N106. OCCUPANT LOAD

N106 OCCUPANT LOAD N106.1 Maximum number of occupants. The maximum number of occupants allowed in a home day care facility shall be determined by the square footage of those portions of the dwelling unit legally used for home day care activities. The occupant load factor shall be 35 square feet net per occupant, provided that, regardless of square footage, the maximum number of clients served in home day care shall not exceed 12 persons. N106.2 Infants. The minimum staff-to-client ratio for children age two or younger (referred to herein as “infants”) shall be 1:2, provided that the number of infants shall not, under any circumstances, exceed six. Where children of various ages are present in a home day care facility, including the caregiver’s children, the caregiver/child ration shall comply with Table N106.2 following table shall apply: TABLE K 106.2 HOME DAY CARE CAREGIVER/CHILD RATIO Age of children1 Adult /Child Ratio Maximum Group size 1 infant and between 1 and 11 children over 2 years of age 1:6 12 2 infants and between 1 and 4 children over 2 years of age 1:6 6 3 infants and between 1 and 6 children over 2 years of age 1:3 (but at least 2 caregivers) 9 4 infants and between 1 and 8 children over 2 years of age 1:3 (but at least 2 caregivers) 12 5 infants and between 1 and 4 children over 2 years of age 3 caregivers 9 6 infants and between 1 and 3 children over 2 years of age 3 caregivers 9 1 A child who is non-ambulatory will be treated the same as an infant for purposes of the caregiver/child ratio, N106.3 Adults. The minimum staff-to-client ratio for adults in dwellings used for home day care operations shall be as follows: One caregiver for every two adult occupants incapable of self-preservation shall be maintained at all times in dwellings not protected with automatic sprinklers in accordance with Section R313; One caregiver for every six adult occupants incapable of self-preservation shall be maintained at all times in dwellings protected with automatic sprinklers in accordance with Section R313 of the Residential Code or Section 907.2.11.2 of the Fire Code as applicable; One caregiver for every six adult occupants capable of self-preservation shall be maintained at all times in dwellings used for home day care operations. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 6232 (May 29, 2020 – Part 2). The District of Columbia Fire Code (2017), referred to as the “Fire Code,” consists of the 2015 edition of the International Fire Code (International Fire Code), published by the International Code Council (ICC), as amended by the Fire Code Supplement of 2017 (12-H DCMR). The International Fire Code is copyrighted by the ICC and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be reviewed at: https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/document/IFC2015. District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Fire Code Supplement of 2017 12-H DCMR Appendix N106