§46-15.3  Regulation of adult familyboarding home and care home.  (a)  For the purpose of regulation under acounty's life safety code, building code, fire code, or any other ordinance ofsimilar purpose, a licensed adult family boarding home or licensed care homethat provides living accommodations for:

(1)  The operator of the home and operator's family;and

(2)  Up to six other persons, not more than three ofwhom are incapable of self-preservation because of age or physical or mentallimitations,

shall be deemed a single-family dwelling occupied bya family.

(b)  For the purpose of this section:

"Building code" means an ordinancethe purpose of which is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb,health, property, and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design,construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location, andmaintenance of all buildings and structures within the county's jurisdictionand certain equipment specifically regulated by the ordinance.

"Fire code" means an ordinanceadopted under section 132-3 or an ordinance intended to prescribe regulationsconsistent with recognized good practice for the safeguarding to a reasonabledegree of life and property from the hazards of fire and explosion arising fromthe storage, handling, and use of hazardous substances, materials, and devicesand from conditions hazardous to life or property in the use or occupancy ofbuildings or premises.

"Licensed adult family boarding home"means an adult family boarding home licensed under chapter 346, part IV.

"Licensed care home" means a carehome licensed under section 321-15.6.

"Life safety code" means an ordinancethe purpose of which is to establish minimum requirements that will provide areasonable degree of safety from fire in buildings and structures. [L 1985, c302, §1; am L 2006, c 270, §1]