(a)
- (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Place of public entertainment” means any establishment that:
- (i) Accommodates more than 100 individuals; and
- (ii) Is included under § 302.0 Use Group A, Assembly Uses, of the Building Officials and Code Administrators Model Performance Code as adopted by regulation by the Department of Housing and Community Development.
- (3) “Public restroom” means a public sanitary facility that contains more than one sanitary fixture.
- (4) “Sanitary fixture” means a toilet, urinal, or lavatory placed in a public sanitary facility.
- (b) In any place of public entertainment required by a State, county, or municipal law, rule, or regulation to have a public restroom, sanitary fixtures shall be distributed so that the number of toilets provided in a public restroom for women shall be no less than the combined number of toilets and urinals provided in a public restroom for men.
- (c) The provisions of this section shall apply to any place of public entertainment for which a construction permit is issued after May 1, 1993.
(d) This section does not apply to:
- (1) Restoration or renovation of structures, including restoration or renovation which involves 100% of the previously existing structure; or
- (2) An addition to any structure.
Added by Acts 1992, c. 254, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992.