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 San Antonio
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 13. FOOD AND FOOD HANDLERS
 Article V. RENDERING

  § 13-97. Toilet, shower, and dressing rooms  

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  • (a)

    Well-located and properly separated toilet and dressing room facilities are required for employees of each sex. Each employee shall be provided with a metal locker at least fifteen (15) inches × eighteen (18) inches × sixty (60) inches. The lockers shall be raised at least sixteen (16) inches above the floor on legs or other suitable supports. The lockers shall have sloping tops.

    (b)

    The minimum size of any dressing room shall be at least eight (8) feet × ten (10) feet for a maximum of four (4) employees. Ten (10) square feet per man shall be provided for each additional man over four (4) and through ten (10). Five (5) square feet per man shall be provided for each additional man over ten (10).

    (c)

    Dressing rooms shall be separated from adjoining toilet rooms by tight full-height walls or partitions. Toilet rooms and dressing rooms shall have solid, close fitting, self-closing doors and in good working order.

    (d)

    Water closets, lavatories and showers in good working order shall be provided for each sex according to the Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted by the city plumbing code.

    (e)

    A supply of toilet paper with holder shall be provided and maintained at every water closet.

    (f)

    Lavatories in good working order shall be provided and maintained with hot and cold water under pressure and an adequate supply of soap and individual hand towels shall be maintained.

    (g)

    Showers in good working order shall be provided and maintained with hot and cold water under pressure and an adequate supply of soap and individual towels shall be maintained. The provisions of a towel for general or common use shall be prohibited.

    (h)

    The floors and walls of toilet rooms and dressing rooms shall be of impervious material and the floor shall be pitched about one-eighth-inch per foot to properly located floor drains in good working order. Such rooms shall be provided and maintained with adequate lighting and good ventilation.

    (i)

    Employee toilet and dressing rooms shall be separated from other areas of the establishment by walls extending from the floor to the ceiling and shall be constructed in accordance with this article.

(Ord. No. 2008-05-15-0402, § 1(Att. I), 5-15-08)