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Denver, CO 2016 Amendments to the 2015 IBC includes the following section:
Section 2902.1 Minimum number of fixtures is replaced in its entirety with the following:
2902.1 Minimum number of fixtures. Plumbing fixtures shall be provided for the type of occupancy and in the minimum number shown in Table 2902.1. Type of occupancies not shown in Table 2902.1 shall be considered individually by the Code Official. The number of occupants shall be determined by the International Building Code, Table 1004.1.2. Occupancy classification shall be determined in accordance with the International Building Code.
[P] Section 2902.2.1 Family or assisted-use or gender-neutral toilet facilities serving as separate facilities is replaced in its entirety with the following:
[P] 2902.2.1 Family or assisted-use or gender-neutral toilet facilities serving as separate facilities. Where a building or tenant space requires a separate toilet facility for each sex and each toilet facility is required to have only one water closet; two family or assisted-use, or gender-neutral toilet facilities are required to serve as the required separate facilities. Toilet facilities shall be provided with signage in accordance with Section 2902.4.2. Both toilet facilities shall be fully accessible in accordance with IBC Chapter 11 and ICC A117.12009.
Section 2902.2.2 Gender-neutral toilet facilities and its subsections is added.
2902.2.2 Gender-neutral toilet facilities. The following provision may be applied in lieu of Section 2902.2 for the purpose of separate toilet facilities for each sex. In no case shall the total number of fixtures provided be less than that as calculated in accordance with Section 2902.1.1.
2902.2.2.2 Separate facilities when more than two water closets are required. Where a building or tenant space requires separate toilet facilities for each sex and either toilet facility is required to have more than one water closet, separate gender-neutral single-occupant toilet facilities shall be permitted to serve as the code required facilities when each toilet facility is provided with one water closet and one lavatory in a separate single-occupant room. Lavatories shall be provided in each toilet room in accordance with the International Plumbing Code. Such facilities shall not be required to be identified for exclusive use by either sex as required by Section 2902.4, and shall provide signage in accordance with Section 2902.4.2. Not less than 50% of the provided toilet facilities shall be fully accessible in accordance with IBC Section 1109. This section shall not be applied to multiple stalls within a single room and /or shared lavatories.
I am designing a new tenant finish for an A-2 Restaurant that will have 220 occupants. It is my interpretation that the fixture count would be calculated at 1 WC per 75 occupants for a total of 3 single occupant toilets. This seems to meet the intent of the amendment, referring to amended Section 2902.2.2 in lieu of Section 2902.2 (which requires separate facilities for each sex). That said, I keep getting hung up on the note that "In no case shall the total number of fixtures provided be less than that as calculated in accordance with Section 2902.1.1."
Is there a consensus on whether 3 or 4 single-occupant toilets would be required?
Section 2902.1 Minimum number of fixtures is replaced in its entirety with the following:
2902.1 Minimum number of fixtures. Plumbing fixtures shall be provided for the type of occupancy and in the minimum number shown in Table 2902.1. Type of occupancies not shown in Table 2902.1 shall be considered individually by the Code Official. The number of occupants shall be determined by the International Building Code, Table 1004.1.2. Occupancy classification shall be determined in accordance with the International Building Code.
[P] Section 2902.2.1 Family or assisted-use or gender-neutral toilet facilities serving as separate facilities is replaced in its entirety with the following:
[P] 2902.2.1 Family or assisted-use or gender-neutral toilet facilities serving as separate facilities. Where a building or tenant space requires a separate toilet facility for each sex and each toilet facility is required to have only one water closet; two family or assisted-use, or gender-neutral toilet facilities are required to serve as the required separate facilities. Toilet facilities shall be provided with signage in accordance with Section 2902.4.2. Both toilet facilities shall be fully accessible in accordance with IBC Chapter 11 and ICC A117.12009.
Section 2902.2.2 Gender-neutral toilet facilities and its subsections is added.
2902.2.2 Gender-neutral toilet facilities. The following provision may be applied in lieu of Section 2902.2 for the purpose of separate toilet facilities for each sex. In no case shall the total number of fixtures provided be less than that as calculated in accordance with Section 2902.1.1.
2902.2.2.2 Separate facilities when more than two water closets are required. Where a building or tenant space requires separate toilet facilities for each sex and either toilet facility is required to have more than one water closet, separate gender-neutral single-occupant toilet facilities shall be permitted to serve as the code required facilities when each toilet facility is provided with one water closet and one lavatory in a separate single-occupant room. Lavatories shall be provided in each toilet room in accordance with the International Plumbing Code. Such facilities shall not be required to be identified for exclusive use by either sex as required by Section 2902.4, and shall provide signage in accordance with Section 2902.4.2. Not less than 50% of the provided toilet facilities shall be fully accessible in accordance with IBC Section 1109. This section shall not be applied to multiple stalls within a single room and /or shared lavatories.
I am designing a new tenant finish for an A-2 Restaurant that will have 220 occupants. It is my interpretation that the fixture count would be calculated at 1 WC per 75 occupants for a total of 3 single occupant toilets. This seems to meet the intent of the amendment, referring to amended Section 2902.2.2 in lieu of Section 2902.2 (which requires separate facilities for each sex). That said, I keep getting hung up on the note that "In no case shall the total number of fixtures provided be less than that as calculated in accordance with Section 2902.1.1."
Is there a consensus on whether 3 or 4 single-occupant toilets would be required?