§ 81.22 Employee and Patron Toilets.
RCNY § 81.22
(a)Toilet facilities required. Toilet facilities shall be provided for employees and shall be equipped with a minimum number of water closets, urinals, and other plumbing fixtures as required by § PC 403 of Chapter 4 of the New York City Plumbing Code, Administrative Code Title 28, or any successor law.
(b)Patron toilets required. Food service establishments with a seating capacity of 20 or more, except those located in premises where a permitted food service establishment operated on or before December 5, 1977, shall provide toilet facilities for patrons. Establishments with a seating capacity of 20 or more in premises where a permitted food service establishment operated on or before December 5, 1977 shall, when undergoing renovations of sufficient scale to require a construction permit from the Department of Buildings, install and thereafter provide one or more patron toilets equipped as required by subdivision (a) of this section.
(c)Toilet rooms. All toilets shall be properly flushed and trapped. Toilet rooms must be adequately lighted and mechanically or naturally ventilated, maintained in sanitary operating condition, and furnished with supplies of toilet tissue and easily cleanable receptacles for waste paper and other refuse.
(d)Shared toilet facilities. Patrons and employees may use the same toilet facilities, except if patrons would be required to walk through a kitchen, food preparation or storage area, or utensil washing area to access the toilet. (Amended City Record 7/9/2015, eff. 8/8/2015)
