Codes and Standards

Section 350 Section 350.3780  Codes and Standards a)         In addition to compliance with the Standards set forth herein, all building codes, ordinances and regulations which are enforced by City, County or other local jurisdictions in which the facility is, or will be located must be observed. b)         The Federal Government under the certification process requires conformance with the 1967 Life Safety Code for lodging or rooming house occupancy. Since the requirements contained in this Subpart P are more stringent than lodging or rooming house occupancy of the 1967 Life Safety Code, certification must be based on compliance with the requirements contained in this Subpart P. c)         See Section 350.2620(a) for all the required Codes and Standards.  The following Codes and Standards listed in Section 350.2620(a)(2) are not required for ICF/DD of 16 Beds or Less. 1)         National Fire Protection Association A)        NFPA 13-1976, Installation of Sprinkler Systems B)        NFPA 13A-1976, Care and Maintenance of Sprinkler Systems C)        NFPA 56F-1974, Standard for Non-Flammable Medical Gas Systems D)        NFPA 90A-1976, Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems E)        NFPA 96-1076, Vapor Removal from Cooking Equipment F)         NFPA 253-1978, Flooring Radiant Heat Energy Test 2)         Underwriter's Laboratory, Inc. (UL), Standard No. 181-1974,  Factory made Air Duct Materials and Air Duct Connectors 3)         American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Standard No. E90-1975, Recommended Practice for Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of Building Partitions 4)         American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) A)        Handbook of Fundamentals, 1977 B)        Standard No. 52-76, Methods of Testing Air Cleaning Devices Used in General Ventilation for Removing Particulate Matters 5)         Uniform Building Code (1976 Edition) 6)         National Standard Plumbing Code (1976 Edition) 7)         Standard No. A17.1-1971, American National Safety Code for Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, and Moving Stairs 8)         HUD FT/TS-24, A Guide to Air Borne, Impact and Structure Borne Noise Control in  Multi-Family Dwellings