21 NCAC 06L .0102. MEASUREMENTS OF BARBER SHOP

(a)  Each barber shop shall be a minimum of 196 square feet measured from the inside walls of the shop, not including common areas shared with other businesses or residents.  In addition, each chair shall be located in an area where there is no less than 12 linear feet from front wall to back wall, measured through the center of the chair, with the back wall being the wall or plain to which the backstand is affixed.  There shall be a minimum of five linear feet of space between each barber chair, from center to center of each chair and there shall be no less than three linear feet from the center of any chair to any side wall.  There shall be an unobstructed aisle in front of each chair of no less than four feet.  This Paragraph applies to barber shops which are permitted on or after December 1, 1994 or which undergo modification or structural renovations on or after that date.

(b)  Barber shops permitted prior to February 1, 1976, must be a minimum of 12 feet in width and 14 feet in length.

(c)  Barber shops permitted between February 1, 1976 and November 30, 1994, must be a minimum of 14 feet in width and 14 feet in length.

(d)  Barber shops permitted within the Division of Prisons prior to July 1, 2010, are exempt from the requirements of this Rule.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 86A‑15;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. February 8, 1978;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2009; June 1, 2008; December 1, 1994; May 1, 1989.