Section 63.2-1705 - Compliance with Uniform Statewide Building CodeA. Buildings licensed as assisted living facilities, adult day centers and child welfare agencies shall be classified by and meet the specifications for the proper Use Group as required by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.B. Buildings used for assisted living facilities or adult day centers shall be licensed for ambulatory or nonambulatory residents or participants. Ambulatory means the condition of a resident or participant who is physically and mentally capable of self-preservation by evacuating in response to an emergency to a refuge area as defined by the Uniform Statewide Building Code without the assistance of another person, or from the structure itself without the assistance of another person if there is no such refuge area within the structure, even if such resident or participant may require the assistance of a wheelchair, walker, cane, prosthetic device, or a single verbal command to evacuate. Nonambulatory means the condition of a resident or participant who by reason of physical or mental impairment is not capable of self-preservation without the assistance of another person.1981, c. 275, § 63.1-174.1; 1986, c. 430; 1989, c. 173; 1991, c. 532; 1992, c. 356, § 63.1-194.4; 1993, cc. 957, 993; 1998, c. 552; 2002, c. 747.Amended by Acts 2024 c. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by Acts 2024 c. 37,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by Acts 2002, § c. 747.Amended by Acts 1998, § c. 552.Amended by Acts 1993, § cc. 957, 993.Amended by Acts 1992, § c. 356, § 63.1-194.4.Amended by Acts 1991, § c. 532.Amended by Acts 1989, § c. 173.Amended by Acts 1986, § c. 430.Amended by Acts 1981, § c. 275, § 63.1-174.1.