Section 390.19. Toilet room and sanitary facilities.

 

(1)   General requirements.

(a) Toilet and handwash facilities, and public drinking fountains shall be located so to be accessible by a length of paved walking surface no greater than 300 feet from the nearest rim of the most distant public swimming pool or water attraction.

(b) Showers and dressing facilities shall be provided and located on the premises and accessible by a length of paved walking surface.

(c)

1. The floors of toilet rooms and dressing areas serving public swimming pools or water attractions shall have a smooth, hard, nonabsorbent, slip-resistant surface.

2. A smooth, hard, nonabsorbent surface shall extend upward on the walls at least 6 inches.

3. Junctions between walls and floors shall be coved.

4. When floor drains are installed, drain openings shall be ¼ inch or less in width or diameter.

(2)   Drainage of covered areas.

(a) Floor drains shall be installed in toilet rooms and locker rooms where sanitary fixtures are located and where the room door is adjacent to the deck or adjacent to the impervious walkway draining to the deck.

(b) Floor drain openings shall be ¼ inch or less in width or diameter.

(c) Floors shall be pitched to drain.

(3)   Walls. Toilet room and locker room walls shall have a smooth, hard, nonabsorbent surface to a height of at least 4 feet above the floor.

(4)   Lockers. Lockers shall be set either on solid masonry bases at least 4 inches high or on legs extending at least 10 inches above the floor.

(5)   Required number of sanitary fixtures.

(a) The required minimum number of toilets, lavatories and showers shall be provided in accordance with Table 390.19.

(b)

1. Except as provided in subd. 2. , the minimum number of drinking fountains shall be provided adjacent to the required deck in accordance with Table 390.19.

2. For bed and breakfast establishments, tourist rooming houses or private guest rooms, a source of potable drinking water shall be provided in the enclosure by a fixture installed as per ch. SPS 382 or by providing commercially bottled drinking water.

(6)   Diaper changing station.

(a) Except as permitted in par. (b) , all toilet rooms providing the required sanitary fixtures shall be equipped with a diaper changing station.

(b) Diaper changing stations are not required in toilet rooms exclusively serving therapy pools.

(7)   Spectator access. Spectator walkways, restrooms, dressing rooms and seating areas shall be separated from pool patron required deck.

CR 08-056 : cr. Register February 2009 No. 638 , eff. 3-1-09; correction in (5) (a), (b) 1., 2., Table 390.19 made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 .

Note

All applicable building requirements of chs. SPS 361 to 366 shall apply to the construction of bathhouses. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 390.19
Minimum Number of Sanitary Fixtures Required at
Public Pools and Water Attraction s - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 F = female; M = male; < = less than; > = greater than Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 a For pools with spectator areas, see chs. SPS 361 to 366 that contain the requirements for sanitary facilities. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 b For water attractions in excess of 37,500 sq ft., use the following additions: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 • For each 7,500 sq. ft. or fraction thereof add one sanitary unit – 0.7 male water closets, 1.0 male urinal, 0.85 male lavatories, 1.0 male showers, 0.6 drinking fountains, 4.0 female water closets, 1.0 female lavatory and 1.0 female shower. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 For pools in excess of 7,500 sq. ft. and Type 1 above, and for pools in excess of 15,000 sq. ft. and Type 2 above, use the following additions: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 • For each 4,000 sq. ft. or fraction thereof, add one sanitary unit – 1.0 male water closet, 1.0 male urinal, 1.0 male lavatory, 4.0 male showers, 1.0 drinking fountain, 4 female water closets, 1.0 female lavatory, 4.0 female showers. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 For the requirements listed for additional sanitary facilities each fraction represents an additional fixture. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1