As in effect on May 1, 2008
Director - shall mean the Executive Director of the Utah Department of Health.
Hotel, Motel or Resort - shall include tourist court, motor hotel, resort camps, hostels, lodges, dormitories and similar facilities, and shall mean every building, or structure with all buildings and facilities in connection, kept, used, maintained as, advertised as, or held out to the public to be, a place where living accommodations are furnished to transient guests or to groups normally occupying such facilities on a seasonal or short-term basis.
Hotel, Motel or Resort Units - shall mean accommodations to serve two or more people.
Wastewater - shall mean discharges from all plumbing facilities such as rest rooms, kitchen, and laundry fixtures, either separately or in combination.
2.1 It shall be the duty of each person operating a hotel, motel or resort in the State of Utah to carry out the provisions of these rules. Such person should also have the duty of controlling the conduct of occupants to this end, and shall make at least one daily inspection of the area for these purposes.
2.2 Severability - If any provision of this code, or its application to any person or circumstance is declared invalid, the application of such provisions to other person or circumstances, and the remainder of this rule, shall not be affected thereby.
2.3 Hotel, motel and resort sites shall be constructed to provide adequate surface drainage and shall be isolated from any existing or potential health hazard or nuisance.
2.4 All applicable local and state building, zoning, electrical, health, fire codes, and all local ordinances shall be complied with.
3.1 Potable water supply systems for use by hotel, motel or resort occupants shall meet the requirements of the State of Utah rules relating to public drinking water supplies.
3.2 In addition to the rules and regulations relating to public drinking water supplies, the design of water system facilities shall be based on the suppliers engineer's estimate of water demands, but shall in no case be less than the following:
Source Capacity - 150 gallons per day per hotel, motel or resort unit.
Storage Volume - 75 gallons per hotel, motel or resort unit.
Distribution System Capacity - Shall maintain a water system pressure in excess of 20 psi at all points in the distribution system during peak hourly flow conditions. Non-community systems in remote areas can be exempted from this requirement, on a case-by-case basis, if flow from the system is always unregulated and free-flowing. The peak hourly flow should be calculated for the number of fixture units as presented in the Utah Plumbing Code.
Other exceptions to the above requirements may be made as permitted by the State of Utah public drinking water rules.
3.2.1 The source and storage requirements as indicated above do not include water demands for outside use or fire protection. However, if the culinary system is intended to provide water for such purposes, the water requirements indicated above must be appropriately increased. Specific information on watering requirements (e.g., area of land to be irrigated) must be provided for Department of Health review.
3.3 Construction of a public drinking water supply system intended to serve occupants of any hotel, motel or resort shall not commence until plans prepared by a licensed professional registered engineer (in accordance with Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers, and Land Surveyors Licensing Act) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. Following construction, the system may not be placed in service until a final inspection is made by a representative of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality or local health department having jurisdiction.
3.3.1 All systems must be monitored in accordance with the State of Utah public drinking water rules, and in cooperation with the local health department having jurisdiction.
3.4 Any culinary system or portion thereof that is drained seasonally must be cleaned, flushed and disinfected prior to use. Furthermore, a water sample of satisfactory bacteriologic quality, i.e., a sample showing not more than one coliform bacteria per 100 ml. sample, must be obtained before being placed into service.
3.4.1 Systems operated on a seasonal basis may be required to sample for bacteriologic analysis at an accelerated frequency as determined by the Director or director of the local health department having jurisdiction.
4.1 All wastewater shall be discharged to a public sewer system where accessible and within 300 feet of the hotel, motel or resort property line.
4.2 Where connection to a public sewer is not available, wastewater shall be discharged into a wastewater disposal system meeting requirements of the State of Utah rules for waste disposal. Unless water usage rates are available, design shall be based on not less than 125 gallons per day per hotel, motel or resort unit.
4.3 All plans for the construction or alteration of a wastewater disposal system shall initially be submitted to the local health department having jurisdiction. Where plan approval is required by law to be provided by the State Department of Environmental Quality, such plans will be forwarded by the local authority along with any appropriate comments. Construction alteration of the disposal system shall not commence until the plans have been approved in writing by the appropriate health agency.
5.1 All plumbing in any hotel, motel or resort shall comply with the provisions of the Utah Plumbing Code, and applicable local plumbing codes.
5.2 When adequate plumbing fixtures are not included in each guest room, such facilities shall be made available to hotel, motel and resort occupants as required in the following Table I.
TABLE I
Required Plumbing Fixtures For Overnight Occupants
Plumbing Fixtures Ratio of Plumbing Fixtures
For Overnight Hotel, Motel
and Resort(1) Occupants
Males Females
Water Closets 1:10 1:8
Urinals 1:25 --
Lavatories 1:12 1:12
Shower/Bath 1:8 1:8
(1)The number of required plumbing fixtures at resorts may be reduced up to one-half of the above.
