Sleeping Facilities

Sleeping facilities requirements are as follows:

• Any room used specifically for sleeping must have a minimum of 50 square feet of floor space per occupant.
• Any room used for sleeping must have a ceiling that is a minimum of 7 feet high.
• All living quarters (including sleeping facilities) must have windows.
• The windows cannot be less than 1/10th of the floor area.
• At least one-half of each window must open to allow ventilation.
• All openings (doors and windows) must be screened with 16-mesh material.
• All screen doors must have self-closing devices.
• Floors of each shelter must be made of wood, asphalt, or concrete.
• Wooden floors must be smooth and planks must be well fitted.
• Wooden floors must be elevated at least one foot above the ground level in order to prevent dampness and allow air circulation below.
• Floors shall be "kept in good repair."
• Rooms must contain "beds, cots, or bunks, and suitable storage facilities such as wall lockers for clothing and personal articles."
• Beds (or cots/bunks) must be spaced a minimum of 36 inches (laterally and end to end) apart.
• Beds must be elevated at least 12 inches from the floor.
• If the facility uses double-deck bunks, they cannot be spaced less than 48 inches (laterally and end to end).
• The minimum "clear space" between the lower and upper bunk cannot be smaller than 27 inches.
• Triple-deck bunks are never allowed.

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