If a multistory dwelling unit in an elevator building has only a powder room on the first floor, which is the accessible level, must the powder room be usable?
A. Yes. In multistory dwelling units having no full bathroom on the first/accessible level, the powder room must meet the requirements for usable bathrooms, and either set of specifications may be used. In addition, all bathrooms, including powder rooms, which are required to be usable, must meet the requirements for grab bar reinforcement (Requirement 6) as well as the requirements for usability (Requirement 7).
Related Questions
- If a builder includes an elevator from a parking garage to the ground floor only, and this elevator does not serve floors other than the ground floor, is the building an "elevator" building?
- If a multistory dwelling unit in an elevator building has only a powder room on the first floor, which is the accessible level, must the powder room be usable?
- A developer plans to construct a 100-unit apartment building with one elevator. Must all 100 units be accessible?
