# A.R.S. § 45-311: 45-311 Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** A.R.S. § 45-311
- **Heading:** 45-311 Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Arizona
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Arizona Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 311

## Text

45-311. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Commercial, industrial and public construction" means buildings used for commercial, industrial or public purposes, including restaurants, bars, nightclubs, public buildings, comfort stations, schools, gymnasia, factories, offices, athletic clubs, hotels and motels.

2. "Person" means an individual, public or private corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, society, estate or trust, any other private organization or enterprise, the United States, any state, territory or country or a governmental entity, political subdivision or municipal corporation organized under or subject to the constitution and laws of this state.

3. "Plumbing fixture" means a lavatory faucet, lavatory faucet replacement aerator, kitchen faucet, kitchen faucet replacement aerator, shower head, urinal, water closet, evaporative cooler or decorative fountain. Plumbing fixture does not include parts necessary for routine maintenance.

4. "PSI" means pounds per square inch of water pressure.

5. "Residential construction" or "residential dwelling" means buildings used for temporary or permanent human habitation, including single family residences and accessory guest houses, multi-family dwellings, townhouses, condominiums, apartments, the sleeping quarters of hotels and motels, dormitories and group housing units.

6. "Urinal" means a fixture that consists of a water flushed bowl, and any associated flush valve, and that is used for the disposal of human urine.

7. "Water closet" means a fixture that consists of a water flushed bowl, and any associated flush valve, and that is used for the disposal of all wastes from the human body.

8. "Water free urinal" means a plumbing fixture that does not require a water supply or flushing device to receive and convey only liquid waste through a trap seal and into the gravity drainage system for such function and that meets the requirements of the American society of mechanical engineers (ASME) standard A112.19.2M-95 or the American national standards institute (ANSI) standard Z124.9-94 or any equivalent standard.

## Nearby sections

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