19690603 1969-4 CITY OF FAIRFAX
City Hall
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
ORDINANCE NO. 1969-4
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT AND
RE-ENACTMENT OF CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS PERTAINING
TO SWIMMING, WADING AND SPRAY POOLS
Adopted by City Council
June 3, 1969
FAIRFAX CITY CODE
CHAPTER 22
SWIMMING, WADING AND SPRAY POOLS.
Article I. In General.
22-1.
22-2.
22-3.
22-4.
Definitions.
Applicability of chapter.
Purposes of chapter.
Applicability of plumbing, building, electrical and zoning
regulations to construction of pools.
22-5.
22 -6.
22-7.
22 -8.
22-9.
22-10.
22-11.
22-12.
22-13.
22-14.
22-15.
Article II. Public Swimming Pools.
License required; fee for same.
Building permits.
Operators' permits.
Appeal from refusal to grant, revocation or suspension of permits
or licenses.
Authority of Health Officer.
Penalty for violation of chapter or failure to correct defects.
Design and Construction of Pool & Pool Area
Pool and Pool Area.
Design and Construction of dressin9 room facilities.
Desi9n and Construction of recirculation system and appurtenances.
Operation of Dressing Rooms
Operation of dressing rooms.
Operation of pool recirculation system and appurtenances.
22-16.
22-17.
22-18.
Article Ill. Public Wading Pools.
Design and Construction of Pool Areas
Design and Construction of pool area.
Dressing room facilities.
Water circulation system.
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For charter provisions authorizing city to regulate and inspect the operation,
maintenance and use of public swimming pools, see Code of Va., 15.1-858, as
adopted by Char. 2°3.
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ARTICLE IV. PUBLIC SPRAY POOLS.
22-19. Pool and Pool Areas.
ARTICLE V. FENCING OF PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS.
22-20. Protective Measures Required.
22-21.
22-22.
22-23.
22-24.
22-25.
ARTICLE VI. RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING AND/OR WADING POOLS.
Building Permits.
Sanitation.
Pool and pool area.
a. Water supply.
b. Location.
c. Material.
d. Shape and slopes.
e. Pool decks.
f. Recirculation system.
g. Connections.
h. Drains.
Pool lighting.
Protective measures required.
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ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL.
Sec. 22-1. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section, except
as otherwise provided in this chapter:
Swimmin~ pool. An artificial, permanent basin or tank, including
all appurtenant equipment, structures and facilities, for the purpose of
impounding water to a depth of more than three feet for the immersion or
partial immersion therein of human beings.
Public Swimmin~ Pools. Any swimming pool, wading pool or spray
pool entirely of artificial construction and for use by the general public
or the occupants or members of any apartment, country club, community associa-
tion, private school, summer camps, association or groups.
Residential Swimmin~ Pools. Any outdoor, man-made structure
constructed from materials other than natural earth or soil excluding lakes
and ponds, created by the construction of dams; designed to use or hold water
for the purpose of providing a swimming pool in conjunction with a private
residence for use primarily by its occupants and occasional guests.
Health Officer. The health officer of the city or his authorized
representative.
Maximum Load. Such term shall mean maximum or design load and
shall be determined by dividing the total square footage of swimming pool
water surface area by 27.
Operator or manaqer. The individual responsible for operation and
management of the swimming facility.
Spray pool. An artificial, hard surfaced drainage area designed to
remove water, at a rate sufficient to prevent impounding, from shower or
spray nozzles used in conjunction therewith for spraying of human beings.
Wadin~ pool. An artificial basin or tank, permanent or temporary,
including all appurtenant equipment, structures and facilities for the
purpose of impounding water to a depth not greater than three feet for the
immersion or partial immersion therein of human beings.
Fence. A woven steel wire, chain link, picket or solid board type,
masonry, building or a combination thereof or a fence of similar construction,
and shall be not less than six feet in height above the ground or more than two
inches from the ground at the bottom.
Covering. Any type of cover which will overspread the entire water
area of a pool and which will support one hundred and fifty pounds.
