Water closets and toilet compartments shall comply with 604.2 through 604.8. EXCEPTION: Water closets and toilet compartments for children's use shall be permitted to comply with 604.9. 604.2 Location. The water closet shall be positioned …

Clear Floor Space at Water Closets. For a side or forward approach, the water closet must be located along the back wall and the centerline of the water closet must be 18 inches (455 mm) from the side wall with the side grab bar.

All sanitary facilities that serve buildings, facilities or portion of buildings that are required by handicapped regulations to be accessible to persons with disabilities shall comply. Separate facilities are required where provided for the non disabled.

The ADA Standards require that unisex toilet rooms, where provided, have privacy latches and contain at most one lavatory, one water closet, and one urinal (or a second water closet) (§213.2.1). Medical Care and Long-Term Care Facilities

Section 604.2 of the 2010 Standards allows greater flexibility for the placement of the centerline of wheelchair accessible and ambulatory accessible water closets.

EXCEPTIONS: 1. A water closet in a toilet room for a single occupant accessed only through a private office and not for common use or public use shall not be required to comply with 604.4. 2.

(Technical Memorandum 2013-17 Water Closet Clearance Overlap) The door swing is allowed to overlap the clearance for a water closet and a lavatory in a toilet room as long as there is a 30" (760 mm) x 48" (1220 mm) clear floor space beyond the arc of the door.