| (a) A new large Type A assisted living facility must
meet the requirements of 32.3.2, Means of Egress, in NFPA 101, Chapter
32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies, except as described
in this section.
(b) The provisions of 32.3.2.11.2, Lockups, in NFPA
101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies, are not
permitted.
(c) A new large Type A assisted living facility must
ensure doors meet the requirements of 32.3.2.2.2, Doors, in NFPA 101,
Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies, and the additional
requirements of this section.
(1) A resident room door in a new large Type A assisted
living facility must latch in its frame to resist the passage of smoke.
(2) In a new large Type A assisted living facility
comprised of buildings that contain living units with independent
cooking equipment within the living unit, a door between the living
unit and a corridor or hallway must:
(A) be self-closing or automatic-closing; and
(B) latch in its frame to resist the passage of smoke.
(3) A resident room door or living unit door must not
be arranged to prevent the occupant from closing the door.
(d) A new large Type A assisted living facility providing
spaces for use by residents on floors other than the ground floor
must provide at least two separate approved stairs and must ensure
stairs used as a means of egress meet the requirements of 32.3.2.2.3,
Stairs, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(e) A new large Type A assisted living facility must
ensure means of egress are marked according to the requirements of
32.3.2.10, Marking of Means of Egress, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New
Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(f) A new large Type A assisted living facility must
provide emergency lighting according to the requirements of 32.3.2.9,
Emergency Lighting, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board
and Care Occupancies, unless each sleeping room has a direct exit
to the outside at the finished ground level.
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