5.3 If rest rooms for public use are provided, they shall include adequate plumbing fixtures as required in Table II:
TABLE II
Required Plumbing Fixtures For Public Rest Rooms
In Hotels, Motels and Resorts (a)
Plumbing Fixtures Number of Persons (b) Number of Fixtures
Males Females
Water Closets 1-100 1 2
101-200 2 3
201-400 3 5
Over 400, add 1
fixture for each
additional 500
men and 1 for
each 300 women.
Urinals (c) 1-200 1 --
201-400 2 --
401-600 3 --
Over 600, add
1 fixture for
each 300 persons.
Lavatories 1-200 1 1
201-400 2 2
401-750 3 3
Over 750, add
1 fixture for
each 500 persons.
Drinking Fountains 1 for each 300
persons
Other Fixtures 1 service sink
(a) In remote areas providing other than water flush type toilets, only the requirements for water closets and
drinking fountains need apply.
(b) Total number of persons for maximum occupancy for auditoriums, banquet rooms, conference rooms, etc. shall be
based on 15 square feet per person.
(c) Where urinals are provided for women, the number shall be the same as those required for men.
5.4 All rest rooms shall be conveniently located. Plumbing fixtures which normally require water for their operation shall be supplied with an adequate potable water supply under pressure and facilities should be provided with hot water as required.
5.5 Wherever toilet facilities for males and females are located in the same building, and adjacent to each other, they shall be separated by sound resistant wall. Direct line of sight to each rest room shall be obstructed.
5.6 Soap and toilet tissue in suitable dispensers and individual towels or other approved hand drying facilities and suitable waste receptacles with lids shall be provided in each rest room.
6.1 Each structure made available for occupancy shall comply with the requirements of the Uniform Building Code.
6.2 Comfort of occupants shall be provided for by adequate heating, lighting, and ventilation. Total window area in any room should be equal to at least 10 percent and in no case less than 5 percent of the floor area. For adequate ventilation, windows shall be openable or mechanical ventilation must be provided. Adequate means shall be employed to minimize odors in all rooms intended for overnight use.
6.3 In dormitory type accommodations, beds shall be separated by a horizontal distance of at least 5 feet, reducible to 3 feet, if beds are alternated head to foot, except in case of double deck bunks, which shall have a minimum horizontal separation of 6 feet under all circumstances. If suitable permanent partitions are installed between beds, spacing requirements may be modified upon approval of the Director or director of the local health department having jurisdiction.
6.4 Floors, walls and ceilings shall be so constructed as to be easily cleanable and they shall be kept clean and in good repair.
6.5 Each bed, bunk, cot or sleeping facility for use by occupants shall afford reasonable comfort and be maintained in a sanitary condition. Mattresses, mattress covers, quilts, blankets, pillows, pillow slips, sheets, comforters, and other bedding shall be kept clean and in good repair. Bedding shall be made available to each occupant not furnishing his own. Pillows shall have pillow slips and sheets shall be large enough to completely cover mattresses. Bedding shall be changed daily or in between occupant use.
6.6 All eating and drinking utensils for use by guests in rooms, shall be either single service, or washed and sanitized in a manner prescribed in R392-100 and protected from subsequent contamination.
6.7 All food, food service employees, ice, vending machines, food storage, and preparation and serving facilities shall comply with R392-100.
6.8 The dispensing of ice from storage bins where the general public has free access is prohibited.
6.9 Where occupants are permitted to cook in a hotel, motel, or resort unit, a space for kitchen facilities shall be provided, and shall be equipped with at least a minimum of a kitchen sink installed in accordance with requirements of the Utah Plumbing Code.
6.10 Guest rooms used for sleeping purposes shall be supplied with a lavatory, hand soap, and clean individual towels for each guest. Clean individual towels shall be supplied daily or in between occupant use.
6.11 All buildings, rooms and equipment and ground surrounding them shall be maintained in a clean and operable condition.
6.12 All necessary means shall be employed to eliminate and control infestations of insects and rodents on the premises of any hotel, motel, or resort unit. This shall include approved screening or other approved control of outside openings in structures intended for occupancy or food service facilities.
6.13 No pets, other than Seeing Eye dogs, shall be allowed in hotel, motel, or resort rooms.
7.1 Any swimming pool, wading or therapy pool made available to occupants of any hotel, motel or resort shall comply with R392-302 and all applicable local regulations.
8.1 Solid wastes originating in any hotel, motel or resort shall be stored in a sanitary manner in watertight containers with lids, or the equivalent, approved by the local health department. The containers shall be conveniently located, and the contents shall be disposed of in a manner approved by the state or local health department having jurisdiction.
public health, hotels, motels, resorts
1987
July 18, 2007
26-15-2
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