This regulation requires residential substance use or mental health facilities to maintain safe, clean, and hazard-free building exteriors and grounds, including structures, fences, and playground equipment. Operators must ensure adequate exterior lighting at night, proper trash storage in covered noncombustible containers, and weekly refuse removal to protect residents, staff, and visitors.
View official source28 Pa. Code § 705.2 - Building exterior and grounds State Regulations Compare The residential facility shall: (1) Maintain all structures, fences and playground equipment, when applicable, on the grounds of the facility so as to be free from any danger to health and safety. (2) Keep the grounds of the facility clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times for the safety and well-being of residents, employees and visitors. The exterior of the building and the building grounds or yard shall be free of hazards. (3) Keep exterior exits, stairs and walkways lighted at night. (4) Store all trash, garbage and rubbish in noncombustible, covered containers that prevent the penetration of insects and rodents, and remove it, at least once every week. Notes 28 Pa. Code § 705.2 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare. No prior version found. State Regulations Toolbox