118.1. The building by-law may, as regards a residence for the elderly, prescribe special building standards and special rules applicable to the layout of the building and the elements and accessories that must be integrated therein to ensure the residents have the services appropriate to their needs.
For the purposes of the first paragraph, a residence for the elderly is a congregate residential facility where rooms or apartments intended for elderly persons are offered for rent along with a varied range of services relating, in particular, to security, housekeeping assistance and assistance with social activities, except a facility operated by an institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) and a building or residential facility where the services of an intermediate resource or a family-type resource within the meaning of that Act are offered.