03/18/1999 03:35 PM Senate STA

          SB   8-MINIMUM REQUIRED PLUMBING FACILITIES                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PHILLIPS moved to adopt CSSB 8(STA) in lieu of the original                                                             
bill.  There being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DAVE DONLEY, sponsor of SB 8, discussed the changes made in                                                             
the committee substitute.  CSSB 8(STA) incorporates the most recent                                                             
standards for men's plumbing facilities in assembly places.  It                                                                 
reduces, from the original legislation, the number of toilets in                                                                
women's facilities.  The number of toilets was decreased from 8 to                                                              
4 for the 1-50 occupancy level; from 10 to 6 for the 51-100                                                                     
occupancy level; and from 12 to 10 for the 101-200 occupancy level.                                                             
CSSB 8(STA) also adopts a different system whereby two more toilets                                                             
are added for each additional 125 people up to 400.  That system is                                                             
consistent with the Uniform Building Code Table 4.1.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR GREEN asked whether it is consistent after the 400                                                                      
occupancy level.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DONLEY explained it follows the same formula but instead of                                                             
requiring one toilet per each 125 people, it requires two.   The                                                                
bill then uses the formula for lavatories suggested by the                                                                      
Department of Labor (DOL) which requires one lavatory for each                                                                  
water closet up to four, and one for each two additional water                                                                  
closets beyond four.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DONLEY referred to a previous question from committee                                                                   
members about the effect of the bill on remodel projects, and said                                                              
if a building is being remodeled but the remodel will not expand                                                                
the capacity of the building, the bill will not apply.  If the                                                                  
building is being expanded to increase the occupancy, the bill will                                                             
apply.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN WARD asked if CSSB 8(STA) only applies to new construction                                                             
or remodels which increase the occupancy level.  SENATOR DONLEY                                                                 
said that is correct.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WILKEN asked if that is how existing code is applied.                                                                   
SENATOR DONLEY answered it is.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
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DWIGHT PERKINS, Special Assistant to DOL, clarified that CSSB
(STA) will "grandfather," under existing code, remodel projects                                                                
that do not increase a building's occupancy capacity.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WILKEN moved CSSB 8(STA) from committee with individual                                                                 
recommendations.  There being no objection, the motion carried.