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Title 12 - CONSTRUCTION CODES SUPPLEMENT OF 2017Subtitle 12-A - BUILDING CODE SUPPLEMENT OF 2017
Chapter 12-A29 - PLUMBING SYSTEMS
Rule 12-A2902 - MINIMUM PLUMBING FACILITIES

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 12, r. 12-A2902

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Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 12-A2902 - MINIMUM PLUMBING FACILITIES

In Table 2902.1 of the Building Code, insert a new footnote h in column titled "Bathtubs/Showers", under Number 5, Institutional I-4, to read as follows:

No.

Classification

Occupancy

Description

Water Closets (Urinals See Section 419.2 of the Plumbing Code)

Lavatories

Bathtubs/ Showers

Drinking Fountains (See Section 410 of the Plumbing Code)

Other

5

Institutional

I-4

Adult day care and child day care

1 per 15

1 per 15

1h

1 per 100

1 service sink

h. For child day care occupancies, bathtubs/showers shall not be required.

Strike Section 2902.2 of the International Building Code in its entirety and insert new Section 2902.2 to the Building Code in its place to read as follows:

2902.2

Separate facilities. Where plumbing fixtures are required, separate facilities shall be provided for each sex.

Exceptions:

1. Separate facilities shall not be required for dwelling units and sleeping units.
2. Separate facilities shall not be required in structures or tenant spaces with a total occupant load, including both employees and customers, of 15h or fewer.
3. Separate facilities shall not be required in mercantile occupancies in which the maximum occupant load is 100 or less.
4. Separate facilities shall not be required in buildings or tenant spaces where single-occupancy gender-neutral public toilet facilities are provided in accordance with Section 2902.4.

[No change to Section 2902.2.1]

Strike Section 2902.4 of the International Building Code in its entirety and insert new Section 2902.4 to the Building Code in its place to read as follows:

2902.4

Signage. Multi-occupancy public toilet facilities shall be designated by a legible sign for each sex. Single-occupancy public facilities shall be designated with gender- neutral signage. Signs shall be readily visible and located near the entrance to each toilet facility. Signs for accessible toilet facilities shall comply with Section 1111.

[No change to Section 2902.4.1]

Insert new Section 2902.5.1 in the Building Code to read as follows:

2902.5.1

Drinking fountain substitution. Drinking fountains shall not be required in restaurants that provide drinking water in a container free of charge. In establishments of occupancies B or M, with an area of 1,500 square feet (139.4 m2) or less, a water cooler or a bottled water dispenser may be substituted for the required drinking fountain. In other occupancies, including B or M occupancies with an area of more than 1,500 square feet (139.4 m2), water coolers or bottled water dispensers shall be permitted to be substituted for not more than 50 percent of the required number of drinking fountains.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 12, r. 12-A2902

Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 5679 (5/29/2020)