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Urinals, where provided, shall be located in clearly marked individual compartments with lockable doors or in an area of the toilet facility that is visually separated from other portions of the toilet facility. Urinal partitions shall begin at a height not greater than 12 inches (305 mm) from and extend to not less than 7 feet (2134 mm) above the finished floor surface.
(Added Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. IV, § 7)
A single-user toilet room shall be provided outside of, within 200 feet (70.0 m) of, and not more than one story above or below the entrance to nonseparate toilet facilities containing more than four water closets.
(Amend Coun. J. 12-14-22, p. 58278, Art. VI, § 3)
For buildings and tenant spaces intended for public utilization, customers, patrons and visitors shall be provided with public toilet facilities. Employees associated with buildings and tenant spaces shall be provided with toilet facilities. The number of plumbing fixtures located within the required toilet facilities shall be provided in accordance with Section 403 for all users. Employee toilet facilities shall be either separate or combined employee and public toilet facilities.
Exception: Public toilet facilities shall not be required for:
1. Parking garages and parking facilities.
2. Buildings and tenant spaces intended for quick transactions, including takeout, pickup and drop-off having a public access area less than or equal to 400 square feet (37 m
2
).
3. Mercantile occupancies (including both public and nonpublic areas) that are less than 7,500 square feet (697 m
2
) in gross floor area.
(Amend Coun. J. 3-5-03, p. 104990, § 48; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. IV, § 7)
The route to public toilet facilities shall not pass through kitchens, storage rooms or closets. Access to required toilet facilities shall be from within the building. The public shall have access to the required toilet facilities at all times when the building or tenant space is occupied.
Exception: Toilet facilities for storage structures, unconditioned spaces, and kiosks may be located in adjacent buildings under the same ownership.
(Added Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. IV, § 7)
Required public and employee toilet facilities shall be located not more than one story above or below the space required to be provided with toilet facilities and the path of travel to such facilities shall not exceed 500 feet (152 m).
Exception: The location and maximum distance of travel to required employee facilities in factory, industrial and storage occupancies shall be permitted to exceed that required by this section where the location and maximum distances are approved by the Building Commissioner.
(Added Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. IV, § 7)
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