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Protective measure. The term "protective measure" means any
fence or covering, as defined in the definitions of "covering", or "fence",
or any method, man-made or natural, which will accomplish the same purpose as
in the definitions of "covering" and I'fence".
Sec. 22-2. Applicability of Chapter.
This chapter, except as otherwise provided herein, is adopted to
provide for the regulations relating to the design, construction, alteration,
maintenance, and operation of sanitation and safety features applying to the
use and operation of all swimming pools, to provide for requirement of permits
and licenses for swimming pools and to provide for the administration and
enforcement thereof by the health officer.
Sec. 22-3. Purposes of chapter.
The primary purposes of this chapter in its application to swimming
pools.
(a) To assure that the water in a swimming pool is sufficiently
clear, free from dirt or other foreign substances and properly treated by
approved chemicals to make it free from undue hazard to the health of its
user and the citizens of the city.
(b) To assure that the appurtenances of a swimming pool are so
organized and operated that they promote and protect the safety of its user
and of the citizens of the city.
(c) To provide the health officer of the city with a means for
insuring that these objectives are carried out and made effectTve both with
respect to existing swimming pools and for those which may be built in the
future.
(d) To assure that construction and operation of swimming pools
shall have the benefit of this ordinance as a guide for persons interested
in planning, organizing, building and operating such pools.
Sec. 22-4. Applicability of plumbing, building, electrical and zoning
regulations to construction of pools.
In addition to the requirements of this chapter, the requirements
of chapters 5, 6, 16 and Appendix B of this Code shall apply in the construc-
tion, maintenance and operation of all swimming pools.
The structural and equipment provisions and requirements of this
chapter shall not apply to any swimming pool constructed prior to the
effective date of this chapter, except as follows:
(a) When any condition exists in a swimming pool that would endanger
the health, safety or welfare of any person, the health officer shall have the
authority to order a swimming pool closed until such condition is corrected.
(b) When any alteration, placement or replacement of any equipment
is made in any such swimming pool.
(c) The provisions and requirements of this chapter with respect to
fences, operational procedures and standards and life guards shall be complied
with by all swimming pools, regardless of date of construction.
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ARTICLE II. PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS
Sec. 22-5. License required; fee for same.
No swimming pool shall be operated unless an annual license has
been secured from the City Treasurer. This license shall be issued only
after the approval of the Health Officer and payment of a fee of fifteen
dollars to the City Treasurer. Such license shall be renewed annually.
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Sec. 22-6. Building permits.
A building permit shall be obtained from the Chief Building Inspector
before the construction, remodeling or alteration of any swimming pool. Plans
and specifications shall have been approved by the health officer prior to
the issuance of such permit. Plans and specifications must be submitted in
triplicate to the health officer and one set of plans and specifications, when
approved, will be so stamped, and returned to the applicant. Original tracings
will not be stamped for approval.
Sec. 22-7. Operators' permits.
Operators' permits shall be issued only to individuals. No person
shall operate a swimming pool unless it is under the immediate control of
an operator holding an operator's permit issued by the health officer. An
applicant for operator's permit shall have basic knowledge of the water
treatment processes in swimming pools, shall know proper technique for
collection of water samples for bacteriological and chemical analysis and
be capable of performing the chemical tests necessary in control of swimming
pools. The prerequisite for an operatorls permit shall be a certificate
from a swimming pool operators' and managers' short course school recognized
by the health officer.
An operator's permit may be revoked or suspended by the City Manager
upon the recommendation of the Health Officer, but only after a hearing in
the matter. The operation and maintenance of any swimming pool in a manner
not in accordance with the provisions of this chapter may be considered
justification for such suspension or revocation.
Sec. 22-8. Appeal from refusal to grant, revocation or suspension of
permits or licenses.
Any person aggrieved by the refusal to grant, or by the revocation
or suspension of a permit or license shall have the right to appeal therefrom
to the circuit court of the county within 30 days.
Sec. 22-9. Authority of Health Officer.
