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 Florida Building Commission 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; ss. 52, 108, ch. 2000-141; s. 58, ch. 2000-154.

¹Note.--

A.  Section 52, ch. 2000-141, amended s. 553.141, effective July 1, 2001, to read:

553.141  Public restrooms; ratio of facilities for men and women; application; incorporation into the Florida Building Code.--The Florida Building Commission shall incorporate into the Florida Building Code, to be adopted by rule pursuant to s. 553.73(1), a ratio of public restroom facilities for men and women which must be provided in all buildings that are newly constructed after September 30, 1992, and that have restrooms open to the public. 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.

B.  Transferred July 1, 2001, to s. 553.86 by s. 68, ch. 98-287, as amended by s. 108, ch. 2000-141.