3435.1 Notwithstanding any conflicting provisions contained in any District rules and regulations, as defined by the D.C. Administrative Procedure Act, the provisions of this section shall apply to community residence facilities.

3435.2 Each community residence facility that has residents in sleeping rooms above the second floor, or which has more than six (6) residents in sleeping rooms above the street floor level shall provide the following:

1. (a) Access to two (2) separate means of exit for all sleeping rooms above the street level, at least one (1) of which shall consist of an enclosed interior stair, or a horizontal exit, or a fire escape, all arranged to provide a safe path of travel to the outside of the building without traversing any corridor or space exposed to an unprotected vertical opening; or
2. (b) Alternative arrangements or methods which, according to reasonable equivalency criteria and in the opinion of the Mayor, secure safety to life from fire.

3435.3 Each community residence facility shall comply with § 914 of the D.C. Building Code (DCMR Title 12).

SOURCE: Regulation No. 74-15 (June 14, 1974); as amended by the Community Residence Facilities Act of 1977 § 101(e), D.C. Law 2-35, 24 DCR 1458, 1511 (August 19, 1977); as amended by ERRATA published at 51 DCR 9308 (October 1, 2004).

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Building Code referenced in this section has been superseded by the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986, D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §§ 6-1401 to 6-1409, effective March 21, 1987. Please refer to those sections of the D.C. Code for current provisions relating to building and other construction codes.