§ 27-922.3 Minimum requirements.

   a.   The number of water closets required for any specified place of public assembly shall be as listed in Table 16-1.

TABLE 16-1

 

Number of Persons	Number of Water Closets for Men	Number of Water Closets for Women
1-150a	1	2
151-300	2	4
301-450	3	6

 

Note for Table 16-1:

   a The requirements for the number of water closets for occupancy by 150 persons or less shall not apply to bars except that there shall be at least one water closet for men and at least one water closet for women or an equivalent number of unisex bathrooms. For occupancy by more than 450 persons, there shall be one water closet for men and two water closets for women for each additional 300 persons. The population used to determine the number of water closets required shall be based on the number of people to occupy the space; provided, however, that in no case shall the population be deemed less than that determined by allowing one hundred and twenty-five square feet of floor area per person.

   b.   Urinals may be provided in bathrooms in lieu of water closets but the number shall not exceed fifty percent of the required number of water closets.

   c.   Unisex bathrooms may be provided in lieu of separate bathrooms for men and women.

   d.   This section is only intended to change the ratio of men's and women's water closets required under title 27 of this code as provided herein, and is not intended to require more than one water closet per fifty persons for occupancy by 450 persons or less, or more than one water closet per one hundred persons for occupancy by more than 450 persons.

Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2005/057.

§ 27-922.4 Waivers.

   a.   The commissioner may waive the requirements of this article for the alteration of existing buildings; provided, however, that such waiver is based upon a specific finding that strict compliance with these requirements:

      (1)   would create an undue economic burden; or

      (2)   would not achieve its intended objective; or

      (3)   would be physically or legally impossible; or

      (4)   would be unnecessary in light of alternatives which insure the achievement of the intended objective or which achieve the intended objective more efficiently, effectively or economically; or

      (5)   would entail a change so slight as to produce a negligible additional benefit consonant with the purposes of this article.

   b.   Each application for a waiver under subdivision a of this section shall be made to the commissioner in writing, setting forth each requirement sought to be waived and the specific reason or reasons therefor. The commissioner shall determine, under all of the circumstances presented by such application, which of such requirements may appropriately be waived. The commissioner shall render such determination in a writing which shall set forth in detail the commissioner's findings and conclusions with respect to each requirement sought to be waived. A copy of such written determination shall be forwarded to the applicant. Such written determination shall be filed with the department and shall be available for public inspection.

Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2005/057.

Subchapter 17: Fire Alarm, Detection and Extinguishing Equipment

Article 1: General

§ 27-923 Scope.

The provisions of this subchapter shall establish and control the minimum requirements for the design and installation of standpipe, sprinkler, fire alarm, and fire detection systems except for fire alarm systems in factory and mercantile buildings and where specific exemption is made in this code. Alterations or additions to existing systems shall comply with the requirements of this subchapter regardless of magnitude or cost.