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or flush with the counter top. This will prevent constant
maintenance around the water seal where the counter and sink come
into contact. Provide soffit lighting over each counter top.
Provide structural support underneath counter between each sink.
f)
Utilities Requirements
(1) The locker room lighting must be 500 lux
(50 footcandles).
(2) Fluorescent lighting should be used with
translucent, nonbreakable, moisture resistant protective covers.
g) Furnishing, Built-in and Collateral Equipment List:
Lockers, hair dryers, clocks, benches, soap dispensers, paper
towel dispensers with integral waste receptacles, and mirrors
above sink countertops, and diaper changing station.
h) Adjacency Considerations: Family locker rooms shall
be adjacent to the men's and women's locker rooms with access
from a common corridor. If the complex includes a swimming pool,
the family locker room shall have direct access to this area.
i)
Special Requirements
(1) The following number of private family stalls
for the family locker rooms are recommended by base size: Xsmall
- one family stall; Small - two family stalls; Medium - three
family stalls; Large - four family stalls; Xlarge - five family
stalls.
(2) Dressing area should be sized for two adults or
a parent and two children.
(3) A 456 mm by 1219 mm (18 inch by 48 inch) water
resistant bench and a minimum of four wall hooks for towel and
clothes are recommended for each family changing/dressing stall.
(4) Three full-size lockers per private family stall
should be located in the common area of the family locker room.
(5) Restroom should contain a water closet, lavatory
with mirror and lighting above, towel hook, soap dispenser, paper
towel dispenser, toilet tissue dispenser, and trash receptacle.
Outside this room in the common area, recommend location of a
mirror with a shelf and hair-drying space.
(6) Stall doors should swing into the dressing areas
to minimize impact on the adjacent common circulation area.
Provide a minimum 76.2 mm (3-inch) gap at the top and bottom of
the stall doors to allow for air circulation through each stall.
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