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CHAPTER5 PLUMBING FACILITIES AND FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS SECTION 501 GENERAL 501.1 Scope. The provisions of this chapter shall govern the minimum plumbing systems, facilities and plumbing fixtures to be provided. 501.2 Responsibility. The owner of the structure shall provide and maintain such plumbing facilities and plumbing fixtures in compliance with these requirements. A person shall not occupy as owner- occupant or permit another person to occupy any structure or premises which does not comply with the require- ments of this chapter. [P] SECTION 502 REQUIRED FACILITIES 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 condition. The lavatory shall be placed in the same room as the water closet or located in close proximity to the door leading directly into the room in which such water closet is located. A kitchen sink shall not be used as a substitute for the required lavatory. 502.2 Rooming houses. At least one water closet, lavatory and bathtub or shower shall be supplied for each four rooming units. 502.3 Hotels. Where private water closets, lavatories and baths are not provided, one watercloset, one lavatory and one bathtub or shower having access from a public hallway shall be pro- vided for each ten occupants. 502A Employees' facilities. A minimum of one water closet, one lavatory and one drinking facility shall be available to em- ployees. 502.4.1 Drinking facilities. Drinking facilities shall be a drinking fountain, water cooler, bottled water cooler or dis- posable cups next to a sink or water dispenser. Drinking fa- cilities shall not be located in toilet rooms or bathrooms. [P] SECTION 503 TOILET ROOMS 503.1 Privacy. Toilet rooms and bathrooms shall provide pri- vacy and shall not constitute the only passageway to a hall or other space, or to the exterior. A door and interior locking de- vice shall be provided for all common or shared bathrooms and toilet rooms in a multiple dwelling. 503.2 Location. Toilet rooms and bathrooms serving hotel units, rooming units or dormitory units or housekeeping units, shall have access by traversing not more than one flight of stairs and shall have access from a common hall or passageway. 2003 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE® 70 503.3 Location of employee toilet facilities. Toilet facilities shall have access from within the employees' working area. The required toilet facilities shall be located not more than one story above or below the employees' working area and the path of travel to such facilities shall not exceed a distance of 500 feet (152 m). Employee facilities shall either be separate facilities or combined employee and public facilities. Exception: Facilities that are required for employees in storage structures or kiosks, which are located in adjacent structures under the same ownership, lease or control, shall not exceed a travel distance of 500 feet (152 m) from the em- ployees' regular working area to the facilities. 503.4 Floor surface. In other than dwelling units, every toilet room floor shall be maintained to be a smooth, hard, I nonabsorbent surface to permit such floor to be easily kept in a clean and sanitary condition. [P] SECTION 504 PLUMBING SYSTEMS AND FIXTURES 504.1 General. All plumbing fixtures shall be properly in- stalled and maintained in working order, and shall be kept free from obstructions, leaks and defects and be capable of per - forming the function for which such plumbing fixtures are de- signed. All plumbing fixtures shall be maintained in a safe, sanitary and functional condition. 504.2 Fixture clearances. Plumbing fixtures shall have ade- quate clearances for usage and cleaning. 504.3 Plumbing system hazards. Where it is found that a plumbing system in a structure constitutes a hazard to the occu- pants or the structure by reason of inadequate service, inade- quate venting, cross connection, backsiphonage, improper installation, deterioration or damage or for similar reasons, the code official shall require the defects to be corrected to elimi- nate the hazard. SECTION 505 WATER SYSTEM 505.1 General. Every sink, lavatory, bathtub or shower, drink- ing fountain, water closet or other plumbing fixture shall be properly connected to either a public water system or to an ap- proved private water system. All kitchen sinks, lavatories, laundry facilities, bathtubs and showers shall be supplied with hot or tempered and cold running water in accordance with the International Plumbing Code. [P] 505.2 Contamination. The water supply shall be main- tained free from contamination, and all water inlets for plumb- ing fixtures shall be located above the flood -level rim of the fixture. Shampoo basin faucets, janitor sink faucets and other 15