CHAPTER 8

800 PLUMBING FIXTURES

801 CONNECTIONS TO PLUMBING SYSTEM REQUIRED

All plumbing fixtures and drains used to receive or discharge liquid wastes or sewage
shall be connected to the drainage system of the building or premises in accordance
with the requirements of this code.

802 MINIMUM PLUMBING FACILITIES

802.1 Minimum Number of Fixtures

1. In all areas under this Article requiring Minimum Number of Fixtures regulated by
State or Federal Law or regulation, the Administrative Authority will accept the State
and Federal minimum standards in lieu of Article XV requirements.

2. Plumbing Fixtures shall be provided for the type of building occupancy and in the
minimum number(s) show in Table 802.1 “Minimum Number of Plumbing Fixtures”.
Types of building occupancy not show in Table 802.1 will be considered individually
by the Administrative Authority.

802.2 Separate Facilities

In other than residential installations, where toilet and bathing facilities are provided to
serve members of both sexes and are designed for use by more than one person at a
time, separate facilities shall be installed for each sex.

802.1 FOOTNOTES

1. When either a change in the type of occupancy or an increase in the occupancy

load in a building is made, the plumbing facilities shall be made to conform to
the new requirements.

2. Facilities for types of occupancies not shown on this table will be determined by
the Administrative Authority.

3. The total number of occupants shall be determined by the building code, or

other code, mandatory in the municipality in which the building or facility is
located. The number of occupants of each sex as determined by Footnote 5,
shall be noted on the drawings required by Section 201 of these Rules and
Regulations to be submitted to the Administrative Authority.

4. All applicable local, state and federal requirements for the disabled shall apply to
all the fixture types and layouts included in all projects submitted for approval to
the Administrative Authority.

5. The number of female and male occupants to be used in determining the

required number of fixtures shall each be 50% of the total number of occupants
as determined by the applicable building code, except as hereinafter indicated.

Exception:

a. The number of persons of each sex for the central toilet facilities in shopping
centers with enclosed malls shall be based on 70% females and 30% males.

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 TABLE 802.11,2,3,4,5,6
MINIMUM NUMBER OF TOILET FACILITIES 10
Fixtures (Number of fixtures per number of occupants) 7

TYPE OF WATER CLOSETS9 URINALS8 LAVATORIES DRINKING11 BATHTUBS/ OTHERS

OCCUPANCY FOUNTAINS SHOWERS
MALE FEMALE MALE
ASSEMBLY: 1 per 100 1 per 25 1 per 100 1 per 200 1 per toilet 1 service
Auditoriums, up to 400 up to 100 up to 600 room, but not sink per
Theaters less than 1 per floor
over 400 over 100 – add 1 over 600 – 1000
- add 2 per 500 per 60 add 1 per
300
ASSEMBLY:12,13 2 per 1 - 50 1 per 1 – 25 Footnote 8 1 per 1 – 50 Footnotes
Nightclubs, 14,15,16,
Dance halls: 3 per 51 - 100 2 per 26 –50 2 per 51 - 17
Restaurants, 100
Lounges, 4 per 3 per 51 – 100 1 service
Bars, 101 - 4 per 101 – 200 3 per 100 - sink per
Taverns 200 250 floor
over
over 200 - add 1 200 - over 250 -
per 100 add 1 add 1 per
per 100 200
ASSEMBLY: 1 per 1 per Footnote 8 1 per 200 1 per 1000 1 service
Museums, 125 65 sink per
Exhibition floor
Halls, etc.
ASSEMBLY: 1 per 75 1 per Footnote 8 1 per 150 1 per 1000 1 service
Convention 40 sink per
Halls, floor
Arenas,
Coliseums
 TABLE 802.11,2,3,4,5,6
MINIMUM NUMBER OF TOILET FACILITIES10
Fixtures (Number of fixtures per number of occupants)7

