510 R.I. Code R. 510-RICR-00-00-6.8

Current through November 7, 2024

Section 510-RICR-00-00-6.8 - Chapter 6 Mechanical and Electrical Requirements

Delete section 602.3 and substitute the following:

602.3 Heat supply

Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases or lets one (1) or more dwelling units or sleeping units on terms, either expressed or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply heat during the period from October 1st to May 1st to maintain a minimum temperature of sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit (68° F) (twenty degrees Celsius (20° C)) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.

Exceptions:

1. When the outdoor temperature is below the winter outdoor design temperature for the locality, maintenance of the minimum room temperature shall not be required provided that the heating system is operating at its full design capacity. The winter outdoor design temperature for the locality shall be as indicated in Appendix D of the International Plumbing Code.

2. In areas where the average monthly temperature is above thirty degrees Fahrenheit (30° F) (negative one degree Celsius (-1° C)) a minimum temperature of sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit (65° F) (eighteen degrees Celsius (18° C)) shall be maintained.

Delete section 602.4 and substitute the following:

602.4 Occupiable work spaces

Indoor occupiable work spaces shall be supplied with heat during the period from October 1st to May 1st to maintain a minimum temperature of sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit (65° F) (eighteen degrees Celsius (18° C)) during the period the spaces are occupied.

Exceptions:

1. Processing, storage and operation areas that require cooling or special temperature conditions.

2. Areas in which persons are primarily engaged in vigorous physical activities.

Add the following sections:

605.5 Switches

Every habitable room and non-habitable room used for food preparation must have at least one (1) floor or wall type electric convenience outlet for each sixty (60) square feet, or fraction thereof, of floor area, and in no case less than two (2) outlets.

Every water closet compartment, bathroom, and kitchen or kitchenette, laundry room, furnace room, and public hall must contain at least one (1) supplied ceiling, or wall, electric light fixture. Convenient switches or equivalent devices for turning on one (1) light in each room or passageway must be located so as to permit the area ahead to be lighted.

605.6 Access to Electric Panel

Each occupant/tenant shall have ready access to all overcurrent devices protecting the conductors supplying that occupancy, unless otherwise permitted by sections 240.24(B)(1) and (B)(2) of Rhode Island Electric Code SBC-5-2021, Part 5 of this Subchapter.

Section 606 Elevators, Escalators, and Dumbwaiters

Delete Elevators, Escalators, and Dumbwaiters in its entirety (sections 606.1 and 606.2) and substitute the following:

606.1 Elevators, Escalators, and Dumbwaiters

Elevators, Escalators, and Dumbwaiters shall be installed, operated and maintained in conformance to the Rhode Island Elevator Safety Code (260-RICR-30-10-1).

Exception:

Elevators within Single Family Dwellings

Elevators and lift equipment within Private Single-Family Dwelling Units permitted and installed under RISBC- 2 One and Two-Family Dwelling Code (Part 2 of this Subchapter) are exempt from the application of the Rhode Island Elevators, Escalators and Dumbwaiters Law, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 22-33.

510 R.I. Code R. 510-RICR-00-00-6.8

Amended effective8/1/2019
Amended effective 2/1/2022