Chapter 4 — PLUMBING FIXTURES AND FIXTURE FITTINGS
422.2 Separate Facilities.
California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-12 · California
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Separate toilet facilities shall be provided for each sex. Exceptions [Not adopted for OSHPD 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5] : (1) Residential installations. (2) In occupancies with a total occupant load of 10 or less,
including customers and employees, one toilet facility, designed for use by no more than one person at a time, shall be permitted for use by both sexes. (3) In business and mercantile occupancies with a total occu pant load of 50 or less including customers and employees, one toilet facility, designed for use by no more than one person at a time, shall be permitted for use by both sexes. 422.2.1 Single Use Toilet Facilities. Single use toilet facilities and family or assisted use toilet facilities shall be identified with signage indicating use by either sex. 422.2.2 Family or Assisted-Use Toilet Facilities. Where a separate toilet facility is required for each sex, and each toilet facility is required to have only one water closet, two family or assisted-use toilet facilities shall be permitted in place of the required separate toilet facilities.
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