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It shall be unlawful for any person to begin the construction, alteration, or repair of any building, or of any public or private works without having provided proper and sufficient toilet facilities, consisting of water closets, chemical closets, or privies of a type to be approved by the board of health for the use of employees engaged in the construction, alteration or repair of such building, or of such public or private works.
There shall be at least one such water closet, chemical closet, or privy for every 30 employees or fraction thereof. Such toilet facilities in due proportion shall be provided on at least every fifth floor of a building.
It shall be unlawful to install such water closets, chemical closets or privies without first having obtained a permit therefor from the department of buildings pursuant to standards set by the board of health, and the same shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the provisions and specifications of such permit.
(Prior code § 99-51; Amend Coun. J. 12-15-04, p. 40435, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1)