TYPE OF WATER CLOSETS 9 URINALS8 LAVATORIES DRINKING11 BATHTUBS/ OTHERS

OCCUPANCY MALE FEMALE MALE FOUNTAIN SHOWERS

ASSEMBLY:18 1 per 75 1 per 50 Footnote 8 1 per 100 1 per 1000 Footnote 18 1 service
Stadiums, pools, etc. sink per
floor
ASSEMBLY:19 1 per 150 1 per 75 1 per 150 1 per 200 1 per 1000 1 service
Places of Worship sink
OFFICE 1 per 1-15 1 per 1-15 Footnote 8 1 per 1-15 1 per 75 1 service
BUILDINGS: 2 per 16-35 2 per 16-35 2 per 16-35 sink per
Private&Government 5 3 per 36-55 3 per 36-55 3 per 36-60 floor
4 per 56-80 4 per 56-80 4 per 61-90
5 per 81-110 5 per 81-110 5 per 91-125
6 per111-150 6 per111-150
over 125 -
over 150 - over 150 - add 1 per 45
add 1 per 40 add 1 per 40
EDUCATIONAL: Footnote 20 1 service
Elementary 1 per 40 1 per 30 1 per 50 1 per 100 sink per
(Students) 1 per 70 1 per 40 1 per 50 1 per 100 floor
Secondary 1 per 70 1 per 40 Footnote 8 1 per 50
(Students) Same as Same as office Same as
University, Adult office bldg. office
Centers, etc. bldg. bldg.
Staff (all schools)21
 TABLE 802.11,2,3,4,5,6
MINIMUM NUMBER OF TOILET FACILITIES10
Fixtures (Number of fixtures per number of occupants)7

TYPE OF WATER CLOSETS9 URINALS8 LAVATORIES DRINKING11 BATHTUBS/ OTHERS

OCCUPANCY MALE FEMALE MALE FOUNTAIN SHOWERS

FACTORIES, 1 per 25 1 per 25 Footnote 8 1 per 10 1 per 100 Footnote 22 1 service

INDUSTRIAL up to 100 up to 100 up to 100 sink per
floor
Over 100 – Over 100 – over 100 –
add 1 per 75 add 1 per 75 add 1 per 15

Footnote 23
STORAGE, 1 per 100 1 per 100 Footnote 8 1 per 100 1 per 100 Footnote 22 1 service
WAREHOUSE sink per
Footnote 23 floor
INSTITUTIONAL: 1 per room 1 per 100 1 per 15 1 service
Hospitals, sink per
1 per room
Ambulatory Nursing floor
Homes – patients
Non-Ambulatory 1 per 8 1 per 100 1 per 15 1 service
Nursing Homes, sink per
1 per 8
Sanitariums – floor
Patients
Employees24 1 per 25 1 per 25 Footnote 8 1 per 35 1 per 100 1 service
sink per
floor
Visitors24 1 per 75 1 per 75 Footnote 8 1 per 100 1 per 500 1 service
sink per
floor
 TABLE 802.11,2,3,4,5,6
MINIMUM NUMBER OF TOILET FACILITIES10
Fixtures (Number of fixtures per number of occupants)7

TYPE OF WATER CLOSETS9 URINALS8 LAVATORIES DRINKING11 BATHTUBS/ OTHERS

OCCUPANCY MALE FEMALE MALE FOUNTAIN SHOWERS

INSTITUTIONAL: 1 per 1 per cell 1 per cell 1 each cell 1 service

Prisons – 1 per cell exercise block floor block floor sink per
Inmates24 room 1 per exercise floor
1 per exercise room room 1 per exercise
room
Asylums, 1 per 15 1 per 100 1 per 15 1 service
Reformatories - 1 per 15 sink per
Inmates floor
Employees24 1 per 25 1 per 25 Footnote 8 1 per 35 1 per 100 1 service
sink per
floor
Visitors24 1 per 75 1 per 75 Footnote 8 1 per 100 1 per 500 1 service
sink per
floor
 TABLE 802.11,2,3,4,5,6
MINIMUM NUMBER OF TOILET FACILITIES10
Fixtures (Number of fixtures per number of occupants)7

TYPE OF WATER CLOSETS9 URINALS8 LAVATORIES DRINKING11 BATHTUBS/ OTHERS

OCCUPANCY MALE FEMALE MALE FOUNTAIN SHOWERS

Children 1 per 10 1 per 100 1 service

under age 1 per 1026 sink
DAY CARE & of 6
CHILD CARE Children 1 per 12 Footnotes
CENTERS27 over age 1 per 12 17,25
of 6
Staff Footnote 8 1 per 15
1 per 15

