Section 25-A3101. TOILET ROOMS - CONVENIENCE, ACCESSIBILITY, AND REQUIRED GENDER-NEUTRAL SIGNS

 

3101.1Each food establishment shall maintain restrooms consisting of a toilet room or toilet rooms, proper and sufficient water closets, and sinks that are conveniently located and readily accessible to all employees as specified in § 3101.3.

 

3101.2All single-occupancy toilet rooms shall display gender-neutral signs on the door that read “Restroom,” or have a universally recognized pictorial indicating that persons of any gender may use each restroom, in accordance with 4 DCMR § 802.2).

 

3101.3Food establishments employing:

 

(a)Five (5) or fewer employees may provide only a single toilet facility with  a gender-neutral sign on the door in accordance with 4 DCMR § 802.2; or

 

(b)More than five (5) employees shall have multiple toilet facilities that are  either:

 

(1)Single-occupancy toilet rooms with a gender-neutral sign on each  door as specified in § 3101.2 in accordance with 4 DCMR § 802.2;  or

 

(2)Multiple-stall toilet rooms with gender-specific signs on the doors  that read “Men” and “Women” or contain gender-specific,  universally recognized pictorials of “Men” and “Women”.

 

3101.4Sinks shall be located within the toilet room or within an anteroom or vestibule serving the toilet room.

 

3101.5The Department may permit in existing businesses the continuing location of existing sinks outside of, but immediately adjacent to, the toilet room.

 

authority

Sections 4 and 10 of An Act Relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the District of Columbia, approved February 17, 1898 (30 Stat. 246: D.C. Official Code §§ 48-104 and 48-110 (2009 Repl.)); Section 7 of An Act Making Appropriations to provide for the expenses for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes (32 Stat.627: D.C. Official Code § 47-2834(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b) (2005 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 98-139, dated August 20, 1998, and Mayor’s Order 2002-103, dated June 18, 2002.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 6184, 6320 (July 5, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).