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Part 2 — SANITARY FACILITIES

Arcadia Building Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Arcadia

8720. - BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

No person shall commence or proceed with the erection, construction, repair, raising, adding to, removal or demolition of any building, unless such person shall place and maintain upon the site of such construction work, for the use of any person employed or working upon any such building or portion thereof, a waterflush toilet enclosed within a suitable building or structure and connected to a cesspool or sewer. In the event such construction work is being done upon two or more adjoining lots or parcels of land by the owner thereof or a contractor, such water flush toilet may be placed and maintained by such owner or contractor upon any of such lots or parcels of land provided such toilet is located within a reasonable distance of the lot or premises upon which such construction work is being done, and shall in no case be locked more than two hundred fifty (250) feet from the site of the work being done. In the event that a cesspool or sewer is not available for use at or near the site of the proposed work, the Building Official may authorize the temporary use of a sanitary chemical toilet, but in no event shall a privy, privy vault, dry privy or privy structure be erected, constructed, used or maintained at or upon the site of any such construction

work.

(Former Chapter 7 (Sections 8710 through 8737) repealed and a new Chapter 7 added by Ord. 1443 adopted 12-21-71. Chapter 7 (Sections 8710 through 8718) repealed and a new Chapter 7, Part 2 added by Ord. 1719 adopted 5-5-81.)

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▸ Contents — Arcadia Building Code
Arcadia Building Code
  1. Article VIII — BUILDING REGULATIONS
  2. Part 1 — CREATION OF DIVISION
  3. Part 2 — DEFINITIONS
  4. Part 3 — VIOLATIONS
  5. Part 4
  6. Part 1 — ADOPTION
  7. Part 3 — ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND AMENDMENTS[[3]]
  8. Part 2 — PURPOSE
  9. Part 3
  10. Part 1 — DECLARATION OF NEED
  11. Part 2 — PURPOSE
  12. Part 5 — DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS
  13. Part 2 — SANITARY FACILITIES
  14. Part 4 — SWIMMING POOL REGULATIONS
  15. Part 5 — HOUSE NUMBERING SYSTEM
  16. Part 6 — SECURITY BARS
  17. Part 3
  18. Part 1 — UNREINFORCED MASONRY BEARING WALL BUILDINGS
  19. Part 2 — PURPOSE
  20. Part 3 — ADDITIONS, DELETES AND AMENDMENTS[[12]]

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