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    Daycare Restroom Accessibility Compliance

    Working in MN, we have one child restroom accessed directly from each preschool/toddler room (2 toilets/2 sinks in each restroom). The restrooms are not currently ADA compliant. My coworker was saying that a long time ago he contacted the state, and they informed him that as long as the staff...
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    Restroom Facilities in Storage Building

    Florida Building Code 6th Edition Plumbing (2017) I have an existing 10,000 SF storage building that includes a 2,000 office area and 8,000 SF for storage. Inside the office I have men's and women's restrooms of adequate size. I want to build another 4,000 SF storage building on the same...
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    Common Area Restrooms in Apartment Buildings

    Are common areas in apartment buildings, such as gyms and community rooms, required to have restrooms? I've seen plenty of these areas without restrooms but can't find anything in the code that says they are not required. Additionally, unless the room had less than 10 occupants, 2+ restrooms...
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    Restrm count for Unisex Restroom in-lieu of multi-stall

    This is my first post and am excited to be part of this forum. I am a young architect and have lots of code related questions. I appreciate you responses/ advice/comments in advance! I have a project that would like to use all unisex restroom in lieu of multi-stalls. My required plumbing...
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    Restroom on different level - B use group

    I am working on a change of use on an existing building. The existing use is B, as an office for an insurance agent. The prospective owner wants to convert the building to a coffee shop & bakery. The building was originally built in the 40's as a 2-story single-family dwelling. The existing...
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