Section 362.2902. Plumbing fixtures.

 

(1)   Minimum number of fixtures.

(a) Exceptions. These are department exceptions to the requirements in IBC section 2902.1:

1. Where more than one water closet is required for males, urinals may be substituted for up to 50 percent of the required number of water closets .

2. Where water is served in restaurants or where other acceptable arrangements are made to provide drinking water, drinking fountains are not required.

3. For child day care facilities, bathtubs or showers are not required where other personal hygiene washing arrangements are provided that satisfy the licensing requirements of the Wisconsin department of health services.

4. For day nurseries and child day care facilities, children under the age of 30 months need not be considered as a part of the occupant load used to determine the minimum number of water closets.

5. Service sinks may be omitted for any occupancy where privies have been substituted for water closets under s. SPS 362.2900 (1) (a) 2.

(b) Additional fixtures. These are department informational notes to be used under IBC sections 2902.1 and 2902.2:

Note: Additional plumbing fixtures may be required for employees by the U.S. department of labor, occupational safety and health act (OSHA) regulations.

Note: Additional plumbing fixtures may be required by the department of health services for restaurants, mobile home parks, camping grounds, camping resorts, recreational camps and educational camps.

Note: Chapter SPS 390 also has requirements for minimum numbers of sanitary fixtures for a public swimming pool, as based on the pool area. For some buildings, the minimum number of sanitary fixtures determined in that manner may be larger than the minimum number determined in accordance with this section. Compliance with this section does not relieve an owner from complying with ch. SPS 390 .

Note: Chapter SPS 391 has requirements for equal speed of access to toilets for each gender, at facilities where the public congregates that do not fall under the scope of this chapter.

(c) Substitutions in IBC Table 2902.1.

1. Substitute the following wording for the water closets heading in IBC Table 2902.1: Water closets e (see s. SPS 362.2902 (1) (a) 1. for urinals).

2. Substitute the following wording for the drinking fountains heading in IBC Table 2902.1: Drinking fountains (see s. SPS 362.2902 (1) (a) 2. ).

3. In IBC Table 2902.1, substitute the following wording for the required minimum number of water closets for females in type A-4 and A-5 occupancies: 1 per 37 for the first 1,500 and 1 per 60 for the remainder exceeding 1,500.

4. Substitute the following wording for the required number of bathtubs or showers in storage occupancies in IBC Table 2902.1: See the International Plumbing Code .

5. Substitute the following wording for the required number of bathtubs or showers in factory and industrial occupancies in IBC Table 2902.1: See the International Plumbing Code .

(d) Addition to IBC Table 2902.1. This is an additional department footnote for IBC Table 2902.1: Footnote e. Wherever more than 500 people congregate and more than the required minimum number of water closets or urinals are provided for males, twice as many of those additional toilet facilities shall be provided for females.

(2)   Lavatories for toilet rooms. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 2902.1: At least one lavatory shall be provided in each toilet room or in a gender-designated lounge adjacent to the toilet room. If a multiple-use lavatory is provided, 24 lineal inches of wash sink, or 20 inches measured along the edge of a circular basin will be considered equivalent to one lavatory.

(3)   Distribution of plumbing facilities and number of occupants of each sex. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 2902.3: Except as otherwise specified in IBC Table 2902.1, the required water closets, lavatories, and showers or bathtubs shall be distributed equally between the sexes based on the percentage of each sex anticipated in the occupant load. The occupant load shall be composed of 50% of each sex, unless statistical data approved by the code official indicate a different distribution of the sexes.

(4)   Public facilities. This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC section 2902.3: Toilet rooms may be omitted in a small retail or mercantile building where all of the following requirements are met:

(a) No more than 25 occupants are accommodated.

(b) Other restrooms are conveniently located and available to the patrons and employees during all hours of operation.

(c) The omission is approved in writing by the local unit of government.

(d) A copy of the written approval from the local unit of government is provided to the department or its authorized representative upon request.

(5)   Location of restaurant toilet rooms. This is a department informational note to be used under IBC section 2902.3:

(6)   Pay facilities. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 2902.3.4 All toilet facilities shall be free of charge.

CR 00-179 : cr. Register December 2001 No. 552 , eff. 7-1-02; CR 01-139 : am. (2) Register June 2002 No. 558 , eff. 7-1-02; CR 02-002 : cr. (1) (c) Register April 2003 No. 568 , eff. 5-1-03; CR 04-016 : r. and recr. (1) (a), am. (1) (c) 1. and 2., renum. (1) (c) 3., 4., and (4) to (7) to be (1) (c) 4., 5., and (6) to (9), cr. (1) (c) 3., (d), (4) and (5) Register December 2004 No. 588 , eff. 1-1-05; CR 06-120 : am. (1) (c) 1. and (d), r. and recr. (1) (c) 3., r. (3), (4) and (8), renum. (5) to (7) and (9) to be (3) to (5) and (6) and am. (4) (intro.), (5) and (6) Register February 2008 No. 626 , eff. 3-1-08; CR 08-055 : cr. (1) (a) 5. Register February 2009 No. 638 , eff. 3-1-09; correction in (1) (a) 3. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. , Stats., Register February 2009 No. 638 ; correction in (1) (a) 5., (c) 1., 2. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 ; corrections in (4) (intro.), (5), (6) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register September 2014 No. 705 .

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The substitution in this subsection is no longer valid because the IBC section 2902.3 that is referred to was repealed during promulgation of the 2009 edition of the IBC. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Note: Additional requirements for restaurant toilet rooms may be applied by the Department of Health Services. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section 146.085 , Stats., prohibits charging a fee for the use of toilet facilities and imposes a fine of $10 to $50 for violations. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1