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Title 4 — HEALTH AND SANITATION

Laguna Woods Municipal Code Ch. 4.04 Sanitation at Work or Construction Sites

Laguna Woods Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Laguna Woods

Cite as: Laguna Woods Municipal Code Chapter 4.04 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. 4.04.010. - Sanitary facilities to be provided.

It shall be unlawful for any person to commence or proceed with any work unless before commencing or proceeding with said work adequate and suitable sanitary facilities are provided for the use of persons employed on said work. The sanitary facilities provided shall be located upon the site upon which such work is being done, or in case it is impractical to locate said facilities upon the site, such sanitary facilities must be located not more than 250 feet from the site of the work. Not less than one sanitary facility shall be provided for each 20 persons or fraction thereof employed upon the work.

(OCC § 4-3-2)

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Sec. 4.04.020. - Sanitary facility specifications.

All sanitary facilities shall be completely enclosed on all sides and top and shall be equipped with a self-closing door. The floor of the enclosure shall be six inches above ground level and shall be smooth, and screened ventilation shall be provided for sanitary facility compartment. All sanitary facility enclosures shall have an inside area of at least 15 square feet for each sanitary facility enclosed. Each sanitary facility enclosure shall contain at least one sanitary facility with seat and cover and one separate urinal. The ceiling height of the sanitary facility enclosure shall be a minimum of six inches.

(OCC § 4-3-3)

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Sec. 4.04.030. - Sanitary facility specifications in special situations.

(a) On work employing not more than 15 persons at any time on any premises that does not abut any street, alley or easement in which a public sewer is available for connection or for the erection of a single dwelling a pit privy may be maintained in lieu of the sanitary facilities referred to in Section 4.04.020 hereof. The privy vault shall be at least three feet in depth and not less than six square feet in area.

(b) The foundation or floor thereof and the riser seat therein shall be so constructed and maintained as to provide a completely fly-tight vault. No privy shall be constructed or maintained within four feet of the property line or within ten feet of any sidewalk or public way or within 50 feet of any residence or any premises used for residential purposes. No privy shall be built or maintained within a radius of 500 feet from any grocery store, delicatessen, meat market, public eating place or school or within 100 feet of a water well. Whenever the use of a privy vault is discontinued, the vault contents shall be covered to a depth of not less than one foot with compacted earth.

(OCC § 4-3-4)

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Sec. 4.04.040. - Maintenance of sanitary facility.

All sanitary facility enclosures provided for by this chapter shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times and shall be kept supplied with toilet paper. Pit privies shall be disinfected with a suitable material to prevent odors and fly breeding. Chemical type sanitary facilities shall be completely pumped out at sufficiently frequent intervals to prevent odors and overflowing and shall be recharged with a fresh nonskinburning chemical.

(OCC § 4-3-5)

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Sec. 4.04.050. - Enforcement.

It shall be the duty of the Building Official, the Health Department and all peace officers charged with the enforcement of law to enforce this chapter and all the provisions of the same.

(OCC § 4-3-6)

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