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| To amend section 3781.109 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
| require public buildings to have at least one rest | 2 |
| room facility with an adult changing station. | 3 |
| Section 1. That section 3781.109 of the Revised Code be | 4 |
| amended to read as follows: | 5 |
| Sec. 3781.109. (A) The board of building standards shall | 6 |
| adopt rules governing the number of water closets required to be | 7 |
| installed in women's and men's rest room facilities in buildings | 8 |
| or parts of buildings used for assembly purposes in accordance | 9 |
| with the standards specified under a national model plumbing code | 10 |
| that is consistent with rules adopted by the board pursuant to | 11 |
| division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. | 12 |
| (B) The rules adopted by the board pursuant to division (A) | 13 |
| of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code shall require every | 14 |
| building constructed on or after January 1, 2016, that is used for | 15 |
| assembly purposes to have at least one rest room facility with an | 16 |
| adult changing table. The table shall meet all of the following | 17 |
| criteria: | 18 |
| (1) The adult changing table has a weight capacity of at | 19 |
| least four hundred pounds. | 20 |
| (2) The adult changing table has a minimum length of at least | 21 |
| seventy-two inches and a minimum width of eighteen inches from the | 22 |
| wall. | 23 |
| (3) The adult changing table sits at a minimum height of | 24 |
| eighteen inches. | 25 |
| (4) The adult changing table is in an enclosed space that | 26 |
| fits the table in an open position, a wheelchair, and a caregiver. | 27 |
| (5) The adult changing table is made of a material that is | 28 |
| suitable for use in a wet area. | 29 |
| (C) For purposes of this section | 30 |
| (1) A building or part of a building is used for assembly | 31 |
| purposes when the use of the building or part of a building | 32 |
| conforms to assembly usage as adopted by rule under division (A) | 33 |
| of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. | 34 |
| (2) "Adult changing table" means a wall mounted, folding | 35 |
| ergonomic table for special needs diapering of adults. | 36 |
| Section 2. That existing section 3781.109 of the Revised Code | 37 |
| is hereby repealed. | 38 |