Customers Footnote 8 1 per 750 1 per 150 at 1 service

each floor sink per
1 per 500
MERCANTILE:28 floor
Individual
Stores including Employees Footnote 8 1 per 15 up to
Strip Shopping 1 per 15 up to 60 45
Centers
over 60, add 1 per 40 over 45, add 1
per 45
Individual Footnote 8 1 per 750 1 per 1000 1 service
Stores 1 per 500 sink per
floor
Customers Footnote 8 1 per 750 1 per 1000 1 service
MERCANTILE:29
1 per 500 sink per
Enclosed Mall,
floor
Shopping
Employees Footnote 8 1 per 15 up to 1 per 150, 1 service
Centers, Central
45 each floor in sink per
Toilet Facilities 1 per 15 up to 60
multi-floor store;
over 45, add 1 store each floor
over 60, add 1 per 40
per 45 in multi-
level store
 TABLE 802.11,2,3,4,5,6
MINIMUM NUMBER OF TOILET FACILITIES10
Fixtures (Number of fixtures per number of occupants)7

TYPE OF WATER CLOSETS9 URINALS8 LAVATORIES DRINKING11 BATHTUBS/ OTHERS

OCCUPANCY MALE FOUNTAIN SHOWERS
MALE FEMALE

RESIDENTIAL: 1 per 25 up 1 per 10; over 1 per 75, 1 shower per 1 service
Dormitories, Fraternity & to 150; 10, add 1 per minimum of 1 8 males or sink per
Sorority Houses over 150, 10 females per floor females plus floor
add 1 per and 1 per 15 1 bathtub per 1 laundry
1 per 10 1 per 5
50 males 30 females tray and 1
up to 150; automatic
over 150, washer
add 1 per 20 connection
RESIDENTIAL: 1 per 8 1 per 8 1 laundry
Boarding Houses, tray;19
Rooming Houses and 1 per 8 1
Similar Non-Transient automatic
Facilities washer
connection
RESIDENTIAL: 1 per dwelling 1 per 1 kitchen
One- and Two-Family 1 per dwelling unit unit dwelling unit sink30
Dwellings, including
Attached Dwellings
RESIDENTIAL: 1 per dwelling 1 per 1 kitchen
Multifamily unit dwelling unit sink per
dwelling
1 per dwelling unit
unit,
Footnote
31
HOTEL, MOTEL 1 in lobby 1 kitchen
1 per room 1 per room area sink per
dwelling
unit,
1 in lobby area 1 in lobby area Footnote
31
TEMPORARY 1 per 100
CONSTRUCTION 1 per 30 1 per 30 1 per 30 fixture or
FACILITIES32 equivalent
 b. The number of persons of each sex for all stores with 10,000 square feet or
more of sales area serving both sexes shall be based on 70% females and
30% males, except that stores that caters to a single sex shall be based on
90% of the dominant sex and 10% of the other sex.

c. Occupancies which have verified statistical data indicating other percentages

and which are approved by the Administrative Authority.

6. Unless otherwise noted, occupants shall include both employees and the users of
the buildings or structures, such as customers, visitors, public, etc.

7. The fixtures shown are based on one fixture being the minimum required for the
number of persons, or any fraction of persons, indicated in the table.

8. The number of urinals for males shall be at least 50% of the total number of
water closets required for males. The number of water closets may be decreased
by the number of urinals which are used, but the number of remaining water
closets shall not be less than 50% of the original tabulated total.

9. All water closets installed, but not required by this table, shall have readily
accessible lavatories.

10. Ten or less employees may use a single toilet room.

11. Drinking fountains shall not be installed in toilet rooms

12. “Restaurant” occupancy refers only to establishments which sell food primarily to
be consumed on the premises. Establishments which have only “stand-up”
facilities for eight or less persons and establishments which sell “take-out” food
only shall not be classified as “restaurant”.

13. For establishments serving food and/or drinks, see Articles III and IV,
“Restaurants” and ‘“General Food”.

14. Dipper wells with running water shall be provided in conjunction with the
dispensing of ice cream, yogurt and/or related products.

15. One three (3) compartment rinsing sink shall be installed in each bar.

16. A three (3) compartment sink shall be provided when food is prepared and
served on the premises.

17. Utility sinks shall be provided for washing utensils, equipment and
appurtenances in accordance with Articles III and IV, “Restaurants” and “General
Food”.

