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- topic/construction
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- type/encyclopedia
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title: Multifamily Dwellings
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# Multifamily Dwellings
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![[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Dwelling, Multifamily.]]
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## Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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> [!info] Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Terms
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> * hearing impaired (HI or H.I.)
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> * hearing impaired communication (HC or H.C.)
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> * mobility features (MF or M.F.)
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> * accessible (Acc.)
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> * usually refers to mobility features.
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### Are Hotels Multifamily Dwellings?
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> [!info]
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> This question also applies to student housing and similar occupancies,
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> sometimes generalized as "hospitality",
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> but this term is ambiguously understood.
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>
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> The question _does not_ apply
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> to hotels with three or more guestrooms with full kitchens
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> (often called "suites").
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> Such hotels are always multifamily dwellings.
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Whether hotel rooms are dwelling units
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and thus whether are hotels are multifamily dwellings per the NEC definition
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is contingent on the AHJ's interpretation
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of the requirement for permanent provisions for cooking.
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> [!cite] [[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Dwelling Unit.|NEC Article 100]] (emphasis added)
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> ### Dwelling Unit.
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> A single unit, providing complete and independent living facilities for one or more persons,
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> including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, _cooking_, and sanitation.
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Anecdotal evidence from [reliable forums](https://forums.mikeholt.com/)
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suggests that a cord-and-plug connected microwave
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is generally not interpreted to meet the requirement,
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however I'm not separating these, at least for now.
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The Article 100 definition exactly mirrors the IBC,
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which has the additional term **sleeping unit**:
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> [!cite] IBC Chapter 2: Definitions
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> ## Sleeping Unit.
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> A single unit that provides rooms or spaces for one or more persons,
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> includes permanent provisions for sleeping
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> and can include provisions for living, eating
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> and either sanitation or kitchen facilities but not both.
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> Such rooms and spaces that are also part of a dwelling unit are not sleeping units.
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> [!cite] IBC Chapter 2: Definitions (emphasis added)
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> Another example would be a studio apartment with a kitchenette
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> (i.e., countertop microwave, sink, refrigerator).
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> Since the cooking arrangements
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> are not the traditional permanent appliances (i.e., a range),
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> this configuration would be considered a sleeping unit,
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> and not a dwelling unit.
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> As defined in the code,
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> a “Dwelling unit” must contain permanent facilities
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> for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
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>
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> The new style of dormitory in colleges
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> consists of two, three or four bedrooms
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> with one or two single occupant bathrooms
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> and a shared living space.
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> These facilities are considered a sleeping unit.
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> Only where there are full cooking and eating facilities
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> (i.e., a kitchen with a range) within the unit,
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> is the unit considered a dwelling unit.
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> The two-, three- or four-bedroom units operate similar to an apartment.
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> Considering this group of rooms a sleeping unit
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> clarifies that the provisions in Chapter 7 to separate dwelling or sleeping units
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> allows for this group of rooms to be separated from adjacent groups and the corridors,
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> but does not require the bedrooms
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> to be separated from the associated living room or bathrooms.
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> This also clarified that only the main corridors have fire alarms,
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> and smoke detectors can be within the unit.
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> With the previous definition,
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> it was not clear if the living and sanitation
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> were considered part of the unit or an extension of the main corridor.
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> Due to how universities administer dormitory assignments,
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> the accessibility provisions in Section 1107
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> specify that bedrooms within sleeping units are counted separately
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> for purposed the number of Accessible bedrooms required.
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## Hotels
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### Hotel Units
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> [!info] Also Known As
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> * Guestrooms
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> * Keys
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> [!trivia]
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> The term "key" as a synonym of "hotel room" is a synecdoche,
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> referring to the unit's door key.
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> In the pre-digital days of hotel management,
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> one could count the rooms of a hotel
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> by the keys behind the front desk.
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## Residential
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> [!info] Also Known As
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> * Condos - resident-owned
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> * Apartments - resident-rented
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