Restrooms for Customers in Food Establishments
A permanent food facility shall provide clean toilet facilities in good repair for patrons, guests, or invitees when there is onsite consumption of foods or when the food facility was constructed after July 1, 1984, and has more than 20,000 square feet of floor space. A building that has a food facility with more than 20,000 square feet of floor space shall provide at least one separate toilet facility for men and one separate toilet facility for women.
The gas pump area of a service station that is maintained in conjunction with a food facility shall not be considered as property used in connection with the food facility or be considered in determining the square footage of floor space of the food facility.
Any building that is constructed before January 1, 2004, that has a food facility that provides space for the consumption of food on the premises shall either provide clean toilet facilities in good repair for patrons, guests, or invitees on property used in connection with, or in, the food facility or prominently post a sign within the food facility in a public area stating that toilet facilities are not provided.
Toilet facilities that are provided for use by patrons, guests, or invitees shall be in a location where patrons, guests, and invitees do not pass through food preparation, food storage, or utensil washing areas to reach the toilet facilities. The route of access shall be separated by a space of at least three feet from the ready to eat food and in areas that are separate from raw or undercooked foods from the required space by a rail or wall at least three feet high or
otherwise clearly delineated.