(a) General standards.
(1) Toilet facilities shall be provided in separate toilet
rooms for both sexes in all facilities where the public congregates. They
shall be readily accessible to all users.
(2) Toilet facilities shall be either water-actuated, chemical,
or biological toilets. Other systems may be used only upon specific permission
of the health authority having local jurisdiction.
(3) If the use of restrooms is designated by gender, toilet
facilities shall be provided for each sex at a ratio of not less than 2:1
women's to men's or according to the following table.
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(4) Toilet rooms and facilities shall be maintained in a sanitary
condition, free of objectionable odors during all hours the facility is open
to the public. The floors, walls, ceilings, partitions and doors of all toilet
rooms shall be of a finish that can be easily cleaned. Floors shall have a
smooth, hard, nonabsorbent surface such as portland cement, concrete, ceramic
tile or other approved material which extends upward onto the walls at least
five inches. Materials used in such walls shall be of a type not adversely
affected by moisture. Walls within two feet of the front and sides of a urinal
and water closets shall have a smooth, hard, nonabsorbent surface of portland
cement, concrete, ceramic tile or other smooth, hard, nonabsorbent surface
to a height of four feet. An adequate supply of toilet paper in a suitable
holder shall be maintained for each toilet. Covered waste receptacles shall
be provided in all toilet rooms used by women.
(b) Specifications for toilet facilities and rooms at fixed
locations.
(1) Each toilet facility (water closet) at a fixed (permanent)
location shall occupy a separate compartment equipped with a door and latch.
Walls within two feet of the front and sides of a urinal and water closet
shall have a smooth, hard, nonabsorbent surface of portland cement, concrete,
ceramic tile or other smooth, nonabsorbent surface to a height of four feet.
Walls or partitions between fixtures shall be sufficiently high to assure
privacy. Urinals do not need to occupy separate compartments.
(2) Each toilet facility shall be so installed that the space
around it can be easily cleaned. Walls within two feet of the front and sides
of a urinal and water closet shall have a smooth, hard, nonabsorbent surface
of portland cement, concrete, ceramic tile or other smooth, nonabsorbent surface
to a height of four feet. This provision does not prohibit the use of wall-hung
toilet stools or urinals.
(3) Each toilet seat shall have a seat made of substantial
material having a nonabsorbent finish.
(4) Toilet rooms at fixed locations that are not ventilated
by mechanical means shall be provided with screened ventilation with openings
of not less than 1/20th of the floor area.
(c) Specifications for temporary toilet facilities and rooms.
(1) Temporary toilet facilities shall be so constructed as
to be readily accessible.
(2) Buildings housing temporary toilet rooms may be mobile
trailers or prefabricated, skid-mounted, or otherwise portable structures.
If they contain more than one facility, each shall occupy a separate compartment
with a door and a latch. Walls or partitions between toilets shall be sufficiently
high to assure privacy. Urinals need not occupy separate compartments.
(3) If the structure contains a tank in which waste is stored,
the tank shall be vented to the outside of the structure.
(4) Temporary toilet rooms that are not ventilated by mechanical
means shall be provided with an adequate screened ventilation opening.
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