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3.7.1.3 — Sleeping Areas in Group B and Child Care Facilities

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(1) Except as provided in Sentence (2), a sleeping area in a Group B occupancy shall provide not less than 4.7 m2 per person in a room having,
(a) an area not less than 7 m2,
(b) a horizontal dimension not less than 2 000 mm, and
(c) a ceiling height not less than 2 300 mm.
(2) Sleeping rooms for residents in long-term care homes shall have, exclusive of space provided for washrooms and for built-in or portable clothes closets, a floor space not less than,
(a) 10.22 m2 in a single-bed unit,
(b) 16.72 m2 in a two-bed unit,
(c) 25.08 m2 in a three-bed unit, and
(d) 29.73 m2 in a four-bed unit.
(3) A child care facility shall provide sleeping accommodation having not less than 0.93 m2 of floor surface area for each child with not less than 2 300 mm ceiling height over the entire room area.
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