18. One shower per 50 people shall be installed for swimming pools. Showers shall
not be required at beaches which do not provide facilities for changing clothes.

19. The facilities required for this occupancy may be in a connected adjoining
building under the same ownership or control, and shall be accessible during
periods when the assembly space is in use.

20. Provide showers for 115 of the maximum number of students using gymnasium
and/or pool at one time.
21. Staff facilities in university, college, adult centers may be combined with the
student facilities.

22. Provide one shower for each 15 persons exposed to excessive heat or to skin
contamination with poisonous, infectious, or irritating material.

23. Provide one lavatory for each five persons exposed to skin contamination with
poisonous, infectious, or irritating material.

24. Toilet facilities for employees or visitors shall be separate from facilities for
inmates or patients.

25. Sinks used for dishes, utensils and any other food related items shall be NSF
approved.

26. Water closets for children under age of six shall be of suitable size and height,
and seats shall be of an open sanitary type.

27. Separate toilet facilities shall be provided in centers with daily enrollment of 25
or more children.

28. Toilet facilities for stores (except those in enclosed malls) shall be provided as
follows:

a. All stores regardless of size shall have toilet facilities for employees.

b. Stores with over 5000 square feet of gross leasable area shall have
additional facilities for customers, which may be combined with the employee
facilities in the same room. Such facilities shall be located so that the
distance of travel does not exceed 300 feet and/or one floor level.

29. Toilet facilities for covered mall shopping centers shall be provided as follows:

a. Central toilet facilities for both men and women customers shall be provided
on each mall level in reasonably central locations and shall serve all stores
with gross leasable areas of less than 10,000 square feet. To determine the
size of these facilities prior to the leasing of all the store, the number of
fixtures shall be based on an occupant load for 75% of the total gross
leasable area of stores other than the anchor stores.

b. Stores with over 5000 square feet of gross leasable area shall have
additional facilities for customers, which may be combined with the employee
facilities in the same room. Such facilities shall be located so that the
distance of travel does not exceed 300 feet and/or one floor level.

c. Stores with 3000 square feet or more of gross leasable area, shall have toilet
facilities for employees.

d. Stores with less than 3000 square feet of gross leasable area and within 300
feet of a central toilet facility will not require toilet facilities.

30. For attached one family dwellings and duplexes, one laundry tray or one
automatic washer connection shall be provided.

31. One automatic clothes washer connections shall be provided for each 20 units or
one 2-part laundry tray for each ten units in multi-family residential installation
 accessible to all units.

32. The required temporary facilities, connected to water and sewer lines shall be
installed as soon as the lines are available. Prior to the availability of water and
sewer lines, chemical or incinerator type closets, approved by the Administrative
Authority shall be used.

The project’s owner, or authorized representative, shall be responsible for the

installation of the required temporary facilities and their maintenance in a
sanitary condition.

33. In government and public office buildings, a minimum of one public toilet room
per sex shall be provided unless the employee toilet rooms are available to the
public.

803 INSTALLATION OF FACILITIES

803.1 Access for Cleaning

Plumbing Fixtures shall be so installed as to afford easy access for cleaning both the
fixture and the area about it.

803.2 Convenient and Accessible - (mandated fixtures)

Fixtures shall be set level and in proper alignment with reference to adjacent walls. No
water closet shall be set closer than fifteen (15) inches from its center to any side wail,
fixture or partition, or closer than thirty (30) inches, center to center between toilets.
In addition, there shall be at least eighteen (18) inches clearance in front of a water
closet, urinal, or lavatory, to any wall, fixture or door. No urinal shall be set closer than
fifteen (15) inches from its center to any side wall, fixture or partition nor closer than
thirty (30) inches, center to center, between urinals. No lavatory for use in dwelling
units shall be set closer than fifteen (15) inches from its center to any side wall, fixture
or partition. No lavatory for public use shall be set closer than twelve (12) inches from
its center to any side wall fixture or partition.

803.3 Securing Floor-Outlet Fixtures

Floor outlet fixtures shall be rigidly secured to floor or floor flanges by screws or bolts.

803.4 Securing Wall-Hung Bowls and Wall-Hung Fixtures

Wall-hung water closet bowls and wall-hung fixtures shall be rigidly supported by a
concealed metal hanger which is attached to building structural members so that no
strain is transmitted to the fixture connector or any other part of the plumbing system.

