Public Toilet Strategy 2013 - City of Armadale

20.3 General Recommendations: Improvement of existing toilet provision
Recommendation 1.
Recommendation 2.
Recommendation 3.
Recommendation 4.
Recommendation 5.
Recommendation 6.
Recommendation 7.
Recommendation 8.
Close high risk and/or low use public toilets and demolish any decommissioned
toilets that are subject to repeated acts of vandalism and not suitable for any
alternative uses.
Any minor works to improve a facility should be undertaken subject to funding and
provided that the public toilet has not been identified for major works in the near
future.
Ensure all renewal or upgrading works to existing toilets will include compliance with
the standards relevant at the time.
Where any redevelopment is undertaken as a result of any recommendations from
other strategies and activity master or structure plans, then existing toilets, either
within buildings or stand alone, should also be renewed or replaced at the same
time.
Provide signage in accordance with Part 5 to assist locating the public toilets, to
provide information on reporting of anti-social behaviour and to indicate provision of
security camera’s where appropriate.
Progressively upgrade the older public toilet stock and install new, more vandal proof
fixtures and facilities with greater emphasis on ease of cleaning.
Cleaning frequencies seem to be sufficient in most instances, but this should be
reviewed on an individual toilet basis. Some facilities (such as Memorial Park) might
need an extra/second cleaning service during the day.
All the public toilets within the Armadale city centre need to be signposted in
convenient places within Jull Street Mall and the rest of Jull Street as part of the Jull
Street Activation Project.
21 CONCLUSION
The performance by The City of Armadale in regard to the provision and maintenance of its public toilets
cannot be faulted particularly when taken in light of its ratio of public toilets per capita, which exceeds that
of surrounding Local Authorities.
Several existing toilets, especially some of the older facilities, have a dingy, dark appearance which would
benefit from the use of modern designs and improved finishes including light or bright colours on walls
thereby presenting the facility as more appealing or inviting.
Only one toilet, Lions Park, has been recommended for demolition, as overall the City provides public toilet
facilities that in the main are above average. However, there are some others, particularly those of
substantial age, such as Karragullen Hall and Armadale Town Hall which, if they are not to be significantly
remodelled should be demolished and replaced if/where required.
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