When the health officer finds that the provisions of these regulations
are not met or that any condition exists that endangers the life, health or
safety of the users of any swimming pool, he may order the pool closed until
the condition is corrected. Continued failure to comply with these regulations
2For state law requiring permits from state health commissioner prior to
construction of public swimming pools, see Code of Va., 35-16.1.
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shall be cause for revocation of any operating permit or license issued as
required in this chapter.
Right of Entry. The Health Official or his authorized agent shall
have the right of entry to any swimming pool during reasonable hours
or at all times when the pool is open for use to insure that the provisions
of this chapter are being complied with. It shall be unlawful for any
occupant or owner of property or premises where any swimming pool is located
to refuse to allow, or to interfere with, or to prevent, the discharge of
duties of the Health Official.
Sec. 22-10. Penalty for violation of chapter or failure to correct defects.
Any person, firm,partnership or corporation who shall violate any
of the provisions of this chapter, or who shall fail to correct any defects
within a reasonable length of time, after having been notified in writing
to do so by the health official or his agent, shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished as provided in Sec. 1-7.
Design and Construction of Pool & Pool Area
Sec. 22-11. Design and Construction of Pool & Pool Area
(a) Water supply. All water used in swimming pools shall be from
an approved source. No piping arrangements shall exist which, under any
conditions, will permit sewage or waste water to enter the swimming pool
water system or water from the swimming pool to enter the make-up water
supply.
(b) Location. The location of a pool shall in no way hinder the
operations for which it is designed nor adversely affect the swimmer's
safety or water quality.
(c) Material. Any materials which will provide a tight tank with
light color, smooth and easily cleaned surfaces may be used for swimming
pool structure.
(d) Shape and slopes. The pool shall be designed and constructed
of such shape, contour, etc., that efficient and safe control of the bathers
can be accomplished. In water depths under five feet, the slope of the
bottom shall not exceed one foot in fifteen feet.
(e) Pool decks. There shall be a deck at least four feet wide
extending around the entire perimeter of the pool. The deck shall be con-
structed of concrete or other approved material. The material shall have
a nonslip but smooth finish. The deck shall have a pitch of not less than
one-eight of an inch nor more than five-eights of an inch to the foot and
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be so designed as to conduct drainage away from the pool area in a manner
that will not create or maintain pools of water or a nuisance. A type of
pool designed with outlets near or over the top may, within a maximum of
nine feet from the pool edge, have the deck slope to a continuous drain
or multiple drains. The overflow or deck drainage from this type of area
may be filtered and returned to the pool. Such an arrangement would still
necessitate an outside area sloping away from the pool, as required above.
(f) Fences. All outdoor swimming pool areas shall be enclosed
by a substantial fence of non-climbable woven wire or equivalent, not less
than 6 feet in height above the ground and not more than 2 inches from the
ground at the bottom. Gates in this enclosure shall be self closing and
shall have latches or locks at least 4 feet above the ground. A rescue or
maintenance vehicle shall be capable of being admitted to within fifty feet
of the swimming pool. All enclosure gates when not in use shall be kept
locked.
(g) Steps and ladders. Two or more means of egress must be
provided for all pools having a perimeter greater than one hundred feet
and one egress for pools one hundred feet or less. Treads of all steps,
ladders or other means shall be of non slip construction. Where steps are
desired they must be recessed into the pool wall and hand rail provided.
(h) Overflow facilities. Provision shall be made for removal
of floating material and scum from the surface of the water.
If a recessed type of gutter located near the top of the walls
is to be used, the gutter shall have a minimum depth of six inches and shall
be of a design which will permit satisfactory cleaning of the overflow
channel. The lip of the scum gutter shall be level and be designed to
serve as a handhold for swimmers. The gutter drain outlets shall be spaced
around the pool not more than ten feet on centers and shall not exceed
three feet in either direction from any corner or irregularity in the gutter.
There shall be not less than one drain outlet for every 70 square feet of
surface area. The gutter bottom shall slope toward these outlets with a
minimum slope of one-eight inch to the foot. The drains shall not be less
than two and one-half inches in diameter and the total orifice area of the
grating shall be at least twice the cross-sectional area of the outlet pipe.
