3101 TOILET ROOMS, RESTROOMS - CONVENIENCE, ACCESSIBILITY, AND REQUIRED GENDER-NEUTRAL SIGNS

3101.1 Each food establishment shall maintain restrooms consisting of a toilet room or toilet rooms, proper and sufficient water closets, and sinks that are conveniently located and readily accessible to all employees as specified in § 3101.3.3101.2 All single-occupancy toilet rooms shall display gender-neutral signs on the door that read 'Restroom,' or have a universally recognized pictorial indicating that persons of any gender may use each restroom, in accordance with 4 DCMR § 802.2).3101.3 Food establishments employing:- (a) Five (5) or fewer employees may provide only a single toilet facility with a gender-neutral sign on the door in accordance with 4 DCMR § 802.2; or

- (b) More than five (5) employees shall have multiple toilet facilities that are either:

- (1) Single-occupancy toilet rooms with a gender-neutral sign on each door as specified in § 3101.2 in accordance with 4 DCMR § 802.2; or

- (2) Multiple-stall toilet rooms with gender-specific signs on the doors that read 'Men' and 'Women' or contain gender-specific, universally recognized pictorials of 'Men' and 'Women'.3101.4 Sinks shall be located within the toilet room or within an anteroom or vestibule serving the toilet room.3101.5 The Department may permit in existing businesses the continuing location of existing sinks outside of, but immediately adjacent to, the toilet room.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).