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Massachusetts State Building Code - Minimum Number of Required Plumbing Fixtures

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Am I missing something?

It seems as though Massachusetts does not have any language in the code specifying the minimum required number of plumbing fixtures. Per my understanding, typically this information is covered in Chapter 29, with the table showing each fixture count per occupancy classification. It looks like it may have been amended? Can anyone direct me to the correct place to find this information.
 

10.00 Uniform State Plumbing Code​

10.02 Basic Principles​Founding of Principles. 248 CMR 10.00 is founded upon basic principles which hold that public health, environmental sanitation, and safety can only be achieved through properly designed, acceptably installed, and adequately maintained plumbing systems.
  1. Principle No. 1 - All Occupied Premises Must Have Potable Water. All habitable buildings must be provided with a supply of potable water. Such a water supply shall not be connected with unsafe or questionable water sources, nor shall it be subject to the hazards of backflow, backpressure, or back-siphonage.
  2. Principle No. 2 - Adequate Water Required. Plumbing fixtures, devices, and appurtenances must be supplied with water in sufficient volume and at pressures adequate to enable them to function properly under normal conditions of use.
  3. Principle No. 3 - Hot Water Required. Hot water must be supplied in all habitable buildings for plumbing fixtures which utilize hot water for sanitary or hygienic purposes.
  4. Principle No. 4 - Water Conservation. Plumbing must be designed and installed to meet the water conservation requirements of 248 CMR 10.00 while using the minimum quantity of water necessary to function properly under normal conditions of use.
  5. Principle No. 5 - Dangers of Explosion or Overheating. Devices and appliances for heating and storing water must be so designed and installed as to guard against dangers from explosion or overheating.
  6. Principle No. 6 - Required Plumbing Fixtures.
    1. To meet the basic prerequisites of sanitation and personal hygiene each dwelling shall include the following:
      1. At least one toilet;
      2. At least one lavatory;
      3. At least one kitchen style sink;
      4. At least one bathtub or shower compartment or shower unit;
      5. Laundry Facility Requirements. A washing machine connection that consists of a piping arrangement that includes a cold water supply, hot water supply, and a sufficient drain connection shall be provided in conformance with the following:
        1. One and Two Family Dwelling. At least one washing machine connection in a common area accessible to all units.
        2. Multiple Dwellings.
          1. Non-elderly Housing. In multiple dwellings, other than dormitories, that are not restricted to the elderly, at least one washing machine connection for every ten dwelling units or fraction thereof that do not have a washing machine in the unit.
          2. Elderly Housing. In housing that is restricted to the elderly, at least one washing machine connection for every 20 dwelling units or faction thereof that do not have a washing machine in the unit.
          3. The washing machine connection shall be located so that each occupant in a dwelling has access to a washing machine that may be affixed to the washing machine connection.
    2. All buildings and structures other than residential dwellings that are intended for occupancy shall be equipped with sufficient sanitary facilities as outlined in 248 CMR 10.00.
    3. Plumbing fixtures must be constructed of durable, smooth, nonabsorbent, and corrosion resistant material and must be free of concealed fouling surfaces.
  7. Principle No. 7 - Protection of Drainage Systems. The plumbing drainage system must be installed, designed, arranged, constructed, and maintained to protect against fouling, deposit of solids, and stoppages. Additionally, adequate cleanouts must be incorporated to ensure the system may be readily cleaned.
  8. Principle No. 8 - Durable Materials and Good Workmanship. The piping and other components of the plumbing system must be manufactured of durable material, free from defective workmanship, and designed and constructed to provide satisfactory service for its reasonable expected life.
  9. Principle No. 9 - Need for Traps in the Plumbing Drainage System. Every fixture directly connected to the drainage system must be equipped with a liquid-seal trap. The drainage and associated vent system must be designed to provide adequate circulation of air in and throughout all piping. Trap seals shall be protected from the dangers of siphonage, leakage, aspiration, momentum, oscillation, back pressure, evaporation, and capillary action under conditions of normal ordinary use.
  10. Principle No. 10 - Special Precautions for Oily and/or Flammable Liquid Wastes. Oily and/or flammable liquid wastes pose a public health and safety danger if not properly disposed of. Accordingly, all commercial buildings and garages which are used to store or repair motor vehicles must have separators installed to ensure that all oil, grease, and other flammable wastes are discharged before emptying into the building drainage system or other point of disposal.
  11. Principle No. 11 - Need for Venting in the Plumbing System. Vent terminals shall extend to the outer air above the roof line and be installed to prohibit the possibility of vent obstruction and the return of sewage gases into the building.
  12. Principle No. 12 - Plumbing Systems must Be Tested. The plumbing system must be subjected to such tests as mandated by 248 CMR 10.00 to effectively disclose all leaks and defects in the work or the materials.
  13. Principle No. 13 - Harmful Substances must Be Excluded from the Plumbing System. No substance that will cause or exacerbate clogs or stoppages in pipes, produce explosive mixtures, destroy the pipes or their joints, or interfere unduly with the sewage disposal process shall enter the sanitary drainage system. Special waste water discharges containing such hazards must be collected and disposed of or treated prior to entering the sanitary drainage system.
  14. Principle No. 14 - Need for Indirect Waste Piping in the Plumbing Drainage System. Indirect waste piping shall be provided to prevent backflow of sewage or the contamination of food, water, ice, sterile goods, and other similar products. When the potential of a backflow of sewage event is possible, the fixture, device, or appliance shall be connected indirectly with the building sanitary or storm drainage system.
  15. ...continues...
 
