Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 419

FORMERLY

SENATE BILL NO. 13

AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1 AND HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 79, TITLE 16, OF THE DELAWARE CODE, RELATING TO PLUMBING.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Two-thirds of all members elected to each House thereof concurring therein):

Section 1. Amend Chapter 79, Title 16 of the Delaware Code by re-designating present §7933 as new §7934; and adding a new section to said chapter, which new section shall read as follows;

"§7933. Public Accommodations

In any place of public entertainment required by a state, county or municipal law, rule or regulation to have a public restroom, water closets and urinals shall be provided for men and women in accordance with the minimum number of plumbing facilities required under the 1993 National Plumbing Code promulgated by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA), Table P-1204.1, Building Use Groups A-1, A-2, A-3, and A-5."

Section 2. Amend §7908, Chapter 79, Title 16 of the Delaware Code by adding thereto the following subsections:

"(4) 'Place of Public Entertainment' shall mean an establishment that accommodates more than one hundred individuals.

(5) 'Public Restroom' shall mean a public sanitary facility that contains more than one plumbing fixture."

Section 3. The provisions of this act shall apply for any place of public entertainment for which a construction permit is issued after July 1, 1993.

Approved July 14, 1994