Section 675IAC13-2.6-29. Chapter 29; plumbing systems

   Chapter 29 is amended as follows: (a) Amend Section 2901.1, Scope, by deleting the text and inserting to read as follows: The provisions of this chapter and the Indiana Plumbing Code shall govern the erection, installation, alteration, relocation, remodeling, rehabilitation, maintenance or addition to plumbing equipment and systems. Toilet and bathing rooms shall be constructed in accordance with Section 1210. Plumbing systems and equipment shall be constructed, installed, and maintained in accordance with the Indiana Plumbing Code.

Exception: Storage buildings that are normally unoccupied, unheated, and used for storage only, where plumbing is not part of the construction project and plumbing is not otherwise required by the rules of the commission are exempt from this chapter.

  (b) Amend Table 2902.1, Minimum number of required plumbing fixtures as follows:

(1) Delete "2902.2" and insert "2902.1.1".

(2) Delete "2902.3" and insert "2902.2".

(3) In number 7 Residential R-3, under "Lavatories Male/Female", delete "10" and insert "dwelling unit".

(4) In the column heading for "Drinking Fountains", add a new footnote "h" after footnote "f".

(5) Add a new footnote "h" at the bottom of the table after footnote "g" to read as follows: h. Where water is served in restaurants free of charge or where bottled water or bottled water coolers are provided in other occupancies free of charge, drinking fountains shall not be required.

(6) In the column heading for "Water Closets" delete "Section 419.2 of the International Plumbing Code" and insert footnote "i".

(7) Add a new footnote "i" at the end of the table after footnote "h" to read as follows: i. Urinals may be substituted for required water closets. In each bathroom or toilet room, urinals shall not be substituted for more than 67 percent (67%) of the required male water closets in assembly and educational occupancies. Urinals shall not be substituted for more than fifty percent (50%) of the required male water closets in all other occupancies.

(8) Under the "male water closets" sub-column on the "A-5" sub-row, delete "75" and insert "100".

(9) Under the "female water closets" sub-column on the "A-5" sub-row, delete "40" and insert "50" and delete "1520" and insert "1500".

(10) Under the "water closets" column on the "I-1" sub-row, delete "10" and insert "15".

(11) Under the "lavatories" column on the "I-1" sub-row, delete "10" and insert "15".

(12) In the column heading for "Drinking Fountains", delete "see section 410.1 of the International Plumbing Code" without substitution.

(13) In the table heading, after "Minimum Number of Required Plumbing Fixtures^a" add footnote "j".

(14) Add a new footnote "j" at the end of the table after footnote "i" to read as follows: j. Fixtures located in adjacent buildings under the ownership or control of the organization that are available during periods the facility is occupied may be used to comply with required fixture counts.

  (c) Amend Section 2902.1.1, Fixture calculations, by renumbering the current exception as Exception 1, and adding Exception 2 to read as follows: 2. The actual number of occupants for whom each occupied space, floor or building is designed, although less than those determined by calculation, shall be permitted to be used in the determination of the design occupant load for fixture calculations. The actual number of occupants for which a parking garage is designed for purposes of this section may be zero (0).

  (d) Amend Section 2902.2, Separate facilities, by adding exception 4 to read as follows: 4. Separate employee facilities shall not be required in occupancies in which fifteen (15) or fewer people per shift are employed.

  (e) Add a new subsection 2902.2.2, Unisex toilet rooms to read as follows: Unisex toilet rooms shall include only one (1) water closet and only one (1) lavatory. Where a bathing facility is provided within a unisex toilet room, only one (1) shower shall be provided.

Exception: A separate sex toilet room containing not more than two (2) water closets without urinals, or containing only one (1) water closet and one (1) urinal, may be considered a unisex toilet room.

  (f) Add a new subsection 2902.2.3, Unisex bathing rooms to read as follows: Unisex bathing rooms shall include one (1) shower fixture. Unisex bathing rooms shall also include one (1) water closet and one (1) lavatory. Where storage facilities are provided for separate-sex bathing facilities, accessible storage facilities shall be provided for unisex bathing rooms.

  (g) Amend Section 2902.3, Employee and public toilet facilities as follows:

(1) In the first sentence, delete "intended for public utilization" and insert "utilized as restaurants, night clubs, places of assembly, and retail sales occupancies".

(2) Change "Exception" to read "Exceptions".

(3) Number the "Exception" to read "1.".

(4) Add Exception 2. To read as follows: 2. Public facilities are not required in structures or tenant spaces with an occupant load of less than one hundred fifty (150) and which do not serve food or beverages to be consumed within the structure or tenant space.

  (h) Amend Section 2902.3.2, Location of toilet facilities in occupancies other than malls, by deleting the text in the "exception" and inserting to read as follows: The location and maximum travel distances to required employee facilities in factory, industrial, and warehouse facilities, shall not exceed a distance of 1,000 feet.

  (i) Amend Section 2902.3.3 to delete the first sentence and insert as follows: In covered and open mall buildings, the required public and employee toilet facilities shall be located not more than one story above or below the space required to be provided with toilet facilities, and the path of travel to such facilities shall not exceed a distance of 500 feet.

  (j) Add a new subsection 2902.3.6, Convenience and function, to read as follows: Fixtures shall be set level and in alignment with reference to adjacent walls.

1. Water closets, lavatories, and bidets: A water closet, lavatory, or bidet shall not be set closer than fifteen (15) inches (three hundred eighty-one (381) millimeters) from its center to any side wall, partition, vanity, or other obstruction, nor closer than thirty (30) inches (four hundred sixty-two (462) millimeters) clearance in front of the water closet or bidet to any wall, fixture, or door. Water closet compartments shall not be less than thirty (30) inches (seven hundred sixty-two (762) millimeters) wide and sixty (60) inches (one thousand five hundred twenty-four (1,524) millimeters) deep. There shall be at least (18) inches (four hundred fifty-seven (457) millimeters) in front of a lavatory to any wall, fixture, or door.

2. Urinals: A urinal shall not be set closer than fifteen (15) inches (three hundred eighty-one (381) millimeters) from the center of the urinal to any sidewall, partition, vanity, or other obstruction, nor closer than (30) inches (seven hundred sixty-two (762) millimeters) center-to-center between urinals.

3. Access: Where access by persons with a disability is required by Chapter 11, accessible toilet and other facilities shall be provided as specified in that chapter.

4. Access for cleaning: Plumbing fixtures shall be installed so as to afford access for cleaning both the fixture and area around the fixture. Unless conditions such as freezing or structural impairment restricts, all pipes from fixtures shall be routed to the nearest wall.

  (k) Amend Section 2902.5 to delete the second sentence and insert as follows: Where the tenant space is in a covered or open mall, such distance shall not exceed 500 feet. (Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; 675 IAC 13-2.6-29; filed Aug 1, 2014, 11:12 a.m.: 20140827-IR-675130339FRA, eff Dec 1, 2014)