1937.09 PLUMBING FACILITIES AND FUTURE REQUIREMENTS.

      (a)    The requirements listed herein for plumbing facilities represent minimum requirements; where applicable, the requirements of the applicable Building Code shall govern.

      (1)    A minimum of one (1) water closet, one (1) lavatory, and one (1) drinking facility shall be available to employees.

      (2)    Toilet facilities shall be located not more than one (1) story above or below the employees' regular working area and the path of travel to such facilities shall not exceed five hundred (500) feet.

        (3)    Toilet rooms and bathrooms shall provide privacy.

      (4)    Drinking facilities shall be at least one of the following:

         A.    Drinking fountain, or

         B.    Water cooler, or

         C.    Bottled water cooler, or

         D.    Disposable cups next to a sink or water dispenser.

      (5)    Drinking facilities shall not be located in toilet rooms or bathrooms.

   (b)    Plumbing Fixtures. 

            (1)    All plumbing fixtures shall be properly installed and maintained in working order, and shall be kept free from obstructions, leaks, and defects.

            (2)    All plumbing fixtures shall be capable of performing the function for which such plumbing fixtures are designed.

            (3)    All plumbing fixtures shall be maintained in a safe, sanitary, and functional condition.

            (4)    Plumbing fixtures shall have adequate clearances for usage and cleaning.

    (c)    Water System.

            (1)    Every sink, lavatory, bathtub or shower, drinking fountain, water closet, or other plumbing fixture shall be properly connected to a public water system.

            (2)    All kitchen sinks, lavatories, laundry facilities, bathtubs, and showers shall be supplied with hot or tempered and cold running water.

            (3)    The water supply shall be maintained free from contamination, and all water inlets for plumbing fixtures shall be located above the flood level rim of the fixture.

            (4)    Shampoo basin faucets, janitor sink faucets, and other hose bibs or faucets to which hoses are attached and left in place, shall be protected by an approved atmospheric-type vacuum breaker or an approved, permanently attached hose connection vacuum breaker.

            (5)    The water supply system shall be installed and maintained so as to provide a supply of water to plumbing fixtures, devices and appurtenances in sufficient volume and at pressures adequate to enable the fixtures to function properly, safely and free from defects and leaks.

            (6)    Water heating facilities shall be properly installed, maintained, and capable of providing an adequate amount of water to be drawn at every required sink, lavatory, bathtub, shower, and laundry facility at a temperature of not less than one hundred and ten (110) degrees F. (forty-three (43) degrees C.).

            (7)    A gas-burning water heater shall not be located in any bathroom, toilet room, or other occupied room normally kept closed, unless adequate combustion air is provided.

      (8)    An approved combination temperature and pressure relief valve and relief valve discharge pipe shall be properly installed and maintained on water heaters.

      (9)    Water heating facilities used in conjunction with the preparation of food shall also comply with the applicable provisions of the City Health Code and State Law, including Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3732.

   (d)    Sanitary Drainage System.

      (1)    All plumbing fixtures shall be properly connected to a public sewer system or to an approved, private septic system as determined by the Director of External Services.

      (2)    Every plumbing stack, vent, waste, and sewer line shall function properly and be kept free from obstructions, leaks, and defects.

   (e)    Drainage of roofs and paved areas, yards and courts, and other open areas on the property shall not be discharged in a manner that creates a public nuisance.

(Ord. 2022-4-26. Passed 4-13-22.)