2008 Minnesota Statutes

326B.109 RESTROOM FACILITIES.

Subdivision 1.Definition.

For purposes of this section, "place of public accommodation" means a publicly or privately owned sports or entertainment arena, stadium, theater, community or convention hall, special event center, amusement facility, or special event center in a public park, that is designed for occupancy by 200 or more people.

Subd. 2.Application.

This section applies only to a place of public accommodation for which construction, or alterations exceeding 50 percent of the estimated replacement value of the existing facility, begins after July 1, 1995.

Subd. 3.Ratio.

In a place of public accommodation subject to this section, the ratio of water closets for women to the total of water closets and urinals provided for men must be at least three to two, unless there are two or fewer fixtures for men.

Subd. 4.Rules.

The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section. The rules may provide for a greater ratio of women's to men's facilities for certain types of occupancies than is required in subdivision 3, and may apply the required ratios to categories of occupancies other than those defined as places of public accommodation under subdivision 1.

History:

1994 c 632 art 3 s 34; 2007 c 140 art 4 s 7,61; art 13 s 4

NOTE:Laws 2007, chapter 140, article 13, section 4, directs the revisor to renumber provisions relating to construction codes and licensing into this chapter in the 2008 edition of Minnesota Statutes. However, Laws 2007, chapter 140, contains amendments to cross-references based on the intended renumbering that appear in Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement. For the derivation of the cross-reference changes, see Laws 2007, chapter 140, articles 3, section 6; 4, section 61; 5, section 32; 6, section 15; 7, section 13; 8, section 30; 9, section 27; and 10, section 11.