Lavatory and bath facilities.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1050
in effect244.1050. - Lavatory and bath facilities.
At least one (1) water closet, hand lavatory and bathtub or shower, properly connected to a water and sewer system and in good working condition, shall be supplied for each ten (10) persons or fraction thereof residing within a rooming house or lodging establishment, including members of the operator's family wherever they share the use of the said facilities; provided that in a rooming house or lodging establishment where rooms are let only to males, flush urinals may be substituted for not more than one-half (½) of the required number of water closets, and provided further that in rooming houses or lodging establishments existing prior to July 1, 1972, where a hand lavatory, connected to a water and sewer system and in good working condition, is supplied in each rooming unit or sleeping room, then the number of persons who shall share the use of a water closet and bathtub or shower shall not exceed twelve (12) persons. All such facilities shall be so located within the rooming house or lodging establishment as to be accessible to the occupants of each rooming unit or sleeping room sharing such facilities without going through a unit of another occupant. Every hand lavatory and bathtub or shower required under the provisions of this section shall be supplied with hot and cold running water at all times. No plumbing facilities required under this section except the guest toilet room may be located in a cellar. No such plumbing facilities shall be located more than one (1) floor distant from the rooming unit for which such plumbing facilities are provided. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 76.020; Ord. of 3-9-73, § 1; 2006-Or-073, § 8, 6-30-06)
Source: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT12HO_CH244MACO_ARTXROHOLOES_244.1050LABAFAFetched: 11/2/2026