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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 12. Health |
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Agency 5. Department of Health |
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Chapter 450. Rules and Regulations Governing Campgrounds |
Section 100. Service buildings
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A. Each campground shall be provided with one or more service buildings which contain an adequate number of toilet and sanitary facilities. The minimum ratio of sanitary facilities to the number of campsites shall be provided according to the following schedule:
No. Sites
Toilets
Urinals
Lavatories
Showers*
Other Fixtures
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M
W
M
M
W
M
W
1 - 15
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1 slop drain
16 - 30
2
2
0
2
2
1
1
31 - 45
2
3
1
3
3
1
1
See Subsection F of this section
46 - 60
3
4
1
3
3
2
2
61 - 75
4
5
1
4
4
2
2
76 - 90
4
6
2
4
4
2
2
91 - 105
5
7
2
4
4
3
3
106 - 120
6
8
2
5
5
3
3
121 - 135
6
9
3
5
5
3
3
136 - 150
7
10
3
5
5
4
4
*The providing of showers in the service building(s) is optional on the part of the campground owner, but when are provided the schedule will apply.
B. For campgrounds having more than 150 campsites located, in the opinion of the Health Commissioner, contiguously to the service building or buildings required by the schedule in subsection A, there shall be provided one toilet seat and one lavatory for each sex for each additional 30 campsites, and one additional shower for each additional 40 campsites and one additional men's urinal for each 100 campsites. When a section or sections of a campground are found to be incontiguous, the Health Commissioner may apply the schedule in subsection A above in determining the adequacy of the fixtures for such section. Whenever the number of campsites fall in between the numbers listed above, the larger number of required fixtures shall apply when a major fraction of the difference in the two numbers is attained.
C. Primitive camps shall be exempted from the provisions for lavatories and showers. If, however, any showers are provided at a campground designated as a primitive camp, the schedule in subsections A and B shall apply.
D. Where urinal troughs are used, two feet of urinal trough shall constitute one urinal.
E. Exemptions. Any person desiring to furnish temporary facilities for accommodating a travel trailer rally, or other group of camping units assembled for the purpose of traveling together, shall make application for such activity to the Health Commissioner through the local health department having jurisdiction, 15 days in advance of the intended date of use. The requirements for a service building may be waived by the Health Commissioner on the determination that public health will not be endangered; but the location of the site, the facilities which must be provided, and the method of conducting such rally shall be acceptable to the Health Commissioner before a special permit shall be issued specifying the location of the site, the period of operation not to exceed seven days, and any conditions of issuance.
F. A slop sink or suitable drain shall be provided within 500 feet of all campsites for the disposal of liquid wastes unless a sanitary station is accessible for this purpose. Adequate provision shall be made by the operator of a campground to assure that the slop sink or other suitable drain, if necessary, is kept in a sanitary condition and is used for the purpose for which it was intended such as the disposal of dish water and wash water.
G. Lavatories shall be provided adjacent to the toilet fixtures.
H. When a campground is operated in connection with a resort or other business establishment, the total number of sanitary facilities shall be in excess of those required by the aforementioned schedules and shall be based on the total number of persons using such facilities.
I. Service buildings shall be located no farther than 500 feet from any campsite served by such building, nor closer than 30 feet to any campsite. When two or more service buildings exist, the ratio of fixtures as specified in subsections A and B shall be in approximate relation to the number of campsites located within a 500 foot radius of each building.
J. All service buildings and the commodes, urinals, lavatories, shower and other appurtenances located therein shall be maintained in a state of good repair and shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times.
K. All doors to the exterior from service buildings shall be self-closing.
L. Toilet rooms, shower rooms and other areas receiving heavy camper use shall not be used for miscellaneous storage during operation of the camp.
M. Toilet tissue shall be provided at each privy or toilet seat.
N. Shower compartments, whether individual type with partitions or group type without partitions, shall have not less than 1,024 square inches in floor area and, if rectangular, square or triangular in plan, shall be not less than 30 inches in shortest dimension.
O. In a campground where there is a combination of campsites, part of which are provided with a water connection and a sewer outlet, the minimum number of fixtures as required in subsections A and B above may be adjusted by the Health Commissioner based on individual conditions provided any request for an adjustment complies with 12VAC5-450-190.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR355-35-04 § 1, eff. July 21, 1971.