General.
This appendix shall apply to day care facilities (a) operated within detached one-and two- family dwellings and townhouses within the scope of the Residential Code and in dwelling units within R- 3 dwellings, and (b) occupied by persons of any age who receive custodial care (i) for less than 24 hours per day (ii) provided by individuals other than parents or guardians or relatives by blood, marriage, or adoption (iii) in a place other than the home of the person cared for. Appendix M does not apply to the following:
Day care facilities that are classified as Group E or Group I- 4 under the Building Code.
Adult day care where any of the clients is incapable of self-preservation, unless such persons are cared for in rooms located on a level of exit discharge serving such rooms and each room has an exit door directly to the exterior.
A child day care facility within a dwelling unit that is located in a multi-family building classified as an R- 2 occupancy.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 12, r. AM101