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CHAPTER 5 PLUMBING FACILITIES AND FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS SECTION 501 GENERAL 501.1 Scope. The provisions of this chapter shall govern the ininiinuin pluinbing systeins, facilities and pluinbing fixtures to be provided. 501.2 Res�rvnsihility. The owner of the structare shall provide and inaintain such pluinbing facilities and pluinbing fixtares in coinpliance with these requireinents. A person shallnotoccupy as owner-occupant or pennit another person to occupy any structare or prenuses which does not coinply with the requ�r�- inents of this chapter. �P� SECTION 502 REQUIRED FACILITIES 502.1 Dwelling uuiTs. Every dwelling unit shall contain its own bathtub or shower, lavatory, water closet and kitchen sink which shalI b� maintained in a sanitary, safe workingcondition. The lavatory shall be placed in the saine rot>m as the water cioset or located in close proxiinity to the door leading directly into the rooin in which such water closet is located. A kitchen sink shall not be u�ed as a substitute for the required lavatory. 502.2Rooininghouses. Atleastone watercloset, lavatoryand bathtub or shower shall be supplied for each four rooining units. 502.3Hotels. Where private waterclosets, lavatories and baths are not provided one water closet, one lavatory and one bathtub or shower having access froin a public hallway shall he pro- vided for each ten occupant��. 502.4 Einployees' facilities. A ininiinuin of one water closet, one lavatory and one drinking facility shall be available to ein- ployees. 502.4.1 Drinking facilities. Drinking facilities shall he a drinking founcain, water cooler,bottled watercooler or dis- posable cups next to a sink or water dispenser. Drinking fa- cilities shall not be located in toilet rooins or bathrooins. [P� SECTION 503 TOILET ROOMS 503.1 Privacy. Toilet rooins and bathrooins shall provide pri- vacy and shall not constitute the only passageway to a I�;11 or other space, or to L� exterior. A door and interiorlocking de- vice shall be provided for all coiTUnon or shared bathrooms and toilet rooins in a inultiple dwelling. 503.2 Location. Toilet rooms and bathrooms serving hotel 1 units, rooining units or donnitory units or housekeeping units, shall haveaccess by traversing not more Ihan one flight of stairs and shall havc access froin a coimnon hall or passageway. 503.3 Location of einployee toilet facilities. Toilet facilities shall have access froin within the einployees' warking area. The required toilet facilities shall be located not inore than one story above or below the einployees' working area anc� tl�e patl� of travel to such facilities shall not exceed adistanceof 500 feet (152 rn)_ Einployee fac.ilities shal[ either be separate facilities or coinbined einployee and public facilities. Exception: Facilities that are required for einployees in storage structures ar kiosks, which are located 'm ad,jac�nt �1�11L:4= _3 'JI1:I�: I: �� : .:r r• ;ra•ir_•i � !�'I.'. IL'�:}': S!� L'�5�'il r.'I. KI-1: =a r e�tet.l a�.r�i ��= I J_s��-_ � d.SU!= I r�L �. I.i_' r� i 1-s�ni Ih_ t�r. ployees' regular working area to the facilities. 503.4 Flsrt�r surface. In other than dwelling units, every toilet rooin floor shall be inaintained to be a sinooth, hard, nonabsorbent surface to pennit such floor to be easily kept in a clean and sanitary condition. [P] SECTION 504 PLUMBING SYSTEMS �i�!i �1X7'UR�S 504.1 General. All n�tfmbin� fixtu�;:;: �;=a11 be i�roperi� In- stalled and mai€ttainec� in working order, and shall be kept free froin obstructions. leaks and defects and be caoable of per- fonning the function for which such pluinbing fixtares are de- signed. All pluinbing fixtures shall he inaintained in a safe, sanitary and functional condition. 504.2 Fixture clearances. Pluinbing fixtures shall have ade- quate cicacances for usage and cleaning. 504.3 �I�bing systein hazards. Where it is found that a pluinbing systern in astructureconstitutes a hazard to t�e oceu- pants or i��e structure by reason of inadequate service, inade- quate venting, cross connection, 6acitsiphonage> iinproper -�r,l•�I: �lax�. SIrr.Tr.:: ��'a•i� sa �•rrir � ::r'.t�r:a;rxi�r rrrstu�. ,'z ::i �:;:- ;�=r-i:_i •;h:.l I rt�p_in• I! u� �I��i rr�t u i h�� s::i-�r�ed ai t•Irr.v nate !he hazard SECTION 505 WATER SYSTEM 505.1 General. Every sink, lavatory bathtub or shower, drink- inv fountain. water closet or other ,�Iu�i�ing fixture shall be k'�t'I��; connected to eithera E�ii'.�li� wac�rsystemarto an ap- proved private water systein. All kitchen sinks, lavatories, laundry facilities, bathtubs and showers shall be supplied with hot or teinpered and cold running water in accordance with the Intet-rzationa.l Plumbing Code. [1'� 505.2 Containination. The water supply shall be �ain- tain�d free froin containination, and all water inlets for pluinb- ing fixtares shall be located above the flood-level riin of the fixture. Shampoo basin faucets, janitor sink faucets and oLh�r 2003 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE C4b�� I S � .. � . .. !