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Chapter 3 — BUILDING PLANNING

Section R336

California Residential Code (Title 24, Part 2.5) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-12 · California

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R336.1 Large family day-care homes.

R336.2. Health and Safety Code Section 1597.46. For pur- poses of clarification, Health and Safety Code Section 1597.46 is repeated.

1597.46. (a) A large family day-care home shall abide by all stan-

dards, in addition to the requirements of the State Uniform Building Standards Code, that are specifi- cally designed to promote fire and life safety in large family day-care homes. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt separate building standards specifically relat- ing to the subject of fire and life safety in family day- care homes, which shall be published in Title 24 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 day-care

home contain a fire extinguisher or smoke detector device, or both, that meets child care 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

child care may be provided and the number of required exits on each floor. (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-

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Exit doors, including manually operated horizontal sliding doors, shall be openable from the inside without use of a key or any special knowledge or effort.

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Contents — California Residential Code (Title 24, Part 2.5)
California Residential Code (Title 24, Part 2.5)
  1. Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
  2. Appendix AF — RADON CONTROL
  3. Appendix AI — PRIVATE SEWAGE
  4. Appendix AJ — EXISTING
  5. Appendix AK — SOUND
  6. Appendix AO — AUTOMATIC
  7. Appendix AR — LIGHT STRAW-CLAY
  8. Appendix AS — STRAWBALE
  9. Appendix AU — COB CONSTRUCTION
  10. Appendix AV — BOARD
  11. Appendix AW — 3D-PRINTED BUILDING
  12. Chapter 1 — SCOPE AND APPLICATION
  13. Chapter 3 — BUILDING PLANNING
  14. Chapter 4 — FOUNDATIONS
  15. Chapter 5 — FLOORS
  16. Chapter 6 — WALL CONSTRUCTION
  17. Chapter 7 — WALL COVERING
  18. Chapter 8 — ROOF-CEILING CONSTRUCTION
  19. Chapter 9 — ROOF ASSEMBLIES
  20. Chapter 10 — CHIMNEYS AND FIREPLACES
  21. Chapter 44 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
  22. Appendix AH — PATIO COVERS
  23. Appendix AL — PERMIT FEES
  24. Appendix AQ — TINY HOUSES
  25. Appendix AT — SOLAR-READY PROVISIONS—DETACHED ONE- AND
  26. Appendix AX — SWIMMING POOL SAFETY ACT
  27. Appendix AY — AREAS PROTECTED BY THE FACILITIES
  28. Appendix AZ — EMERGENCY HOUSING

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