N.J. Admin. Code § 8:37-7.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:37-7.10 - Building safety requirements

(a) All facilities shall have the following:

1. On each floor above the ground floor to which one or more residents have access, a designated area that such persons may be brought where they may reasonably be expected to be safe, pending their evacuation in an emergency situation.

i. No facility shall be permitted to have more than four residents that cannot physically self-evacuate, unless the staffing is increased to a ratio of one staff member per two residents that cannot self-evacuate; and

2. Physical security features in compliance with the following:

i. The entrance to the front yard shall be controlled with a non-scalable fence of at least four feet and a gate.

ii. The gate will have self-closing and self-latching hardware and be equipped with a doorbell or intercom that controls access into the building and the licensee or an employee of the licensee shall, at all times, be responsible for responding to the doorbell or intercom.

iii. Exterior doors shall be locked at all times and access by the residents and visitors will only be permitted with the assistance of a staff member.

iv. All doors to a common cellar or storage area shall remain locked at all times, except for ingress or egress in the presence of a staff member.

v. The gate or main entrance of the residence shall be monitored by a closed circuit monitor.

vi. Windows and doors will be equipped with audible alarms that will ring if a door or window is opened.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:37-7.10

Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 461(a), effective 2/7/2017