HARBOR SYSTEM MASTER PLAN - City and Borough of Sitka

Sealing Cove Harbor Restrooms
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Location: Sealing Cove Harbor Year Built: 1988 Prepared By: SW
Facility #: Last Major Building Renovation: Date: 11/9/11
Facility Name: Restroom Total Square Footage: 441
PRV: $158,760
75% of PRV: # of fixtures (men): 1 WC, 1 urinal, & 1 lav
50% of PRV:
30% of PRV:
# of fixtures (women) 2 WC, 1 lav
Site / Exterior Improvements:
The restroom is located at the edge of the parking lot adjacent to the east gangway and approach dock. The surrounding concrete
sidewalks are mostly free from obstructions; there is a crack in the sidewalk outside of the men’s restroom, see figure 2. Items
surrounding the restroom include uncovered mailboxes.
Structure:
Concrete slab on grade and footings with wood frame construction. The concrete pad is at least five inches above the finished grade.
The concrete slab doesn’t appear to slope toward the floor drain, creating accumulations of water in the low spots, see figure 3. There
are no noticeable failures in the concrete or wood structure; it appears to be in good condition.
Exterior Enclosure / Thermal & Moisture Protection:
The T & G cedar siding and trim appear to be original. Good preventative maintenance including recent paint has kept the exterior
wood in good condition. The door hardware does not allow hands free opening. There was no sign of failure; the exterior enclosure
elements appear to be in good condition.
Openings:
Entrance doors and frames are metal. Both appear to be newly painted, the doors and hardware are in good working order. There is
one vinyl frame awning window. The windows are in good condition.
Interior Finishes:
Interior wall panels are a smooth, hard, nonabsorbent surface and in good condition.
Specialties:
Stainless steel fixtures and metal bathroom privacy screens. The privacy screens appear to be in fair condition.
Mechanical:
Plumbing fixtures are wall mounted and are all stainless steel vandalism resistant type. Water closets and urinals have push button
type flush valves. Lavatories have manual faucets with short wrist blade handles. Floor drain in each toilet room. ADA insulation
shields are missing from under the lavatories. Plumbing Fixtures are in fair condition. Walk-in plumbing chase between toilet
rooms provides good access to piping. Exterior hose bib, key operated. 40 gallon electric hot water tank supplies hot water for
facility. No tempering valve is located on the outlet of the hot water tank. On-site sewage ejector pumps the sanitary effluent into
the city system. Sewage Ejector appears to be a single pump type; Uniform Plumbing code requires a duplex pump system. Remote
sewage ejector panel located in the Janitor Room. Neither toilet room has an exhaust fan which is a code deficiency. Shelf mounted
electric heaters are located at a wall penetration for each of the toilet rooms and Janitor room. A heat lamp is located in the
plumbing chase to provide heating. Heating system is a poor arrangement and should be upgraded.
Electrical:
This restroom facility is also quite similar to the one at Thomsen Harbor. It includes lighting, heat, exhaust fans, and power
distribution. Wall mounted luminaires are installed on the exterior near to the entrances. Surface mounted enclosures with acrylic
lenses and 48 inch long fluorescent lamps are installed on the ceiling inside the restrooms. Industrial type strips with fluorescent
lamps are installed inside the plumbing chase. The interior lighting is switch controlled from inside the plumbing chase. The exterior
lighting is photocell controlled. Small electrically powered heaters with fans are used inside the restrooms. The heat is controlled with
thermostats located inside the plumbing chase. A residential type, electrically heated water tank provides hot water. The power
distribution is provided with a single phase, 120-240 volt circuit to a small panel board.
Findings
The electrical equipment and circuits are in fair to good condition.
Sitka Harbor System Master Plan
Condition Inventory
Code Issues:
Limited wheelchair maneuverability. Tempering valve required. Duplex pump system required. Exhaust fans required. ADA
insulation shields required under sinks.
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