Section 22-B3431. BEDROOMS

 

3431.1Bedrooms shall be occupied in conformance with the minimum square foot requirements for bedrooms as specified in § 402 of the D.C. Housing Code (14 DCMR), except that, regardless of the bedroom size, no bedroom shall have more than four (4) occupants.

 

3431.2Every resident’s bedroom shall be equipped or provided with a bed, a bedside table or cabinet with an individual reading lamp with at least a seventy-five (75) watt bulb, a comfortable armchair, and suitable, sufficient storage space for each resident’s personal clothing and personal effects.

 

3431.3At least one (1) desk and chair shall be provided in the community residence facility for the use of every ten (10) residents.

 

3431.4Residents who are students shall be provided with a desk and chair, upon request, in a part of the community residence facility that is quiet and conducive to study.

 

3431.5At least weekly, each community residence facility shall provide to each resident clean linens consisting of two (2) sheets and pillow slips, a bath towel, a hand towel, and a wash cloth.

 

3431.6Beds shall be located only in rooms designated solely as bedrooms.

 

3431.7In community residence facilities in which residents are given keys to their sleeping rooms, staff shall have access to duplicate keys for use in emergency situations and for regularly scheduled routine housekeeping.

 

3431.8Each bed shall be placed at least three feet (3 ft.) from any other bed and at least three feet (3 ft.) from any radiator or window.

 

3431.9A flame-resistant, washable bedside curtain or portable screen that completely conceals the bed to ensure privacy shall be made available to any resident in a multi-resident bedroom who requests one.

 

source

Regulation No. 74-15 (June 14, 1974); as amended by the Community Residence Facilities Act of 1977 § 101(e), D.C. Law 2-35, 24 DCR 1458, 1506 (August 19, 1977); as amended by ERRATA published at 51 DCR 9308 (October 1, 2004).