SECTION 265.121. General Provisions

(a) Scope. These sections apply to facilities where the public congregates. This includes sports and entertainment arenas, stadiums, community and convention halls, specialty event centers, and amusement facilities.

(b) Exclusion. The term "facilities where the public congregates" does not include hotels, churches, restaurants, bowling centers, public or private elementary or secondary schools, or historic buildings. If local standards or regulations are at least as or more stringent than these standards, these rules do not apply.

(c) Purpose. The purpose of these sections is to prescribe minimum standards for the availability of sufficient temporary or permanent restrooms to meet the needs of the public at peak hours at publicly- and privately-owned facilities where the public congregates.

(d) Penalty and enforcement. The statutory penalty and enforcement provisions covering violations of Chapter 341 and these sections are contained in the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 341, §341.091 and §341.092.

(e) Applicability date. These sections apply to facilities on which construction is started on or after January 1, 1994, or on which structural alterations, repairs, or improvements exceeding 50% of the entire facility are undertaken on or after January 1, 1994.

Source Note: The provisions of this §265.121 adopted to be effective July 21, 1994, 19 TexReg 5355.