Family Day Care Homes

Cal. HSC § 1597.46

California Statutes

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a) A large family daycare home shall abide by all standards, in addition to the requirements of the State Uniform Building Standards Code, that are specifically designed to promote fire and life safety in large family daycare homes. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt separate building standards specifically relating to the subject of fire and life safety in family daycare homes, which shall be published in Title of the California Code of Regulations. These standards shall apply uniformly throughout the state and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) The requirement that a large family daycare home contain a fire extinguisher or smoke detector device, or both, that meets childcare standards established by the State Fire Marshal.

(2) Specification as to the number of required exits from the home.

(3) Specification as to the floor or floors on which childcare may be provided and the number of required exits on each floor. (

b) A large family daycare home for children shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in

Chapter 8 (commencing with

Section 13260) of Part of Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections. (

c) Enforcement of this

section shall be in accordance with Sections and 13146. A city, county, city and county, or district shall not adopt or enforce a building ordinance or local rule or regulation relating to the subject of fire and life safety in large family daycare homes that is inconsistent with those standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal, except to the extent the building ordinance or local rule or regulation applies to all residences with the same zoning designation in which childcare is provided.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. HSC § 1597.46
Date2020-01-01
Typestatute
Languageen
SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierHSC1597.46.201924412

Family Day Care Homes

Cal. HSC § 1597.46

California Statutes

Family Day Care Homes

Cal. HSC § 1597.46

California Statutes

(

a) A large family daycare home shall abide by all standards, in addition to the requirements of the State Uniform Building Standards Code, that are specifically designed to promote fire and life safety in large family daycare homes. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt separate building standards specifically relating to the subject of fire and life safety in family daycare homes, which shall be published in Title of the California Code of Regulations. These standards shall apply uniformly throughout the state and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) The requirement that a large family daycare home contain a fire extinguisher or smoke detector device, or both, that meets childcare standards established by the State Fire Marshal.

(2) Specification as to the number of required exits from the home.

(3) Specification as to the floor or floors on which childcare may be provided and the number of required exits on each floor. (

b) A large family daycare home for children shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in

Chapter 8 (commencing with

Section 13260) of Part of Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections. (

c) Enforcement of this

section shall be in accordance with Sections and 13146. A city, county, city and county, or district shall not adopt or enforce a building ordinance or local rule or regulation relating to the subject of fire and life safety in large family daycare homes that is inconsistent with those standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal, except to the extent the building ordinance or local rule or regulation applies to all residences with the same zoning designation in which childcare is provided.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. HSC § 1597.46
Date2020-01-01
Typestatute
Languageen
SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierHSC1597.46.201924412