10A NCAC 13G .0306      DINING ROOM

(a)  Family care homes licensed on or after April 1, 1984 shall have a dining room or area of at least 120 square feet.  The dining room may be used for other activities during the day.

(b)  When the dining area is used in combination with a kitchen, an area five feet wide shall be allowed as work space in front of the kitchen work areas.  The work space shall not be used as the dining area.

(c)  The dining room shall have operable windows and be lighted to provide 30 foot candles of light at floor level.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 131D-2.16; 143B-165;

Eff. January 1, 1977;

Readopted Eff. October 31, 1977;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2005; July 1, 1990; April 1, 1984;

Recodified from 10A NCAC 13G .0305 Eff. July 1, 2005.