Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Construction Code Commission General Rules › Construction Code › Part 7 - PLUMBING CODE › AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO BASIC PLUMBING CODE › Section R. 408.30758 - Minimum number of fixtures

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 758. Sections
						  403.1,
						  403.1.1 and 403.3.1 and Table
						  403.1 of the code are amended to read as follows:
403.1. Minimum number of fixtures. Plumbing
						fixtures shall be provided for the type of occupancy and in the minimum number
						shown in Table 403.1. Types of occupancies not shown in Table 403.1 shall be
						considered individually by the code official. The number of occupants shall be
						determined in accordance with the Michigan building code. Occupancy
						classification shall be determined in accordance with the Michigan building
						code.
Exceptions:
1.
						The actual number of occupants determined by a supporting affidavit from the
						owner or agency.
2. Hand washing
						sinks in food service establishments shall be provided in accordance with
						section 6101 of the food law, 2000 PA 92, MCL
						289.6101, incorporating by
						reference the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food code
						5-204.11 related to the location and placement of hand washing sinks.
3. Toilet facilities for public swimming
						pools shall be provided in accordance with
						R 325.2111 to
						R 325.2199.
4. Toilet facilities for childcare center,
						day care center, and nursery school facilities shall be provided in accordance
						with R 400.8101 to
						R 400.8840.
5. Toilet facilities for children's camps
						shall be provided in accordance with
						R 400.11101 to
						R 400.11413.
403.1.1 Fixture calculations. To determine
						the occupant load of each sex, the total occupant load shall be divided in
						half. To determine the required number of fixtures, the fixture ratio or ratios
						for each fixture type shall be applied to the occupant load of each sex in
						accordance with table 403.1. Fractional numbers resulting from applying the
						fixture ratios of table 403.1 shall be rounded up to the next whole number. For
						calculations involving multiple occupancies, the fractional numbers for each
						occupancy shall be summed and rounded up to the next whole number.
Exceptions:
1.
						The total occupant load shall not be required to be divided in half where
						approved statistical data indicate a distribution of the sexes of other than
						50% of each sex.
2. Where
						multiple-user facilities are designed to serve all genders, the minimum
						fixtures count shall be calculated at 100%, based on total occupant load. The
						minimum number of required plumbing fixtures shall be in accordance with table
						403.1. In multiple-user facilities, each fixture type shall be in accordance
						with ICC A117.1 and each urinal that is provided shall be located in a
						stall.
3. Distribution of the sexes
						is not required where single-user water closets and bathing room fixtures are
						provided in accordance with section
						403.1.2.