§ 24-211
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§24–211.
(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.