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I'm designing a new single story freestanding A-3 occupancy rec room building serving an adjacent 3-story apartment complex. The rec room is only for use by residents, and will not be open to the general public.
We are planning to provide one single-accommodation accessible toilet room in the rec center as a courtesy to residents and for use by (<10) employees that manage the apartments.
Q1: The owner is asking if this meets minimum plumbing code. I say "yes", because all residents using the A-3 rec room have access to the bathrooms within their own dwelling units, so we easily exceed minimum requirements for fixture counts. Am I correct?
Q2: I'm trying to find maximum travel distance in the California Plumbing Code. I don't see anything for a residential use.
I do see 422.2 which says: "Required toilet facilities for employees and customers in other than shopping malls or centers shall have a maximum travel distance not to exceed 500 feet (152 m)." Is this what I should use for travel distance? Or is it irrelevant when the A-3 use serves apartments?
Q3: CPC 422.4.1 says " In multi-story buildings, accessibility to the required toilet facilities shall not exceed one vertical story." Would this apply to residents living in the 3rd story who are using the ground floor rec room? If so, does my single accommodation toile tin the rec room solve this situation? (FWIW, there are only about 30 residents on the 3rd floor.)
We are planning to provide one single-accommodation accessible toilet room in the rec center as a courtesy to residents and for use by (<10) employees that manage the apartments.
Q1: The owner is asking if this meets minimum plumbing code. I say "yes", because all residents using the A-3 rec room have access to the bathrooms within their own dwelling units, so we easily exceed minimum requirements for fixture counts. Am I correct?
Q2: I'm trying to find maximum travel distance in the California Plumbing Code. I don't see anything for a residential use.
I do see 422.2 which says: "Required toilet facilities for employees and customers in other than shopping malls or centers shall have a maximum travel distance not to exceed 500 feet (152 m)." Is this what I should use for travel distance? Or is it irrelevant when the A-3 use serves apartments?
Q3: CPC 422.4.1 says " In multi-story buildings, accessibility to the required toilet facilities shall not exceed one vertical story." Would this apply to residents living in the 3rd story who are using the ground floor rec room? If so, does my single accommodation toile tin the rec room solve this situation? (FWIW, there are only about 30 residents on the 3rd floor.)