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CHAPTER PLUMBING FACILITIES AND FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS SECTION 501 503.3 Location of employee toilet facilities.Toilet facilities GENERAL shall have access from within the employees' working area. The required toilet facilities shall be located not more than one 501.1 Scope.The provisions of this chapter shall govern the story above or below the employees'working area and the path minimum plumbing systems,facilities and plumbing fixtures of travel to such facilities shall not exceed a distance of 500 feet to be provided. (152 m).Employee facilities shall either be separate facilities 501.2 Responsibility.The owner of the structure shall provide or combined employee and public facilities. and maintain such plumbing facilities and plumbing fixtures in Exception: Facilities that are required for employees in compliance with these requirements.A person shall not occupy storage structures or kiosks,which are located in adjacent as owner-occupant or permit another person to occupy any structures under the same ownership,lease or control,shall structure or premises which does not comply with the require- not exceed a travel distance of 500 feet(152 m) from the ments of this chapter. employees'regular working area to the facilities. 503.4 Floor surface.In other than dwelling units,every toilet [P]SECTION 502 room floor shall be maintained to be a smooth, hard, REQUIRED FACILITIES nonabsorbent surface to permit such floor to be easily kept in a clean and sanitary condition. 502.1 Dwelling units. Every dwelling unit shall contain its own bathtub or shower,lavatory,water closet and kitchen sink which shall be maintained in a sanitary, safe working condi- [P] SECTION 504 tion.The lavatory shall be placed in the same room as the water PLUMBING SYSTEMS AND FIXTURES closet or located in close proximity to the door leading directly 504.1 General. All plumbing fixtures shall be properly into the room in which such water closet is located.A kitchen installed and maintained in working order, and shall be kept sink shall not be used as a substitute for the required lavatory. free from obstructions,leaks and defects and be capable of per- 502.2 Rooming houses.At least one water closet,lavatory and forming the function for which such plumbing fixtures are bathtub or shower shall be supplied for each four rooming designed.All plumbing fixtures shall be maintained in a safe, units. sanitary and functional condition. 502.3 Hotels.Where private water closets,lavatories and baths 504.2 Fixture clearances.Plumbing fixtures shall have ade- are not provided,one water closet,one lavatory and one bath- quate clearances for usage and cleaning. tub or shower having access from a public hallway shall be pro- 504.3 Plumbing system hazards. Where it is found that a vided for each ten occupants. plumbing system in a structure constitutes a hazard to the occu- 502.4 Employees'facilities.A minimum of one water closet, pants or the structure by reason of inadequate service,inade- one lavatory and one drinking facility shall be available to quate venting, cross connection, backsiphonage, improper employees. installation,deterioration or damage or for similar reasons,the code official shall require the defects to be corrected to elimi- 502.4.1 Drinking facilities. Drinking facilities shall be a nate the hazard. drinking fountain,water cooler,bottled water cooler or dis- posable cups next to a sink or water dispenser. Drinking facilities shall not be located in toilet rooms or bathrooms. SECTION 505 WATER SYSTEM [P]SECTION 503 505.1 General.Every sink,lavatory,bathtub or shower,drink- TOILET ROOMS ing fountain, water closet or other plumbing fixture shall be properly connected to either a public water system or to an 503.1 Privacy.Toilet rooms and bathrooms shall provide pri- approved private water system. All kitchen sinks, lavatories, vacy and shall not constitute the only passageway to a hall or laundry facilities,bathtubs and showers shall be supplied with other space, or to the exterior. A door and interior locking hot or tempered and cold running water in accordance with the device shall be provided for all common or shared bathrooms International Plumbing Code. and toilet rooms in a multiple dwelling. [P] 505.2 Contamination. The water supply shall be main- 503.2 Location. Toilet rooms and bathrooms serving hotel tained free from contamination,and all water inlets for plumb- units,rooming units or dormitory units or housekeeping units, ing fixtures shall be located above the flood-level rim of the shall have access by traversing not more than one flight of stairs fixture.Shampoo basin faucets,janitor sink faucets and other and shall have access from a common hall or passageway. hose bibs or faucets to which hoses are attached and left in 2006 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE® 15