The above described gutter may be replaced by an arrangement of
overflow pipes or devices, preferably suction activated floating weir type
skimming tanks, in the walls, which will provide the proper removal of scum
and floating material.
If the recirculation system is designed for water to enter the
bottom portion of the pool and overflow the top or near the top of the
pool, then adequate drainage of the scum and floating material from the
deck must be provided. This may be by a continuous drain or multiple
drains. (See item (e), "Pool decks" above.) In multiple drains, each
drain grating shall have a total orifice area of at least four times
cross-sectional area of drain pipe, which shall have a minimum diameter of
two and one-half inches. In the use of drain channels, continuous around
the perimeter of the pool, the channel grating shall be designed so as not
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to create a hazard to fingers and toes and be resistant to corrosion.
(i) Inlets and outlets. The inlets for recirculation shall be
submerged and be located to produce uniform circulation of water throughout
the swimming pool without the existence of dead spots. Wall inlets shall
be located on not more than twenty foot centers entirely around the
perimeter of the swimming pool. Bottom inlets shall be spaced, depending
on the pool dimensions, so as to produce uniform water circulation. Each
inlet is to be designed as an adjustable orifice or provided with a valve.
An outlet drain to a storm sewer system shall be provided for
completely emptying the swimming pool. Direct connection to a sanitary
sewer shall not be permitted. Piping carrying waste water from swimming
or wading pools including pool drainage, back wash from filters or water
from scum gutter drains or floor drains which serve walks around pools
shall be installed as an indirect waste pipe utilizing any existing circula-
tion pump, if necessary, and shall not enter sanitary sewers except by
written permission of the Chief Building Inspector. The outlet drain shall
be covered with a grate of such design that it cannot be readily removed
by or produce any hazard to the bathers.
(j) Depth marking. The depth of the water in the swimming pool
shall be marked at every foot increment of depth in water depths five feet
and under on both the horizontal and vertical surfaces of the wall. In
water deeper than five feet, the markings need not be closer than three
feet apart. Numerals and letters shall be at least five inches in size
and of good contrast with the walls and deck.
(k) Diving boards. At least twelve feet of free and unobstructed
headroom shall be provided above the diving boards.
The minimum depth of water in diving areas shall be determined as
follows:
Dimensions
Elevation of Diving Point Depth of End Wall to Maximum Depth
Above Water Surface Water Maximum Depth to 5 ft.
0 to 24 in. inclusive .............. 8 ft.
24 in. to 30 in. inclusive ......... 8 ft.
30 in. plus to 1 meter inclusive... 8 ft. 6 in.
1 meter plus to 3 meters inclusive. 10 ft.
3 meters plus to 5 meters .......... 14 ft. 6 in.
12 ft. 12 ft.
13 ft. 17 ft.
15 ft. 20 ft.
15 ft. 20 ft.
17 ft. 28 ft. 6 in.
The slope of the pool bottom from the break in the deep part of
the diving hopper to the five-foot depth shall be a continuous straight
slope and shall not exceed one-foot rise in three feet horizontal distance.
The minimum distance from the end wall to the five-foot depth shall be the
total of the end wall to maximum depth dimension, plus the maximum depth
to five-foot depth dimension as shown in the table.
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Multiple Diving Boards
Size
Space Between Center Lines
of Divin~ Boards
From Center Line to
Sides
0 - 24 in. inclusive .......
24 in. and over ............
3 - 5 meters inclusive .....
5 - 10 meters inclusive ....
l0 ft. ll ft.
ll ft. 13 ft.
15 ft. 15 ft.
18 ft. 18 ft.
Where multiple diving boards are used, the space between center
lines shall be not less than eleven feet, except boards twenty-four inches
and under, and no board over twenty-four inches above the water shall be
closer than thirteen feet from centerline to a side wail. Boards twenty-
four inches and under shall be no closer than eleven feet from centerline
to a side wall and the space between center lines shall be not less than
ten feet. These dimensions shall apply both at the end wall and the point
of maximum depth.
