§ 30-1377 — Sanitary facilities
Code of the City of New Orleans (Supp. No. 118, Update 1: codified through Ordinance No. 30771, adopted September 17, 2026) · New Orleans City Code § 30-1377
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Sec. 30-1377. - Sanitary facilities.
(a) Sanitary facilities shall be provided on the basis of one per ten occupants or beds. Such sanitary facilities shall include a lavatory, bathtub or shower and a toilet all properly connected in accordance with the standards of the sewerage and water board and in working order. Sanitary facilities shall be located in rooms provided especially for that purpose. Sanitary facility rooms shall not be less than seven feet in any dimension; shall have a solid self-closing door and positive ventilation; and be supplied at all times with toilet tissue, single hand use towels and soap contained in a dispenser. Sanitary facility rooms shall contain a minimum of 50 square feet per sanitary facility combination. Additional space shall be provided on the basis of 16 square feet for a toilet, 12 square feet for a lavatory and 22 square feet for a bathtub or shower. (b) Sanitary facilities shall be located on the same floor or not more than one story away from any of the occupants it is intended to serve. In no case shall it be necessary for an occupant of one bedroom to pass through another bedroom to reach any sanitary facilities, nor to pass through a room containing such sanitary facilities to reach a sleeping room.
(Code 1956, § 29-162(2), (3))