
in a single space must comply with paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection.
(B) A new small Type B assisted living facility must
ensure a lavatory is readily accessible to each water closet.
(C) A new small Type B assisted living facility must
provide at least one water closet, lavatory, and bathing unit, that
are accessible to residents, on each floor containing resident sleeping
rooms.
(2) Bathing units.
(A) A new small Type B assisted living facility must
provide one tub or shower for every 10 residents, and for any fraction
thereof.
(B) Where multiple water closets or bathing units are
provided in a single space, a new small Type B assisted living facility
must provide partitions or curtains to separate plumbing fixtures
for resident privacy.
(C) A new small Type B assisted living facility must
ensure tubs and showers have non-slip bottoms or floor surfaces, either
built-in or applied to the surfaces.
(3) Hot water supply. A new small Type B assisted living
facility must provide a supply of hot water for resident-use. Hot
water for lavatories and bathing units accessible to residents must
be maintained between 100 and 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
(4) Supplies. A new small Type B assisted living facility
must supply towels, soap, and toilet tissue for individual resident
use.
(c) Gas. A new small Type B assisted living facility
must ensure equipment using natural gas or propane and related gas
piping meets the requirements of 9.1.1, Gas, in NFPA 101, Chapter
9, Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment.
(d) Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
and exhaust systems.
(1) General requirements. A new small Type B assisted
living facility must ensure HVAC equipment meets the requirements
of 32.2.5.2, Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning, in NFPA 101,
Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(2) Heating and cooling. A new small Type B assisted
living facility must provide heating and cooling for resident comfort.
(A) A new small Type B assisted living facility must
ensure air conditioning systems can maintain and do maintain the comfort
range of 68 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit in resident-use areas.
(B) A new small Type B assisted living facility must
have a central air conditioning system, or a substantially similar
air conditioning system, that can maintain and does maintain the temperature
range required under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph within areas
used by residents.
(C) A new small Type B assisted living facility may
not use an open flame heating device in the facility, except as permitted
by subparagraphs (D) - (E) of this section.
(D) A new small Type B assisted living facility must
ensure a fuel-fired heating device, other than a working fireplace,
meets the following requirements.
(i) A fuel-fired heating device must be connected to
a chimney or vent.
(ii) A fuel-fired heating device must take air for
combustion directly from outside.
(iii) A fuel-fired heating device must be designed
and installed to provide for complete separation of the combustion
system from the atmosphere of the occupied area.
(iv) A fuel-fired heating device must have safety features
to immediately stop the flow of fuel and shut down the equipment in
case of either excessive temperatures or ignition failure.
(E) A new small Type B assisted living facility must
ensure a working fireplace meets the following requirements.
(i) A building containing a working fireplace must
be protected by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system
with listed quick response or listed residential sprinklers.
(ii) A working fireplace must be installed, maintained
and used according to NFPA 54 and NFPA 211.
(iii) A working fireplace may not be located in a resident
sleeping room.
(iv) The room where a working fireplace is located
must be provided with electrically supervised carbon monoxide detection
connected to the fire alarm system according to NFPA 720.
(v) A direct-vent gas fireplace, as defined in NFPA
54, must meet the following requirements.
(I) A direct-vent gas fireplace must include a sealed
glass front with a wire mesh panel or screen.
(II) The controls for a direct-vent gas fireplace must
be locked or located in a restricted location.
(vi) A solid-fuel burning fireplace must be equipped
with:
(I) a raised hearth at least four inches above the
surrounding finished floor; and
(II) a fireplace enclosure that is guaranteed against
breakage up to a temperature of 650 degrees Fahrenheit and constructed
of heat-tempered glass or other approved material.
(3) Ventilation.
(A) A new small Type B assisted living facility must
be ventilated using windows, mechanical ventilation, or a combination
of both.
(B) A new small Type B assisted living facility with
interior areas designated for smoking within the building must provide
mechanical ventilation directed to the exterior to remove smoke at
the rate of 10 air changes per hour.
(4) Exhaust. A new small Type B assisted living facility
must ensure bathrooms, toilet rooms, and other odor-producing rooms
or areas for soiled or unsanitary operations are exhausted with operable
windows or powered exhaust vented to the exterior for odor control.
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