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The number of accessible toilets shall follow the table 7.

NUMBER OF ACCESSIBLE TOILETS

Use of the Building, Minimum Number of Toilets
establishment or area

Any public use 1 Accessible toilets for each gender should be
provided in every floor being at least 10% of the
total number of toilets in every block or 1
independent accessible toilet for both genders

1 accessible toilet within a 150 meters distance

from any part of the building

Table 7. Number of Accessible Toilets

The following table indicates the minimum dimensional parameters required for
accessible toilets:

Minimum dimensions for accessible toilets

Dimensions of circulation spaces

Corridor widths in toilets, showers, lockers spaces, etc. 1200 mm

Manoeuvring turning space diameter 1500 mm

Accessible toilets and cubicles conditions

Manoeuvring space diameter between 0 and 700 mm height 1500 mm
free of obstacles

Lateral interaction space On both sides

Table 8. Minimum dimensional parameters for accessible toilets

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