Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 24-211 - Distribution of sanitary fixtures in places of public entertainment(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.(2) "Place of public entertainment" means any establishment that:(i) Accommodates more than 100 individuals; and(ii) Is included under § 302.0 Use Group A, Assembly Uses, of the Building Officials and Code Administrators Model Performance Code as adopted by regulation by the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) "Public restroom" means a public sanitary facility that contains more than one sanitary fixture.(4) "Sanitary fixture" means a toilet, urinal, or lavatory placed in a public sanitary facility.(b) In any place of public entertainment required by a State, county, or municipal law, rule, or regulation to have a public restroom, sanitary fixtures shall be distributed so that the number of toilets provided in a public restroom for women shall be no less than the combined number of toilets and urinals provided in a public restroom for men.(c) The provisions of this section shall apply to any place of public entertainment for which a construction permit is issued after May 1, 1993.(d) This section does not apply to: (1) Restoration or renovation of structures, including restoration or renovation which involves 100% of the previously existing structure; or(2) An addition to any structure.