Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Florida Building Commission

Notice of Florida Building Code Binding Interpretation

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61G20-4.002Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Binding Interpretation Panel has issued a binding interpretation pursuant to Section 553.775, Florida Statutes, submitted by Creative World Schools Three Oaks LLC, and accepted by BOAF on March 4, 2019. The following is a summary of the interpretation:

Issue: Does Section 604.8.1.7 of the FACBC mandate the requirement to provide a lavatory within a single user toilet room as it specifically relates to the Creative World School Project in which there are single user toilet rooms serving the following rooms/spaces that are designed only with a toilet and the lavatory is located outside of the toilet room in a daycare center serving Toddlers, and children Two to Four years old?

Answer: Section 604.8.1.7 of the FACBC does not require the lavatory to be within the single user toilet room for facilities that are serving children up to 12 years old, and the lavatory can be located outside of the toilet room to meet the specific programmatic needs of the facility.

A copy of the Interpretation may be obtained from https://floridabuilding.org/bi/bi_bind_interp_srch.aspx, or by contacting the Codes and Standards section at [phone].