Ala. Code § 16-1-2.3
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Section 16-1-2.3 Requirements for Restroom Facilities at Public or Private High School Sports Stadiums
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(a) This section applies to all of the following:
(1) Any existing public or private high school sports stadium for which otherwise applicable state or local building or plumbing codes or state or local laws or regulations would require a change in the amount of plumbing fixtures on or after June 6, 2019.
(2) Public or private high school sports stadiums constructed on or after June 6, 2019.
(b) Notwithstanding any otherwise applicable state or local building or plumbing codes or state or local laws or regulations that specifically pertain to the number of required plumbing fixtures in a stadium, stadiums described in subsection (a) shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Men’s restrooms shall be equipped with all the following:
a. One plumbing fixture per 200 seats for the first 1,500 seats of total stadium occupancy.
b. One plumbing fixture per 250 seats for the next 1,500 seats of total stadium occupancy.
c. One plumbing fixture per 500 seats for any remainder of total stadium occupancy.
d. One lavatory per 300 seats.
(2) Women’s restrooms shall be equipped with all the following:
a. One plumbing fixture per 75 seats for the first 1,520 seats of total stadium occupancy.
b. One plumbing fixture per 125 seats for the next 1,520 seats of total stadium occupancy.
c. One plumbing fixture per 175 seats for any remainder of total stadium occupancy.
d. One lavatory per 300 seats.
(c) In men’s restrooms, urinals may be installed or substituted for plumbing fixtures according to the ratios provided in the currently applicable state building code or state plumbing code.
(d) The calculation of total occupant load for each sex shall be done in accordance with the requirements of the currently applicable state building code and state plumbing code.
(e) Any entity that is entitled to an exemption from or an exception to the application of federal or state requirements relating to renovation of existing restroom facilities, replacement of existing restroom fixtures, addition of new restroom fixtures, or to construction of new restroom facilities in existing public or private high school sports stadiums may also claim an exemption from or an exception to the requirements of this section under the same criteria where applicable.
(f) This section shall not be construed as supplanting or superseding any requirements pertaining to the availability of accessible restroom facilities and fixtures pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, or other related or otherwise applicable federal laws or regulations.
(g) This section shall not be construed as supplanting or superseding any requirements of otherwise applicable state or local building or plumbing codes or state or local laws or regulations other than those that specifically pertain to the number of required restroom fixtures for each sex based on total stadium occupancy.
(1) Any existing public or private high school sports stadium for which otherwise applicable state or local building or plumbing codes or state or local laws or regulations would require a change in the amount of plumbing fixtures on or after June 6, 2019.
(2) Public or private high school sports stadiums constructed on or after June 6, 2019.
(b) Notwithstanding any otherwise applicable state or local building or plumbing codes or state or local laws or regulations that specifically pertain to the number of required plumbing fixtures in a stadium, stadiums described in subsection (a) shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Men’s restrooms shall be equipped with all the following:
a. One plumbing fixture per 200 seats for the first 1,500 seats of total stadium occupancy.
b. One plumbing fixture per 250 seats for the next 1,500 seats of total stadium occupancy.
c. One plumbing fixture per 500 seats for any remainder of total stadium occupancy.
d. One lavatory per 300 seats.
(2) Women’s restrooms shall be equipped with all the following:
a. One plumbing fixture per 75 seats for the first 1,520 seats of total stadium occupancy.
b. One plumbing fixture per 125 seats for the next 1,520 seats of total stadium occupancy.
c. One plumbing fixture per 175 seats for any remainder of total stadium occupancy.
d. One lavatory per 300 seats.
(c) In men’s restrooms, urinals may be installed or substituted for plumbing fixtures according to the ratios provided in the currently applicable state building code or state plumbing code.
(d) The calculation of total occupant load for each sex shall be done in accordance with the requirements of the currently applicable state building code and state plumbing code.
(e) Any entity that is entitled to an exemption from or an exception to the application of federal or state requirements relating to renovation of existing restroom facilities, replacement of existing restroom fixtures, addition of new restroom fixtures, or to construction of new restroom facilities in existing public or private high school sports stadiums may also claim an exemption from or an exception to the requirements of this section under the same criteria where applicable.
(f) This section shall not be construed as supplanting or superseding any requirements pertaining to the availability of accessible restroom facilities and fixtures pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, or other related or otherwise applicable federal laws or regulations.
(g) This section shall not be construed as supplanting or superseding any requirements of otherwise applicable state or local building or plumbing codes or state or local laws or regulations other than those that specifically pertain to the number of required restroom fixtures for each sex based on total stadium occupancy.
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