Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 450 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING CAMPGROUNDS › Section 12VAC5-450-100 - Sanitary facilities

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Each
				campground shall provide an adequate number of sanitary facilities. The minimum
				ratio of sanitary facilities to the number of campsites is established in the
				following schedule. The provision of showers and lavatories is optional on the
				part of the campground owner, but when they are provided the schedule will
				apply. Facilities shall either be gender-balanced in number or single-occupant
				access with no gender designation.
Campsites
Toilets
Lavatories
Showers*
1 - 15
2
2
2
16 - 30
4
4
2
31 - 45
6
6
2
46 - 60
8
6
4
61 - 75
10
8
4
76 - 90
12
8
4
91 - 105
14
8
6
106 - 120
16
10
6
121 - 135
18
10
8
136 - 150
20
10
8
B.
				For campgrounds having more than 150 campsites located contiguous to the
				sanitary facilities required by the schedule in subsection A of this section,
				there shall be provided two toilet seats and two lavatories for each additional
				30 campsites, and two additional showers for each additional 40 campsites .
				Regardless of the number of campsites, when portions of a campground are found
				to be noncontiguous, the Health Commissioner shall apply the schedule in
				subsection A of this section for such portion of the campground.
C. Campsites with individual sewer
				connections used solely for self-contained camping units or cabins with indoor
				plumbing and approved sewage disposal shall not count towards the number of
				campsites used to determine the minimum number of facilities required in
				subsections A and B of this section. If all campsites in a campground are used
				solely for self-contained camping units or cabins, then the campground shall
				provide at least the required number of facilities for a campground of 15
				campsites or fewer.
D. When a
				campground is operated in connection with a resort or other business operation,
				the campground facilities provided shall be in excess of those required by the
				schedules in subsections A and B of this section by the number of facilities
				required by the Virginia Statewide Building Code (13VAC5-63) or other
				applicable regulation.
E. Sanitary
				facilities required by subsections A and B of this section may be in service
				buildings or may be located outside of service buildings. Privies of a type
				approved by
				12VAC5-610-980
				may be substituted for flush toilets when provided according to the schedule in
				subsection A of this section. Where present, privies shall be maintained in
				good repair, pumped as needed, and kept clean and sanitary at all times. When
				portable privies are used to meet the requirements of the schedule in
				subsection A of this section, they shall not serve nonprimitive campsites or
				more than 30 campsites in a campground.
F. Urinals may be substituted for up to one
				half of the required male toilets. Where existing urinal troughs are used, two
				feet of urinal trough shall constitute one urinal.
G. All service buildings and toilets,
				urinals, lavatories, showers, and other appurtenances located therein shall be
				maintained in a state of good repair and shall be kept in a clean and sanitary
				condition at all times. Toilet and shower rooms shall not be used for
				miscellaneous storage during operation of the campground.
H. Toilet tissue shall be provided at each
				privy and toilet , and a covered receptacle for sanitary product disposal shall
				be provided at each privy and female and gender-neutral toilet. Where provided,
				lavatories shall be in the immediate vicinity of toilet fixtures, and soap and
				a method of hand drying shall be provided.
I. Shower compartments, whether individual
				type with partitions or group type without partitions, shall have not less than
				1,024 square inches in floor area and shall be at least 30 inches in shortest
				dimension.
J. Sanitary facilities
				shall be located no farther than 500 feet from any campsite served by such
				building nor closer than 30 feet from any campsite. Additionally , privies
				shall be no closer than 50 feet from any campsite. When two or more service
				buildings or areas with other sanitary facilities exist, the ratio of
				facilities as specified in subsections A and B of this section shall be in
				approximate relation to the number of campsites located within a 500-foot
				radius of each building.
Statutory Authority: §§
											35.1-11 and
					 35.1-17
					 of the Code of Virginia.