803.5 Water Supply Protection

The supply lines or fillings for every plumbing fixture shall be so installed as to prevent
backflow.

804 OVERFLOWS

804.1 Design of Overflows

In any fixture which is provided with an overflow, the waste shall be designed and
installed so that the standing water in the fixture cannot rise in the overflow when the
stopper is closed, nor shall any water remain in the overflow when the fixture is empty.
804.2 Connections of Overflows
The overflow from any fixture shall discharge into the drainage system on the inlet or
fixture side of the trap, provided that the overflow from a flush tank serving a water
closet or urinal shall discharge into the fixture Served.

804.3 Access to Concealed Connections

Fixtures having concealed slip joint connections shall be provided with an access panel,
or utility space, or other convenient access so arranged as to make the slip connections
accessible for inspection and repair. However, such access doors may be eliminated, but
all joints must be soldered, screwed, or solvent welded so as to form a solid connection.
Where solid connections are to be utilized in lieu of access doors, all piping must meet
or exceed the DWV requirements contained in this code, and must be inspected by the
Administrative Authority, prior to concealment

805 WATER CLOSETS

805.1 Prohibited Water Closets

Water closets which have an invisible seal, and unventilated space, or walls which are
not thoroughly washed at each discharge shall be prohibited. Any water closet which
might permit siphonage of the contents of the bowl back into the flush tank shall be
prohibited.

805.2 Water Closets for Public Use

Water closet bowls for public use shall be of the elongated bowl type.

805.3 Water Closets for Children’s Use

In nurseries, schools and other similar places where plumbing fixtures are provided for
the use of children under 6 years of age, water closets shall be of small size and height
suitable for the children’s use.

805.4 Water Closet Seats

Water closets shall be equipped with seats of smooth non-absorbent material. All seats
of water closets provided for public use shall be of the open-front type. Integral water
closet seats shall be of the same material as the fixture.

806 WATER CLOSET CONNECTIONS

806.1 Iron Connections

Three (3) inch bends may be used on water closets or similar connections, provided a
4-inch x 3-inch flange is used to receive the fixture horn.

806.2 Copper Connections

Three (3) inch bends may be used on water closets or similar connections, provided a
4-inch x 3-inch flange is used to receive the fixture horn.

806.3 Reducing Bends

Four (4) by three (3) inch bends are acceptable.

807 URINALS

807.1 Prohibited Urinals

Floor-type trough urinals and stall urinals are prohibited.

807.2 Wall-Hung Trough Urinals

Wall-hung trough urinals shall be permitted only in temporary locations. They shall be
not less than six (6) inches deep and shall be furnished with one-piece backs and
strainers with outlets at least 1 1/2 inches in diameter. The washdown pipe shall be
perforated so as to flush with an even curtain of water against the entire inside
perimeter of the urinal. This pipe shall be securely clamped as high as practicable to the
back of the urinal. Trough urinals shall have tanks with a flushing capacity of not less
than 1 1/2 gallons of water for each two (2) feet of urinal length.

807.3 Equivalent Length

Trough urinals shall be figured on the basis of one (1) urinal for each 24 inches of
length, i.e.:
24 inch trough equals 1 urinal
36 inch trough equals 2 urinals
48 inch trough equals 2 urinals
60 inch trough equals 3 urinals
72 inch trough equals 3 urinals

807.4 Surrounding Material

Wall and floor space to a point of 1 foot in front of a urinal lip and 4 feet above the
floor, and at least 1 foot to each side of the urinal shall be constructed with a smooth,
readily cleanable, nonabsorbent, waterproof material.

808 FLUSHING DEVICES FOR WATER CLOSETS AND URINALS

808.1 Flushing Devices Required

Each water closet, urinal, clinical sink, or other plumbing fixture, which depends on trap
siphonage to discharge its waste contents to the drainage system to which it is
connected, shall be provided with a flushometer valve, flush tank, or similar device
designed and installed so as to supply water in sufficient quantity and rate of flow to
flush to the sewer the contents of the fixture to which it is connected to cleanse the
fixture and refill the fixture trap.

808.2 Separate for Each Fixture

A flushing device shall serve only one fixture except that when otherwise approved by
the Administrative Authority, a single flush tank may be used to flush more than one
urinal, provided that the flushing cycle is controlled automatically and that each urinal
or section thereof is thoroughly flushed.

