3.7.4.8 — Plumbing Fixtures for Mercantile Occupancies

(1) Except as provided by Sentences (2) to (16) and Sentence 3.7.4.2. (9), the number of water closets required for assembly occupancies shall conform to Table 3.7.4.3.A. (2) Except for motion picture theatres, the number of water closets required for Group A, Division 1 occupancies shall conform to Table 3.7.4.3.B. (3) The number of water closets required shall conform to Table 3.7.4.3.C. for, (a) motion picture theatres, (b) Group A, Division 3 occupancies, (c) Group A, Division 4 occupancies, and (d) outdoor pools. (4) Except as provided in Sentences (6) and (7), the number of water closets required for dining rooms, restaurants and cafeteria shall conform to Table 3.7.4.3.D. (5) The number of water closets required for establishments used primarily for the consumption of alcoholic beverages that provide limited or no food service shall conform to Table 3.7.4.3.E. (6) In every dining room, restaurant, cafeteria and alcoholic beverage establishment having more than 40 seats, separate sanitary facilities shall be provided for employees, in addition to facilities provided for patrons, and the number of water closets and lavatories required shall conform to Table 3.7.4.3.F. (7) Except as provided in Sentence (8), in every dining room, restaurant, cafeteria and alcoholic beverage establishment having not more than 40 seats, employees are permitted to share the sanitary facilities provided for patrons, and the minimum number of water closets shall conform to Table 3.7.4.3.D. based on, (a) a male occupant load of 50% of the number of seats plus the number of male employees, and (b) a female occupant load of 50% of the number of seats plus the number of female employees. (8) Where a separate employee washroom is provided, the same room may be used by both female and male employees provided that, (a) the total number of employees is not more than 5, and (b) the door to the room can be locked from the inside. (9) The number of employees in Sentences (6) to (8) shall be the maximum number of employees who are normally present on the premises at one time and shall include only those who are present for more than 25 per cent of the working day. (10) For a parking lot that is part of a restaurant where patrons are intended to eat in vehicles parked on the lot, the number of water closets required shall conform to, (a) Table 3.7.4.3.G. where food service by employees is not provided on the parking lot, or (b) Table 3.7.4.3.H. where employees serve food on the parking lot. (11) The number of water closets required for drive-in theatres shall conform to Table 3.7.4.3.H. (12) The number of water closets required for dance halls and recreational establishments shall be at least one fixture for each 100 males and one fixture for each 75 females. (13) In a child care facility the maximum number of children per water closet and lavatory shall conform to Table 3.7.4.3.I. (14) The number of water closets required for elementary and secondary schools shall be at least one fixture for each 30 males and one fixture for each 26 females. (15) The number of water closets required for non-residential college buildings shall be at least one fixture for each 100 males and one fixture for each 75 females. (16) The number of water closets required for places of worship and undertaking premises shall be at least one fixture for each 150 persons of each sex.