The space between center lines of three meter and five meter diving
boards shall be not less than fifteen feet and between five meter and ten
meter boards shall be not less than eighteen feet. The minimum distances
from center lines of five meter and ten meter boards shall be the same to
side walls.
(1) Liqhtinq. Where pools are to be used after dark, the swimming
pool area shall be equipped with lighting fixtures of such number and design
as to light all parts of the pool, the water therein and the entire area.
Fixtures shall be installed in such a manner as to create no hazard to
the swimmers, and to prevent light-attracted insects from falling into the
water. The design and installation of the fixtures shall be such that
life-guards can clearly see every part of the swimming pool including decks,
spring boards and other appurtenances, without being blinded by glare.
Underwater lighting shall be selected so as to provide one watt
per square foot of water surface where depth is greater than five feet and
one-half watt per square foot of surface water where depth is between two
and five feet. All pool lights shall be protected with a ground fault
circuit interrupter.
(m) Drinkin~ fountains. The swimming pool area shall be equipped
with at least one approved type drinking fountain that is readily accessible
to the swimmers.
(n) Food and drink facilities. Food and drink preparation, serving
or consumption facilities shall not be permitted on the deck or closer than
twenty feet to the rim of the pool.
Sec. 22-12. Design and Construction of Dressing Room Facilities.
(a) Dressin~ rooms. A dressing room must be provided for each
sex. Metal lockers, wire baskets, hooks or other sanitary means of storage
of clothing and personal accessories shall be provided. Wooden lockers or
cloth bags will not be permitted. All liquid waste shall be discharged to
the sanitary sewer. The floors shall have a minimum pitch of three inches
in ten feet to the drains with no low spots which will allow water to stand.
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The floors shall be of smooth but nonslip finish and the rooms shall be ventilated
so that the floors do not remain damp or wet between periods when the swimming pool
is in use. Walls shall be smooth, easily cleanable and of a light finish and be
provided with adequate illumination.
(b) Showers. Showers shall be provided in the proportion of one for
each forty persons at the time of maximum load. Each shower shall supply an ade-
quate quantity of heated water through a device that will prevent scalding. Drainage
from each shower shall be such as to prevent water from one shower draining across
the floor area of another. Each shower shall be equipped with suitable facilities.
(c) Toilets. Toilet facilities shall be provided in proportion of one
water closet for each forty females or one water closet and one urinal for each
sixty females at the time of maximum load. One water closet and one urinal shall
be provided for each sixty males at the time of maximum load. The urinals and water
closets shall be so located that the swimmers will pass by them when entering the
enclosed area of the swimming pool.
(d) Lavatories. Lavatories shall be provided in the proportion of one
for each sixty persons expected at the time of maximum load. Each lavatory shall
be provided with a soap dispenser.
(e) Motel dressing room facilities. Motels and other like establishments
which provide private toilet facilities in each guest unit and which restrict the
use of the bathing place to occupant guests shall be deemed to comply with this sec-
tion.
Motels and other like establishments which do not restrict the use of the
bathing place to occupant guests shall be deemed to comply with this section pro-
vided that such establishment provides conveniently located toilet facilities for
each sex in addition to private toilet facilities in each guest unit.
Sec. 22-13. Design and Construction of Recirculation system and appurtenances.
(a) Recirculation system. All swimming pools shall be quipped with a
recirculation system consisting of pumps, hair and lint catcher, filters, disin-
fection equipment and necessary pipe connections to the inlets and outlets.
Adequate provisions shall be made for at least an eight hour turnover of the swim-
ming pool water. Hair and lint catchers are not required where gravity filters are
used.
All underground piping in the recirculation system shall be of a type ap-
proved for such use by the health officer including, but not limited to, galvanized
wrought iron, type K copper, and enamel-lined cast iron.
