3116B Dressing, Shower and Toilet Facilities — 2025 California Building Code

Exceptions:

1. Shower and dressing facilities may not be required when pool users have access to such facilities in adjacent living quarters. 2. Public toilet facilities may be omitted when pool users have access to toilet facilities either in living quarters located not more than 300 feet (91,440 mm) in travel distance from the pool or in an adjacent building such as a recreational facility, clubhouse or cabana.

For the purpose of this subsection, one pool user shall be considered for every 15 square feet (1.39 m [2] ) of pool water surface area and/or spray ground splash zone area.

3116B.2.1 Showers. One shower shall be provided for every 50 pool users.

3116B.2.2 Toilets. Separate toilet facilities shall be provided for each sex. One toilet shall be provided for every 60 women or less and one toilet plus one urinal for every 75 men or less.

3116B.2.3 Lavatories. One lavatory shall be provided for every 80 pool users.

3116B.3.1 Floors. Floors shall have a hard, nonabsorbent surface, such as portland cement concrete, ceramic tile or other approved material, which extends upwards onto the wall at least 5 inches (127 mm) with a coved base. Floors which may be walked on by a wet pool user shall be slip resistant. Floors shall be sloped not less than 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) per foot to floor drains or other approved surface water disposal areas. Carpeting and other similar artificial floor covering shall not be permitted on shower and toilet room floors.

3116B.3.2 Interior surfaces. The materials used in the walls, except for structural elements, shall be of a type which is not adversely affected by moisture.

3116B.3.3 Privacy. All doors and windows shall be arranged to prevent viewing of the interior from any portion of the building used by the opposite sex and from view from the outdoors. View screens shall be permitted for this purpose.

3116.B.4.1 Showers and lavatories shall be provided with hot and cold water faucets.

3116B.4.2 Tempered water shall be permitted in lieu of individual hot and cold water faucets.

3116B.4.3 A means to limit the hot water to 110°F (43°C) maximum shall be provided to prevent scalding. This temperature limit control shall not be adjustable by the pool user.