CA Min. Plumbing Facilities - Gender neutral stall

[lilydesign]

Hi everyone,

I am working on a wine tasting room in California and my occupant load is 39, 20 male/20 females. Looks like I have to provide 1 WC & 1 lavatory per gender as well as a urinal. Does anyone know if I can just provide 1 gender neutral restroom, instead of 2?

Thanks!

Lily

 

[cda]

Welcome!!

Give it a few days, it is Friday.

There are some Calif people on the site

 

[ADAguy]

Have you asked your local AHJ as to what they will accept?

 

[lilydesign]

Have you asked your local AHJ as to what they will accept?

That's my plan this week, I just wanted to see if I was missing any code exemptions. Thanks

 

[Yikes]

I don't know how you are classifying it, but let's say that for sake of discussion, it is A-2 "restaurant or pub"
that requires 1 toilet for 1-50 males and 1 toilet for 1-25 females.
The problem is that with 39 occupants, this indicates that there may be two people needing the toilet room at the same time.
If the ratios had instead said 1 toilet for 1-50 for females (as well as 1:1-50 for males), that might have helped to make your case that with 39 total occupants you would be fine iwht a sinle unisex toielt regardless of how many of the 39 were male vs. female.
My suggestion: Do one gender-neutral ADA restroom that has a toilet, urinal and sink. Then also do a second gender-neutral restroom that is not ADA accessible and has only a toilet and sink.

 

[mark handler]

Most of the "tasting" rooms I have been in are small, more like a M occupancy. Racks and stacks of wine, for sale.
I would say Under 50---B or maybe a M.

 

[ADAguy]

Keep it simple, make them both accessible and check with local health/liquor license as to whether a urinal is required or not.