| (a) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
must meet the requirements of 33.3.2, Means of Egress, in NFPA 101,
Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies, except
as described in this section.
(b) The provisions of 33.3.2.11.2, Lockups, in NFPA
101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies,
are not permitted.
(c) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
must ensure doors meet the requirements of 33.3.2.2.2, Doors, in NFPA
101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies,
and the additional requirements of this section.
(1) A resident room door in an existing large Type
A assisted living facility must latch in its frame to resist the passage
of smoke.
(2) In an existing 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) An existing 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 33.3.2.2.3,
Stairs, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care
Occupancies.
(e) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
must ensure means of egress are marked according to the requirements
of 33.3.2.10, Marking of Means of Egress, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33,
Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(f) An existing large Type A assisted living facility
containing more than 25 sleeping rooms must provide emergency lighting,
according to the requirements of 33.3.2.9, Emergency Lighting, in
NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing 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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