Sec. 12-106. Toilet facilities

Every food service facility shall be provided with adequate and conveniently located toilet facilities for its employees. Two (2) or more separate toilet rooms shall be provided whenever both males and females are employed or when Subsection (e) of this Section is applicable; provided, however, that one (1) toilet facility shall be adequate for both male and female employees and customers in establishments having five (5) or fewer employees on duty at any given time and, when applicable, seating is provided for ten (10) or fewer customers.

The doors of all toilet rooms shall be self-closing. Toilet rooms shall be kept in clean condition, in good repair, and well-lighted and ventilated. Hand washing signs shall be posted in each toilet room used by employees and at all kitchen hand sink locations.

Such toilet facilities shall comply with the regulations of the State and of the local Plumbing Code and shall be located within the permitted establishment except as otherwise noted in this Section. Toilet facilities located off the premises of a food service facility which has a gross floor area of five hundred (500) square feet or less shall be considered satisfactory, provided that such toilet facilities are not more than three hundred (300) feet away from the facility, and are accessible during all hours of operation. Seasonal and temporary special food service facilities shall have toilet facilities located within a reasonable distance and be accessible during all hours of operation.

Toilet facilities for a food cluster as required in Subsection (a), above, shall be the responsibility of the management of the integrated shopping center and shall be considered satisfactory, provided that such facilities are conveniently located within the integrated shopping center and within a reasonable distance from any individual food service facility within said food cluster and are accessible during all hours of operations.

A food service facility established after January 1, 1979, which provides seating for patrons, must provide adequate and approved toilet facilities for said patrons as specified by Section 21-325(b), Health-General Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended.