Article IX
Palm Springs Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Palm Springs
§ 8.04.900. Findings.¶
(a) The creation of all-gender toilet facilities through this Chapter will not affect anyone's right to use facilities consistent with their gender identity. While some transgender or gender nonconforming people may choose to use allgender facilities, no one can be required to use an all-gender toilet facility because of their identity or appearance.
(b) Transgender and gender-nonconforming people frequently experience harassment in toilet facilities. Required use of gender-specific toilet facilities can create unnecessary risk that leads to transgender and gender-nonconforming people being denied access, being verbally harassed, or physically assaulted in these facilities. These experiences, in turn, impact one's education, employment, health, and participation in public life. This is especially true for transgender women of color, who experience the highest rates of discrimination. To address this ongoing discrimination and harassment, it is essential to provide more all-gender toilet facilities.
(c) All-gender toilet facilities also benefit the entire community. They provide universal access for families with small children, people with disabilities who rely upon personal care assistance from an attendant or family member, and seniors who require assistance or supervision.
(d) In order to be inclusive of all gender identities, this Article uses the term "all-gender" toilet facilities rather than "unisex" or "gender-neutral" toilet facilities.
(Ord. 1895 § 1, 2016)
§ 8.04.901. Requirement.¶
(a) No later than October 1, 2016, all single-occupancy restrooms in businesses and places of public accommodation in operation on the effective date of this Article shall be all-gender, meaning that access shall not be restricted to persons of a specific sex or gender identity, and any existing gender-specific room identification signage on each such singleoccupancy restroom shall be removed and replaced with signage for all genders that complies with either Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
(b) Any business or place of public accommodation that commences operation after the effective date of this Article shall provide the required room identification signage and make each single-user toilet facility available for use by persons of any sex or gender identity immediately upon opening to the public.
(c) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as requiring or authorizing (1) a reduction in the number of toilet facilities that are required by Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or (2) a reduction in the number of toilet facilities accessible to persons with disabilities that are otherwise required under either Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
(Ord. 1895 § 1, 2016)
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