§ 51.09 Physical Facilities.
RCNY § 51.09
(a)After the effective date of this Code, no children's institution shall be constructed, altered or renovated without the Department's prior approval of the plans and specifications.
(b)All institutions providing care for thirteen or more children shall provide indoor playrooms for children under six years of age and indoor recreation rooms for children between six and twenty-one years of age. For children under six years of age the minimum allowance of play space for each child in indoor playrooms shall be 30 square feet of wall to wall space.
(c)Data on the size and capacity of each room used by the children shall be kept by the person in charge of the institution and shall be subject to inspection by the Department.
(d)In a children's institution with capacity for 15 or fewer children, a minimum of two toilets and two wash basins shall be provided, and for every additional 15 children or fraction thereof in the institution, one additional toilet and one wash basin shall be provided. Urinals may be provided pursuant to § 45.11(i).
(e)One bathtub with an adequate supply of hot and cold running water shall be provided for every ten children. In a lavatory for children six years of age or over, showers may be substituted for bathtubs.
(f)Effective means of eliminating insects, rodents and other pests shall be provided.
