§ 165.49 Bathhouse and Bather Preparation Facilities.
RCNY § 165.49
(a)General. All bathing establishments shall have toilet facilities for each gender (as appropriate) within 300 feet and no more than one floor level above or below the bathing facility. Except where the bathing establishment is intended to serve as living units (such as hotel, motel, apartments, condominium and residents' institutions), there shall be a bathhouse and bather preparation facility for each gender provided with lockers, showers and toilets.
(b)Location. For all pools, the bather preparation facility shall be located so that the patrons shall pass through the bather preparation facilities to enter the pool. The layout of the preparation facilities shall be such that the patrons on leaving the dressing room pass the toilets and then the showers en route to the pool. For spray grounds, the bather preparation facility shall be conveniently located.
(c)Materials. Floors of the facility shall be of smooth-finished material with nonslip surfaces, impervious to moisture, easily cleanable and sloped at least one-fourth inch per foot (1/4"/ft) to drains. Carpeting shall not be permitted in shower and toilet areas. Junctions between walls and floors shall be curved and of smooth, impervious materials, free from cracks or open joints. Partitions between toilets and in dressing rooms shall be at least ten inches (10") off the floor or shall be placed on continuous raised masonry or concrete bases at least four inches high, and constructed of impervious, easily cleanable material.
(d)Design requirements. All bathing establishments shall have an adequate number of toilets in properly ventilated compartments. The number of toilets to be provided shall be based upon the maximum number of persons, both adults and children, who can be accommodated in a bathing establishment at any one time. A bathing establishment shall have at least one toilet for every 40 female bathers, at least one toilet and one urinal for every 60 male bathers and at least one wash basin adjacent to the toilets for every 60 persons. A minimum of two toilets for female bathers shall be provided at every facility.
(e)Shower room. The number of shower heads to be provided shall be based upon the maximum number of persons, both adults and children, who can be accommodated in a bathing establishment at any one time. In no case shall there be fewer than two showers. A bathing establishment with indoor bathing facilities shall have at least one shower for every 40 persons of each sex. A bathing establishment with outdoor bathing facilities shall have at least one shower for every 80 persons of each sex. Showers in all bathing establishments shall have hot and cold running water. Showers shall be supplied with water at a temperature of at least ninety degrees Fahrenheit (90 °F) and no more than one hundred and ten degrees Fahrenheit (110 °F) and at a minimum rate of 1.5 gallons per minute and a maximum rate of 2.5 gallons per minute per shower. If shower curtains are used, they shall be of plastic or other impervious material and shall be kept clean. Heavy duty wall mounted soap dispensers (glass prohibited) shall be provided at each individual shower stall or at a rate of one dispenser per two shower heads in a common shower room containing more than one shower head.
(f)Lavatories. All lavatories shall be provided with liquid soap in an acceptable dispenser, paper towels or other individual towels or electrical hand-drying units and covered waste receptacles. Common use of bar soap or cloth towels shall not be permitted. Suitable sanitary napkin receptacles shall be provided in female toilet rooms. For spray grounds, a diaper changing area shall also be provided.
(g)Lockers. Lockers shall be set either on solid masonry or concrete bases at least four inches above the floor. Lockers shall be vented.
(h)Hose bibbs. Hose bibbs shall be provided within the bathhouse to enable the entire area to be flushed with a fifty foot (50') hose. Hose bibbs shall be provided with an anti-siphonage device.
