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Toilet rooms and bathing facilities shall be accessible. If a floor level is not required to be connected by an accessible route, the only toilet rooms or bathing facilities provided within the facility shall not be located on the inaccessible floor. At least one of each type of fixture, element, control or dispenser in each accessible toilet room and bathing facility shall be accessible. Design and location of plumbing fixtures shall provide the same conditions and privacy for all users.
Exceptions:
1. In toilet rooms or bathing facilities accessed only through a private office, and not for common or public use, and intended for use by a single occupant, any of the following alternatives are allowed:
1.1 Doors are permitted to swing into the clear floor space provided the door swing can be reversed to meet the requirements of ICC/ANSI A117.1;
1.2 The height requirements for the water closet in ICC/ANSI A117.1 are not applicable;
1.3 Grab bars are not required in a toilet room, provided that reinforcement has been installed in the walls and located so as to permit the installation of such grab bars;
1.4 The requirement for height, knee and toe clearance shall not apply to a lavatory.
2. This section is not applicable to toilet and bathing facilities that serve dwelling units or sleeping units not required by Section 18-11-1107.
3. If multiple single-user toilet rooms or bathing facilities are clustered at a single location and contain fixtures in excess of the minimum required number of plumbing fixtures, at least 50 percent, but not less than one room for each use at each cluster, shall be accessible.
(Amend Coun. J. 7-26-06, p. 81373, § 1)