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Colockum Meghan
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I am new, so please pardon my post if I am not adhering to forum conventions. . .
2018 IBC 2902.1 Table Business says "1 per 25 for the first 50. . . " but doesn't specify male & female. . . which is the same as 2015. I know that any suite less than 1500 sq ft required only 1 ADA bathroom which is still present in 2018 at 2902.2 #2: "Separate facilities shall not be required in structures or tenant spaces with a total occupant load, including both employees and customers, of 15 or fewer." This means the suite cannot exceed 1500 square feet for 1 bathroom serving all.
But 2018 has confused me with adding at 2902.2 #4: "Separate facilities shall not be required in business occupancies in which the maximum occupant load is 25 or fewer."
Doesn't that imply that since B is occupancy 1 per 100 sq ft that a 2500 square foot suite now only requires 1 unisex ADA bathroom?
Then 2902.3 reinforces my new interpretation with "Employee toilet facilities shall be either separate or combined employee and public toilet facilities."
So again, I'm confused: 2902.2 #2 indicates a limit of occupancy 15, and 2902.2 #4 indicates no, you can actually have a suite that is 2500 sq ft (occupancy 25 group B) and have only 1 ADA bathroom for all.
Does anyone know which is true? 15 or 25 occupancy with 1 ADA bathroom for all or is it still only 15 occupancy for 1 ADA bath?
Glad I found this forum, no longer The Code Ranger out here in WA
2018 IBC 2902.1 Table Business says "1 per 25 for the first 50. . . " but doesn't specify male & female. . . which is the same as 2015. I know that any suite less than 1500 sq ft required only 1 ADA bathroom which is still present in 2018 at 2902.2 #2: "Separate facilities shall not be required in structures or tenant spaces with a total occupant load, including both employees and customers, of 15 or fewer." This means the suite cannot exceed 1500 square feet for 1 bathroom serving all.
But 2018 has confused me with adding at 2902.2 #4: "Separate facilities shall not be required in business occupancies in which the maximum occupant load is 25 or fewer."
Doesn't that imply that since B is occupancy 1 per 100 sq ft that a 2500 square foot suite now only requires 1 unisex ADA bathroom?
Then 2902.3 reinforces my new interpretation with "Employee toilet facilities shall be either separate or combined employee and public toilet facilities."
So again, I'm confused: 2902.2 #2 indicates a limit of occupancy 15, and 2902.2 #4 indicates no, you can actually have a suite that is 2500 sq ft (occupancy 25 group B) and have only 1 ADA bathroom for all.
Does anyone know which is true? 15 or 25 occupancy with 1 ADA bathroom for all or is it still only 15 occupancy for 1 ADA bath?
Glad I found this forum, no longer The Code Ranger out here in WA