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Bathroom facility for detached sleeping quarter

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NHDOTGuy

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Our Department is embarking on the construction of sleeping quarters for our employees and were hoping to build generic standalone structures rather than the costly design of additions to existing buildings. This is being done due to Fire Marshall violations for current use rooms within our garage buildings.

Question: Are bathroom facilities required by building code in these separate stand-alone structures if the existing garage with bathroom facilities is less that 100 yards away, likely less than 100' away? We plan on all the required egresses, smoke alarms, etc but having to install a bathroom for a sleeping employee will be a deal breaker, especially when there is one only steps away.
 
NHDOTGuy said:
Our Department is embarking on the construction of sleeping quarters for our employees and were hoping to build generic standalone structures rather than the costly design of additions to existing buildings. This is being done due to Fire Marshall violations for current use rooms within our garage buildings.

Question: Are bathroom facilities required by building code in these separate stand-alone structures if the existing garage with bathroom facilities is less that 100 yards away, likely less than 100' away? We plan on all the required egresses, smoke alarms, etc but having to install a bathroom for a sleeping employee will be a deal breaker, especially when there is one only steps away.
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Are you going to have fire sprinklers in this sleeping area?

What is the nature of your business?? Transport with drivers sleeping between runs??

Is that the FM problem, the current garage was not designed for sleeping ?
 
No on the fire sprinklers. Most of our facilities have water supplied by a drilled well and constructed many years ago so they do not have sprinklers. If they did, then we could retrofit easier for compliance with Fire Code. The stand-alone structures will not either. These are intended to used for 4 hour rest breaks (max) for our plow drivers during extended winter storms.
 
Same site 500'?

[P] 2902.3.2 Location of toilet facilities in occupancies
other than malls. In occupancies other than covered and
open mall buildings, the required public and employee toilet
facilities shall be located not more than one story above
or below the space required to be provided with toilet
facilities, and the path of travel to such facilities shall not
exceed a distance of 500 feet (152 m).
 
NHDOTGuy said:
No on the fire sprinklers. Most of our facilities have water supplied by a drilled well and constructed many years ago so they do not have sprinklers. If they did, then we could retrofit easier for compliance with Fire Code. The stand-alone structures will not either. These are intended to used for 4 hour rest breaks (max) for our plow drivers during extended winter storms.
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Might not want to call them sleeping area,, unless, besides water, fire sprinklers would not be required, for sleeping areas,,, even four hour sleep

Maybe break area???
 
NHDOTGuy said:
Our Department is embarking on the construction of sleeping quarters for our employees and were hoping to build generic standalone structures rather than the costly design of additions to existing buildings. This is being done due to Fire Marshall violations for current use rooms within our garage buildings.

Question: Are bathroom facilities required by building code in these separate stand-alone structures if the existing garage with bathroom facilities is less that 100 yards away, likely less than 100' away? We plan on all the required egresses, smoke alarms, etc but having to install a bathroom for a sleeping employee will be a deal breaker, especially when there is one only steps away.
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Is this for a government agency?
 
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