[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Maplewood as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 7-17-2018 by Ord. No. 2917-18]
A.
All single-occupancy restrooms in any business establishment, place
of public accommodation, and Township-owned building or facility shall
be designated as all-gender for individual, family, or assisted use.
This includes single-occupancy restrooms intended for use by Township
employees or employees of a business or public accommodation.
B.
Existing business establishments, places of public accommodation,
and Township facilities subject to this section shall have 60 days
from the effective date of this article to comply by replacing existing
gender-specific signage on the exterior of covered facilities with
signs that do not indicate a specific gender (such as signs that read
"restroom"). New businesses, places of public accommodation, and Township
facilities shall be in compliance with this section immediately upon
opening to the public.
C.
During any inspection of a business or a place of public accommodation
by an inspector, building official, or other local official responsible
for code enforcement, the inspector or official may inspect for compliance
with this section.
D.
For the purposes of this section, "single-occupancy facility" and
"single-occupancy restroom" mean a toilet facility with only one toilet
in the facility, or a toilet and one urinal without a privacy stall
separating the two with a locking mechanism controlled by the user
on the door to enter the single-occupancy facility.
If any section, paragraph, subparagraph, clause or provision
of this article shall be adjudged invalid, such adjudication shall
apply only to the specific section, paragraph, subparagraph, clause
or provision so adjudged, and the remainder of the article shall be
deemed valid and effective.
