A.
Scope. The provisions of this article shall govern
the minimum plumbing facilities and fixtures to be provided. All plumbing
facilities and fixtures shall comply with the requirements herein
prescribed insofar as they are applicable.
B.
Responsibility. The owner of the structure shall provide
and maintain such plumbing facilities and fixtures in compliance with
these requirements. A person shall not let to another for occupancy
or use any structure or portion thereof or premises which does not
comply with the following requirements of this article.
Every dwelling unit shall include its own plumbing
facilities which are in proper operating condition, can be used in
privacy and are adequate for personal cleanliness and the disposal
of human waste. The following minimum plumbing facilities set forth
in this code shall be supplied and maintained in sanitary, safe, working
condition.
Every dwelling unit shall contain within its
walls a room separate from habitable spaces which affords privacy
and a water closet supplied with cold running water. A lavatory shall
be placed in the same room as the water closet or located in another
room in close proximity to the door leading directly into the room
in which said water closet is located. The lavatory shall be supplied
with hot and cold running water.
Every dwelling unit shall contain a room which
affords privacy to a person in said room and which is equipped with
a bathtub or shower supplied with hot and cold running water.
Every dwelling unit shall contain a kitchen
sink apart from the lavatory required hereunder, and such sink shall
be supplied with hot and cold running water.
At least one water closet, lavatory basin and
bathtub or shower properly connected to an approved water and sewer
system and in good working condition shall be supplied for each four
rooms within a rooming house, wherever said facilities are shared.
Every lavatory basin and bathtub or shower shall be supplied with
hot and cold water at all times.
Where private water closets, lavatories and
baths are not provided, one water closet, one lavatory and one bathtub
accessible from a public hallway shall be provided on each floor.
Each lavatory, bathtub or shower shall be supplied with hot and cold
water at all times.
In nonresidential structures, the requirements
for sanitary facilities shall comply with the minimum requirements
of the plumbing code for such facilities for such use and occupancy.
A.
Privacy. Toilet rooms and bathrooms shall be designed
and arranged to provide privacy.
B.
Direct access. Toilet rooms and bathrooms shall not
be used as a passageway to a hall or other space or to the exterior.
A toilet room or bathroom in a dwelling unit shall be accessible from
any sleeping room without passing through another sleeping room.
C.
Same story. Toilet rooms and bathrooms serving hotel
units, lodging houses or dormitory units, unless located within such
respective units or directly connected thereto, shall be provided
on the same story with such units and be accessible only from a common
hall or passageway.
D.
Employee facilities. Toilet rooms for employees shall
be readily accessible to such employees and shall not open directly
into any public kitchen or other public space used for the cooking
or preparation of food.
E.
Floors. Bathrooms and toilet rooms shall be provided
with floors of moisture-resistant material.
F.
Partitions. Every nonresidential structure shall requires
or supplies a water closet shall provide within the toilet room partitions,
enclosures or compartments for privacy and shall comply with fixture
clearance requirements of the plumbing code for such installations.
A.
General. All plumbing fixtures shall be maintained
in a safe and usable condition. All plumbing fixtures shall be of
approved nonabsorbent material.
B.
Connections. Water supply lines, plumbing fixtures,
vents and drains shall be properly installed, connected and maintained
in working order and shall be kept free from obstructions, leaks and
defects and capable of performing the function for which they are
designed. All repairs and installations shall be made in accordance
with the provisions of the building code or plumbing code.
C.
Maintained clean and sanitary. All plumbing facilities
shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition by the occupant
so as not to breed insects and rats or produce dangerous or offensive
gases or odors.
D.
Access for cleaning. Plumbing fixtures shall be installed
to permit easy access for cleaning both the fixture and the area about
it.
E.
Water conservation. Plumbing fixtures which are replaced
shall be of water-saving construction and use as may be required by
local energy and plumbing codes.
A.
General. Every sink, lavatory, bathtub or shower,
drinking fountain, water closet or other facility shall be properly
connected to either a public water system or to an approved private
water system. All sinks, lavatories, bathtubs and showers shall be
supplied with hot and cold running water.
B.
Contamination. The water supply shall be maintained
in accord with state and federal standards, and all water inlets for
plumbing fixtures shall be located above the overflow rim of the fixture.
Shampoo basin faucets, janitor sink faucets and other hose bibs or
faucets to which hoses are attached and left in place shall be protected
by an approved atmospheric-type vacuum breaker or an approved permanently
attached hose connection vacuum breaker.
C.
Supply. The water supply system shall be installed
and maintained to provide at all times a supply of water to plumbing
fixtures, devices and appurtenances in sufficient volume and at pressures
adequate to enable them to function satisfactorily.
D.
Water-heating facilities. Where hot water is provided,
water-heating facilities shall be installed in an approved manner,
properly maintained and properly connected with hot water lines to
the fixtures required to be supplied with the hot water. Water-heating
facilities shall be capable of heating water to such a temperature
as to permit an adequate amount of water to be drawn at every required
kitchen sink, lavatory basin, bathtub, shower and laundry facility
or other similar units at a temperature of not less than 110°
F. (43° C.).
A.
General. Every sink, lavatory, bathtub or shower,
drinking fountain, water closet or other facility shall be properly
connected to either a public sewer system or to an approved private
sewage disposal system.
B.
Maintenance. Every plumbing stack and waste sewer
line shall be so installed and maintained as to function properly
and shall be kept free from obstructions, leaks and defects to prevent
structural deterioration or health hazards. All repairs and installations
shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the building code
or plumbing code.
An approved system of stormwater disposal shall
be provided and maintained for the safe and efficient drainage of
roofs and paved areas, yards and courts and other open areas on the
premises.
