Section R336 — LARGE FAMILY DAY-CARE HOMES — 2025 California Residential Code (Title 24, Part 2.5)

R336.1 Large family day-care homes. ¶

R336.1 Large family day-care homes.

R336.2 Health and Safety Code Section 1597.46. ¶

R336.2 Health and Safety Code Section 1597.46. For purposes of clarification, Health and Safety Code Section 1597.46 is repeated. 1597.46. (a) A large family day-care home shall abide by all standards, in addition to the requirements of the State Uniform Building Stan- dards Code, that are specifically designed to promote fire and life safety in large family day-care 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 24 of the California Code of…

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R336.3 Smoke alarms. ¶

R336.3 Smoke alarms. Large family day-care homes shall be equipped with State Fire Marshal approved and listed single station resi- dential type smoke alarms. The number and placement of smoke alarms shall be determined by the enforcement authority.

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R336.4 Fire extinguishers. ¶

R336.4 Fire extinguishers. Large and small family day-care homes shall be equipped with a portable fire extinguisher having a mini- mum 2A10BC rating. 3-82 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE on Jul 18, 2025 11:14 AM (CDT) THEREUNDER. BUILDING PLANNING

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R336.5 Fire alarm devices. ¶

R336.5 Fire alarm devices. Every large family day-care home shall be provided with at least one manual device at a location approved by the authority having jurisdiction. Such device shall actuate a fire alarm signal, which shall be audible throughout the facility at a mini- mum level of 15 db above ambient noise level. These devices need not be interconnected to any other fire alarm device, have a control panel or be electrically supervised or provided with emergency power. Such device or devices shall be attached to the structure and may be of any type acceptable to the enforcing agent,…

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R336.6 Compliance. ¶

R336.6 Compliance. Every large family day-care home shall comply with the provisions for Group R-3 occupancies and, if appropriate, Section R336.1. For the purposes of Section R336.1, the first story shall be designated as the floor used for residential occupancy nearest to the street level which provides primary access to the building.

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R336.7 Special hazards. ¶

R336.7 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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R336.8 Exiting. ¶

R336.8 Exiting. Every story or basement of a large family day-care home shall be provided with two exits which are remotely located from each other. Every required exit shall be of a size to permit the installation of a door not less than 32 inches (813mm) in clear width and not less than 6 feet 8 inches (2032 mm) in height. A manually operated horizontal sliding door may be used as one of the two required exits. Where basements are used for day-care purposes, one of the two required exits shall provide access directly to the exterior without entering the first story. The second exit from the…

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