Section 330.3100  Living, Dining, Activity Rooms

Every building shall have living, dining, and activity rooms which meet the following requirements:

a)         Provide at least one comfortably furnished living room and dining room for use of residents.  In multiple story buildings, living rooms will be provided on each floor.  The activity room may be combined with the living or dining room.  Under no circumstances shall this room or rooms be used as a bedroom.

b)         The room shall have a combined area of not less than 25 square feet per resident bed.

c)         The dining room or area shall have at least ten square feet per resident bed.

d)         Room shall be well lighted and ventilated and easily accessible to all residents.

e)         Be an outside room.  Additional interior rooms may be used for television, craft, or similar activities.

f)         Be so located that the room is not an entrance vestibule from the out-of-doors, nor an obstruction to traffic in and out of the facility.

(Source:  Amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 6562, effective April 17, 1989)