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Maryland Code, Health-General § 24-211

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) “Place of public entertainment” means any establishment that:

(i) Accommodates more than 100 individuals; and

(ii) Is included under § 302.0 Use Group A, Assembly Uses, of the Building Officials and Code Administrators Model Performance Code as adopted by regulation by the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(3) “Public restroom” means a public sanitary facility that contains more than one sanitary fixture.

(4) “Sanitary fixture” means a toilet, urinal, or lavatory placed in a public sanitary facility.

(b) In any place of public entertainment required by a State, county, or municipal law, rule, or regulation to have a public restroom, sanitary fixtures shall be distributed so that the number of toilets provided in a public restroom for women shall be no less than the combined number of toilets and urinals provided in a public restroom for men.

(c) The provisions of this section shall apply to any place of public entertainment for which a construction permit is issued after May 1, 1993.

(d) This section does not apply to:

(1) Restoration or renovation of structures, including restoration or renovation which involves 100% of the previously existing structure; or

(2) An addition to any structure.

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