  • Principle No. 15 - Light and Ventilation. No toilets, urinals, bathtubs, or shower facilities shall be installed into a new or renovated room, space, or compartment that does not incorporate proper illumination and mechanical exhaust to the exterior of the building. Principle No. 15 does not apply to the removal and replacement of existing fixtures.
  • Principle No. 16 - Need for Disposal of Sewage. All habitable buildings must be provided with a means of disposing of sewage. If toilets or other plumbing fixtures are to be installed in buildings where there is no sewer within a reasonable distance, suitable provisions shall be made for disposing of the sewage in compliance with 248 CMR and 310 CMR 15.00: The State Environmental Code, Title 5: Standard Requirements for the Siting, Construction, Inspection, Upgrade and Expansion of On-site Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems and for the Transport and Disposal of Septage.
  • Principal No. 17 - Prevent Sewer Flooding. Where a plumbing drainage system is subject to back-flow of sewage from the public sewer system suitable provision shall be incorporated to prevent the potential of overflow into the building.
  • Principle No. 18 - Proper Maintenance. Plumbing systems shall be maintained in a safe and serviceable condition from the standpoint of both mechanics and health.
  • Principle No. 19 - Fixtures Shall Be Accessible. All plumbing fixtures shall be installed in a manner with respect to clearances for spacing and accessibility for their intended use and cleansing.
  • Principle No. 20 - Structural Integrity. The performance of plumbing work shall not impact the structural integrity of building components. See 780 CMR: State Board of Building Regulations and Standards for licensing and other requirements governing such issues.
  • Principle No. 21 - Protect Ground and Surface Water. All discharges to ground or surface water must meet all local, state, and federal water quality discharge standards.
  • Principle No. 22 - Piping and Treatment of Hazardous Wastes. All waste discharge materials that may become detrimental to the health and welfare of the general public, that enter the sanitary drainage system of any building, shall be carried within hazardous waste piping systems. The hazardous waste shall be collected and disposed of or treated prior to entering the sanitary drainage system in accordance with the requirements of 248 CMR 10.00.
  • Principle No. 23 - Need for Privacy. In a room that accommodates more than one toilet, or that incorporates a urinal and a toilet, each toilet shall be enclosed and each urinal shall be side shielded for privacy.
  • Principle No. 24 - Drinking Fountain. Drinking fountains shall be installed in safe, clean, and hazard-free areas. The installation of a drinking fountain in a restroom that incorporates toilets or urinals is prohibited.
  • Principle No. 25 - Temporary Construction Trailers. Temporary construction trailers are exempt from the material provisions of 248 CMR 10.06. The water and sewer connections shall be the same materials as supplied by the trailer manufacturer.
  • Principle No. 26 - Materials and Design. The materials, products, devices, methods, systems, design, and installation of any and all aspects of a plumbing systems shall be in conformance with 248 CMR 3.00 through 10.00, including that all products used in any plumbing or gas fitting systems shall be Product-approved by the Board.
 
Also keep i mind that MA does not use the chapter 10 egress occupant load to determining plumbing fixture counts. You need to establish an agreed upon occupant load with the AHJ based on more a realistic actual occupant load of the building. If you use the chapter 10 egress occupant load with the MA plumbing calculations you will end up with A LOT of toilet rooms!!! Personally I have found that using the IPC plumbing calculations with the chapter 10 egress occupant load is a good starting point early in the project and is usually in the ball park of the counts you get using the actually occupant load (as signed off by the AHJ) and MA plumbing code calculations.
 
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