808.3 Flushometer Valves

Flushometers shall be installed so that they will be readily accessible for repair.
Flushometer valves shall not be used where the water pressure is insufficient to
properly operate them. When the valve is operated, it shall complete the cycle of
operation automatically, opening fully and closing positively under the water line
 pressure. Each flushometer shall be provided with a means of regulating the flow
through it.

809 FLUSH TANKS

809.1 Water Supply for Flush Tanks

An adequate quantity of water shall be provided to flush and clean the fixture served.
The water supply to flush tanks equipped for manual flushing shall be controlled by a
float valve or other automatic device designed to refill the tank after each discharge
and to completely shut off the water flow to the tank when the tank is filled to
operational capacity. The water supply piping shall be so arranged that it cannot be
submerged or come in contact with the water in the flush tank. Provision shall be made
to automatically supply water to the fixture so as to refill the trap seal after each
flushing. The water supply to flush tanks equipped for automatic flushing shall be
controlled by a suitable timing device. (Refer to Table 1405.11.7A Flush Tanks)

809.2 Flush Valves in Flush Tanks

Flush valve seats in tanks for flushing water closets shall be at least 1 inch above the
flood level rim of the bowl connected thereto, except in approved water closet and flush
tank combinations designed so that when the tank is flushed and the fixture is clogged
or partially clogged, the flush valve will close tightly so that water will not spill
continuously over the rim of the bowl or backflow from the bowl to the tank.

809.3 Overflows in Flush Tanks

Flush tanks shall be provided with overflows discharging to the water closet or urinal
connected thereto and of sufficient size to prevent flooding the tank at the maximum
rate at which the tanks are supplied with water.

810 LAVATORIES

810.1 Lavatory Waste Outlets

Lavatories shall have waste outlets not less than 1 1/4 inches in diameter. A strainer,
pop-up stopper, crossbars or other device shall be provided to restrict the clear opening
of the waste outlet.

811 BATHTUBS

811.1 Bathtub Waste Outlets and Overflows

Bathtubs shall have waste outlets and overflows at least 1 1/2 inches in diameter and
the waste outlet shall be equipped with a suitable stopper.

812 SHOWERS

812.1 Water Supply Riser and Shower Head Outlet

Every water supply riser from the shower valve to the shower head outlet, whether
exposed or not, riser and shower head outlet shall be securely attached to the
structure.
812.2 Shower Waste Outlet

Waste outlets, other than those in bathtubs, serving showers shall be at least 2 inches
in diameter and have removable strainers not less than three inches in diameter having
strainer openings not less than 1/4 inch in minimum dimension.

812.3 Shower Compartments

Shower compartments shall have at least 1024 square inches of floor area and be not
less than 30 inches in minimum dimension measured from its finished interior
dimension as the side of a rectangle, altitude of a triangle, or diameter of a circle, or
other angular shape. The wall area above built-in tubs having installed shower heads
and in shower compartments shall be constructed of smooth, noncorrosive and
nonabsorbent, waterproof materials to a height not less than 6 feet above the floor
level. Such walls shall form a watertight joint with each other and with either the tub,
receptor, or shower floor.

812.4 Shower Floors or Receptors

Floors or receptors under shower compartments shall be laid on or be supported by a

smooth and structurally sound base. Floors under shower compartments, other than
those laid directly on the ground surface or where prefabricated receptors have been
provided, shall be lined and made watertight by the provision of suitable shower pans
of durable material. Such pans shall turn up on all sides at least two (2) inches above
the finished threshold level. Pans shall be securely fastened to the waste outlet at the
seepage entrance making a watertight joint between the pan and the outlet. Floor
surfaces shall be constructed of smooth, noncorrosive, nonabsorbent, and waterproof
materials.

812.5 Gang Showers, Drainage and Where Permitted

Gang or public type showers will be permitted only in places of temporary occupancy
where sleeping accommodations are not provided and their use is of a transitory
nature, such as athletic field houses, gymnasiums, and swimming pool bath houses.
Where approved, such showers shall be drained in such manner that water from any
shower head will not drain across areas occupied by other bathers. Gutters, or
perimeter drains, in public or gang shower rooms shall be required. Gutters shall have
rounded corners for easy cleaning and maintenance and shall be sloped not less than 1/
8 inches per foot toward properly installed drains. Drains in such gutters, or along the
perimeter shall be spaced not more than 0 feet from side walls or more than 16 feet
apart, or be less than 3 inches in diameter when above basement floor or less than 4
inches in diameter when under basement floor.

