eyden
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I wasn't sure how to sum this up in a title.
The project is a 1950s motel with a detached single story single family residence where the owners live. The motel check-in office is part of the residence--a small room accessed by a sliding door off the living room. The motel is entirely run by the family. As part of the remodel, we are trying to separate the check-in office for the future possibility of a non-family member employee. The client has asked for a bathroom that can be accessed both from the residence and the office in a way that they can lock the door to the residence during work hours. As it stands, with the office and bathroom (as well as laundry and house keeping) being a part of the residence only used by family, I do not think the bathroom would need to be ADA. However, I don't want to open them up to issues in the future if they hire an employee who would then be using that bathroom. The main concern is ADA restrooms are large and this is a very small space.
Thank you for any thoughts on this.
The project is a 1950s motel with a detached single story single family residence where the owners live. The motel check-in office is part of the residence--a small room accessed by a sliding door off the living room. The motel is entirely run by the family. As part of the remodel, we are trying to separate the check-in office for the future possibility of a non-family member employee. The client has asked for a bathroom that can be accessed both from the residence and the office in a way that they can lock the door to the residence during work hours. As it stands, with the office and bathroom (as well as laundry and house keeping) being a part of the residence only used by family, I do not think the bathroom would need to be ADA. However, I don't want to open them up to issues in the future if they hire an employee who would then be using that bathroom. The main concern is ADA restrooms are large and this is a very small space.
Thank you for any thoughts on this.