The Florida Senate

¹553.141  Public restrooms; ratio of facilities for men and women; application; rules.--

(1)  A building that is newly constructed after September 30, 1992, and that is a publicly owned building or a privately owned building that has restrooms open to the public must have a ratio of 3 to 2 water closets provided for women as the combined total of water closets and urinals provided for men, unless there are two or fewer fixtures for men.

(2)  As used in this section, the term "newly constructed" means new construction, building, alteration, rehabilitation, or repair that equals or exceeds 50 percent of the replacement value existing on October 1, 1992, unless the same was under design or construction, or under construction contract before October 1, 1992.

(3)  This section does not apply to establishments licensed under chapter 509 if the establishment does not provide meeting or banquet rooms which accommodate more than 150 persons and the establishment has at least the same number of water closets for women as the combined total of water closets and urinals for men.

(4)  The Board of Building Codes and Standards shall adopt rules to administer this section, pursuant to chapter 120.

History.--s. 1, ch. 92-68; s. 1, ch. 93-45; s. 68, ch. 98-287.

¹Note.--Transferred to s. 553.86 by s. 68, ch. 98-287, "[e]ffective upon the approval by the Legislature of the adoption of the Florida Building Code by the Florida Building Commission."