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Chapter 80 — REFERENCED STANDARDS

Section 455

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455.1 Large family day-care homes.

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455.2 For purposes of clarification, Health and Safety Code

Section 1597.45 and 1597.46 is repeated.

1597.45.

(a) The use of a home as a small or large family day-care

home shall be considered a residential use of property and a use by right for the purposes of all local ordi- nances, including, but not limited to, zoning ordi- nances.

(b) A local jurisdiction shall not impose a business

license, fee or tax for the privilege of operating a small or large family day-care home.

(c) Use of a home as a small or large family day-care

home shall not constitute a change of occupancy for purposes of Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) of Division 13 (State Housing Law) or for pur- poses of local building codes.

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(b) A large family day-care 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 2 of Divi- sion 12. The department shall account for the pres- ence of these detectors during inspections.

(c) Enforcement of this section shall be in accordance

with Sections 13145 and 13146. A city, county, city and county, or district shall not adopt or enforce a building ordinance or local rule or regulation relat- ing to the subject of fire and life safety in large family day-care homes that is inconsistent with those stan- dards adopted by the State Fire Marshal, except to the extent the building ordinance or local rule or regula- tion applies to all residences with the same zoning designation in which child-care is provided. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 244, Sec. 12. (SB 234) Effective January 1, 2020.)

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455.3 Smoke alarms. Large family day-care homes shall be

equipped with State Fire Marshal approved and listed single station residential type smoke alarms. The number and place- ment of smoke alarms shall be determined by the enforcement authority.

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455.4 Fire extinguishers. Large and small family day-care

homes shall be equipped with a portable fire extinguisher having a minimum 2A10BC rating.

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455.5 Fire alarm devices. See Section 907.2.6.4.

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455.6 Compliance. Every large-family day-care home shall

comply with the provisions for Group R-3 occupancies. For the purposes of Section 436.1 of the California Building Code, the first story shall be designated as the floor used for residential occupancy nearest to the street level which pro- vides primary access to the building.

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455.7 Special hazards. Every unenclosed gas-fired water

heater or furnace which is within the area used for child-care in a large family day-care home shall be protected in such a way as to prevent children from making contact with those appliances.

Exception: This does not apply to kitchen stoves or ovens.

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455.8 Exiting. See Section 1006.2.2.7.

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CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE

APPENDIX A – BOARD OF APPEALS

(Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user.

See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)

(Not adopted by the State Fire Marshal)

Adopting Agency BSC BSC-
CG
SFM HCD DSA OSHPD BSCC DPH AGR DWR CEC CA SL SLC
Adopting Agency BSC BSC-
CG
T-24 T-19* 1 2 1/AC AC SS 1 1R 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Adopt Entire Chapter
Adopt Entire Chapter
as amended
(amended sections
listed below)
Adopt only those
sections that are
listed below
[California Code of
Regulations, Title 19,
Division 1]
Chapter / Section
  • The California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 19, Division 1 provisions that are found in the California Fire Code are a reprint from the current CCR, Title

19, Division 1 text for the code user’s convenience only. The scope, applicability and appeals procedures of CCR, Title 19, Division I remain the same.

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Part VII—Appendices

APPENDIX A

BOARD OF APPEALS

The provisions contained in this appendix are not mandatory unless specifically

referenced in the adopting ordinance or legislation of the jurisdiction.

User note:

About this appendix: Appendix A contains optional criteria that, when adopted, provide jurisdictions with detailed appeals, board member qualifications and administrative procedures to supplement the basic requirements found in Section 111 of this code.

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