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Sanitary
Facilities Legislation
The St. James Parish Council is sensitizing
public and private businesses to the requirements of providing sanitary facilities for use by their customers and staff.
Businesses violating this code are liable for prosecution.
For more detailed information, please see
excerpts from the St. James Building Code as transcribed below.
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Washroom
facilities to be provided for the public |
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The following establishments must, by law, provide sanitary facilities for patrons:
Regulation
6.1.3 f:
- Any
place of public assembly as defined in Appendix D of this Code.
- Any
building or part of a building where the major use or occupancy
is the regular provision of food or drink for consumption by the
public on the premises or on drive-in service system.
- Any
shop, store or market with more than 500m2 of sales
area.
- Any
building providing more than 50m2 of public waiting
place.
- Gas
stations with 4 or more service pumps.
Where facilities for the public are required,
they shall be additional to
and separate from facilities required for employees and shall be
provided and maintained in clean condition and in accordance with Table
26.
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Washroom
facilities to be provided for EMPLOYEES |
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Regulation
6.1.3 e:
For any building where the use or occupancy
involves the employment of staff, facilities shall be provided for
employees in accordance with Table 25 except where the total
number of employees is les than 10 the minimum provision shall be
for 1 water closet (W.C.) and 1 lavatory basin (L.B.) serving both
sexes and except that where facilities are accessible only through
private offices and shall be additional to the required minimum
provision.
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Number
of Sanitary Fixtures required |
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Regulation
6.1.4
Tables 25 and 26 shall determine the minimum
number of sanitary fixtures required in a building provided that:
a.
Where separate facilities are required for employees
and public use the total number of persons to be provided for shall
be proportioned on the most realistic basis.
b.
The number of public facilities to be provided by
drive-in cinemas, drive-in restaurants or similar establishments
shall be based on 3 persons for each parking bay.
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Table 26: Minimum
Requirements for PUBLIC sanitary facilities |
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No.
of males
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W.C.s
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Urinals
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Lavatory
basins
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No.
of females
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W.C.s
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Lavatory
basins
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| General
use or occupancy |
1 -
30
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1
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1
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1-30
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1
|
1
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31
– 120
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1
|
1
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1
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31
– 120
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2
|
1
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121
– 240
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2
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1
|
1
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121
– 240
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3
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2
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241
– 360
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2
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2
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2
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241
– 360
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4
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2
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361
– 480
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2
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3
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2
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361
– 480
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5
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3
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481
- 600
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3
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3
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3
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481
- 600
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6
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3
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Plus
1 urinal for each additional
1
– 480 persons
1
W.C. for each additional
241
– 480 persons
1
L.B. for each additional
1
– 480 persons
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Plus
1 W.C. for each additional
1
– 240 persons
1
L.B. for each additional
1
– 480 persons
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| Service
of food or drink |
No.
of males
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W.C.s
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Urinals
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Lavatory
basins
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No.
of females
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W.C.s
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Lavatory
basin
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1 -
30
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1
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1
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1 -
30
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1
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1
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11
– 60
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1
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1
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1
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11
– 60
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2
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1
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61
– 90
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1
|
1
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1
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61
– 90
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3
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2
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91
– 120
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2
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2
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2
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91
– 120
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4
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2
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121
– 180
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2
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3
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3
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121
– 180
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5
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3
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181
– 260
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3
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3
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3
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181
– 260
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6
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3
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261
– 300
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3
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4
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3
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261
– 300
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7
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4
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Plus
1 urinal for each additional
1
– 240 persons
1
W.C. for each additional
121
– 240 persons
1
L.B. for each additional
1
– 240 persons
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Plus
1 W.C. for each additional
1
– 120 persons
1
L.B. for each additional
1
– 240 persons
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Square
metres of sales area
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Male
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Female
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| Shops |
500
– 1000
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1
W.C. 1 L.B. |
1
W.C. 1 L.B. |
| Stores |
1000
– 1500
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1
W.C. 1
U.
1 L.B. |
2
W.C. 1 L.B. |
| Markets |
1500
- 2000
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2
W.C. 1 U.
1 L.B. |
3
W.C. 2 L.B. |
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Over
2000
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2
W.C. 2 U.
2 L.B. |
4
W.C. 2 L.B. |
| Gas
Stations |
4
or more pumps
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1
W.C. 1 L.B. |
1
W.C. 1 L.B. |
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Table 25: Minimum
Requirements for EMPLOYEE sanitary facilities |
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No.
of Male employee
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W.C.s
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Urinals
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Lavatory
basins
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Showers
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No.
of female employees
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W.C.s
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Lavatory
Basins
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1
– 10
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1
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1
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1
– 10
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1
|
1
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11
– 30
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1
|
1
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2
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11
– 30
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2
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2
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31
– 45
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2
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1
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3
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1
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31
– 45
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3
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3
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46
– 60
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2
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2
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4
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1
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46
– 60
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4
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4
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61
– 90
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3
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2
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5
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1
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61
– 90
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5
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5
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91
– 120
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3
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3
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6
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1
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91
– 120
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6
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6
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121
– 150
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4
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3
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7
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2
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121
– 150
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7
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7
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151
– 180
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4
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4
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8
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2
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151
– 180
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8
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8
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181
– 210
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5
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4
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8
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2
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181
– 210
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9
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9
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211
– 240
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5
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5
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9
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2
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211
– 240
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10
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10
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241
– 270
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6
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5
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9
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3
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241
– 270
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11
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11
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271
- 300
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6
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6
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10
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3
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271
- 300
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12
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12
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Plus
1 urinal for each additional
1
– 60 persons
1
W.C. for each additional
31
– 60 persons
1
L.B. for each additional
1
– 60 persons
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Plus
1 W.C. for each additional
1
– 30 persons
1
L.B. for each additional
1
– 60 persons
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