813 SINKS

813.1 Sink Waste Outlets

Sinks shall be provided with waste outlets not less than 1 1/2 inches in diameter. A
strainer, crossbar, or other device shall be provided to restrict the clear opening of the
waste outlet. Sinks on which a food grinder is installed shall have a waste opening not
less than 3 1/2 inches in diameter.

814 FOOD-WASTE GRINDER UNITS

814.1 Domestic Food-Waste Grinder Waste Outlets

 Domestic food-waste grinders shall be connected to a drain of not less than 1 1/2
inches in diameter.

814.2 Commercial Food-Waste Grinder Waste Outlets

Commercial food-waste grinders shall be connected to a drain of sufficient size to serve

the unit, but in no case connected to a drain of less that 2 inches in diameter.
Commercial food-waste grinders shall be connected and trapped separately from any
other fixtures or compartments.

814.3 Water Supply Required

All food-waste grinders shall be provided with an adequate supply of water in sufficient
flow rate to insure proper functioning of the unit.

814.4 Grinders Not To Be Connected With Grease Interceptors

No food-waste grinders shall be connected so as to discharge through a grease

interceptor.

815 DISHWASHING MACHINES

Water shall be supplied to all dishwashing machines and the water lines shall be
protected against backflow by an air gap or backflow preventer.

815.1 Residential Dishwashing Machines

Residential Dishwashing Machines may discharge separately into a trap, tailpiece (inlet
side) of the kitchen sink, or the dishwasher connection of a food waste disposal. The
discharge hose shall be installed to a height just below the counter top before
connecting to the drain.

815.2 Commercial Dishwashing Machines

When a commercial dishwashing machine is located adjacent to a floor drain, the waste
from the dishwashing machine may be connected direct on the sewer side of the floor
drain trap, provided that the drain line from the dishwashing machine is properly
trapped and vented.

816 AUTOMATIC CLOTHES WASHERS

A water supply line to an automatic clothes washer shall be protected against backflow
by the use of an air gap or backflow preventer. The discharge from such a machine
shall be through an air break.

817 LAUNDRY TRAYS

817.1 Laundry Tray Waste Outlet

Each compartment of a laundry tray shall be provided with a waste outlet not less than
1 1/2 inches in diameter and a strainer or crossbar to restrict the clear opening of the
waste outlet.

818 GARBAGE CAN WASHERS

 Garbage can washers shall be separately trapped. The receptacle receiving the wash
from garbage cans shall be provided with a removable basket or strainer to prevent
discharge of large particles into the building drainage system. Any water supply
connection shall be protected against backflow by an air gap or a backflow prevention
device.

819 DRINKING FOUNTAIN

819.1 Design and Construction

Drinking fountains shall conform to Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Institute

specifications for drinking fountains. (ARI Standard 1010-84)

819.2 Protection of Water Supply

Stream projectors shall be so assembled as to provide an orifice elevation as specified

by Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Institute Specifications for drinking fountains. (ARI
Standard 1010-84)

820 SPECIAL PLUMBING FIXTURES

820.1 Water Connections

Baptisteries, ornamental and lily pools, aquaria, ornamental fountain basins, swimming
pools, and similar constructions when provided with water supplies shall be protected
from backsiphonage as required in Chapter 14.

820.2 Approval

Specialties requiring water and waste connections shall be submitted for approval of the
Administrative Authority.

821 FLOOR DRAINS

821.1 Floor Drain

The floor drain shall be so constructed that it can be readily cleaned, and the drain inlet
shall be easily accessible at all times. Floor drains subject to backflow shall be provided
with a backwater valve.

821.2 Size of Floor Drains

Floor drains and traps shall be of a size to serve efficiently the purpose for which they
are intended. See (Section 1211.1.)

822 WATER CONSERVATION

822.1 In addition to complying with all applicable provisions of this Article, all plumbing
fixtures installed shall be in accordance with all applicable Federal and State
regulations, now or hereafter promulgated, regarding water usage and conservation.