In all political subdivisions of this state where a system of water works and sewerage is maintained for public use, every hotel and SRO facility shall be equipped with a sufficient number of suitable water closets for the accommodation of its guests, which water closets shall be ventilated and connected by proper plumbing with such sewerage system. All lavatories, bathtubs, sinks, drains, closets, and urinals in such hotels and SRO facilities shall be properly constructed and shall be kept clean and well ventilated at all times. Separate compartments shall be furnished for different sexes, each being properly designated.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3731.11

  • Hotel: includes any structure consisting of one or more buildings containing any combination of more than five guestrooms that are each approved by the building code official having jurisdiction and the state fire marshal as meeting the requirements for transient sleeping rooms or extended stay temporary residence dwelling units, or as having features of such sleeping rooms and dwelling units within the same room, and such structure is specifically constructed, kept, used, maintained, advertised, and held out to the public to be a place where transient sleeping accommodations or temporary residence is offered for pay to persons, but such structure does not otherwise meet the definition of a transient hotel or an extended stay hotel as defined in this section. See Ohio Code 3731.01
  • SRO facility: means a facility with more than five sleeping rooms that is kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public as a place where sleeping rooms are offered on a single room occupancy (SRO) basis and that is intended for use as a primary residence for residential guests for a period of more than thirty days. See Ohio Code 3731.01
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

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