(b) Filter room. Any room containing the filtration equipment, pumps
and other recirculation system appurtenances shall be finished in a light color and
be provided with adequate illumination, and shall be so constructed as to deny
access to unauthorized personnel. The floor of the filter room shall be designed
to provide for adequate drainage. The provisions of any facility for discharging
filter backwashing water onto the filter room floor is strictly prohibited. All of
the recirculation equipment in this room shall be installed so that it is easily
convenient to operate or repair. All entrances below ground surface shall be stair-
way. Adequate head-room shall be provided above all pressure filters.
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(c) Pumps. The pumping equipment shall have sufficient capacity
to discharge the volume of water for the required turn-over of the pool against
the maximum head in the recirculation system. The pump used for backwashing
sand filters shall have sufficient capacity to backwash the unit at the rate
of at least twelve gallons per minute per square foot of filter area.
(d) Hair and lint catcher. The hair and lint catcher shall be
installed ahead of the filter pump and be designed and located so that
it can be easily and simply dismantled for cleaning and inspection.
(e) Filters. The recirculation system shall be equipped with a
filtration system that will filter the entire contents of the swimming pool
in eight hours or less at the rate of three gallons or less per square foot
per minute. In sand filters, the layer of filter sand shall be at least
twenty inches in depth, properly supported by uniform layers of clean graded
gravel to a minimum depth of twelve inches or supported by porous plates.
Except when porous plates are used, an underdrain system shall be provided
for the uniform collection of filtered water and the uniform distribution
of backwash water. The filter sand shall have an effective size between
0.45 and 0.55 millimeters, with a uniformity coefficient not greater than
1.8. In anthracite coal filters the anthracite shall have a depth of at
least twenty-four inches and shall have an effective size between 0.6 and
0.8 millimeters with a uniformity coefficient of not greater than 1.8.
Pressure filters shall be equipped with readily accessible air relief
valves and with an access hold large enough to permit inspection, maintenance
and repair work. Each pressure filter shall be equipped with a pressure
gauge on the inlet and outlet to indicate the loss of head in pounds per
square inch, a sampling cock on the filter effluent and a sight glass that
can be easily removed for cleaning shall be provided on the waste discharge
line. Gravity type filters shall be equipped with loss of head gauges.
In diatomaceous earth type filters the filter media shall be clean
diatomaceous earth as recommended by the manufacturer. It is recommended
that filters be provided with means for continuous application of filter
media (body coat). Piping shall be provided for recirculation of precoat,
sampling cocks for sampling of each filter effluent.
Backwash of filter shall be effective, dislodging spent filter
media from the elements and flushing from the filter shell so that the
material cannot be reapplied in subsequent precoat operation.
Other type filters, which have been proven equally as effective
or more effective than the aforementioned types of filters in filtering
swimming pool water, may be considered and, if satisfactory, approved by
the Health Officer. All filters shall meet the National Sanitation
Foundation Standards for commercial type pools and bear its seal of approval.
(f) Rate of flow indicators. The recirculation system shall be
equipped with a rate of flow indicator reading in gallons per minute
located so as to indicate the rate of flow of filtered water returned to
the pool. The rate of flow indicator shall also be capable of indicating
the rate of backwash in gallons per minute in sand or anthracite coal
filters.
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(g) Suction cleaner. A suction or jet type cleaner shall be
provided. Where the suction cleaner is operated by the recirculating pump,
a device shall be provided for throttling the flow from the pool outlet
and the suction cleaner line shall be connected through the hair and lint
catcher.
(h) Chemical feeding equipment. Means shall be provided for
regulating the feeding of chemicals to the water in the recirculation
system. The installation of mechanically operated, positive, chemical
feeders or open type chemical machines is preferable. The installation of
closed type solution pots is not permitted.
(i) Disinfection equipment. Ali swimming pools shall be provided
with approved chlorine feeding equipment. The chlorinating equipment shall
be capable of applying a dose up to 10 ppm of chlorine, at the rate of
recirculation. Chlorine gas feeding equipment and chlorine gas cylinders
shall be installed in an enclosed space or room separate from the filter
room equipped with a self closing door capable of being locked. This
chlorinator room shall be equipped with a forced draft fan exhausting to
the outside from the floor level and have a wall vent located near the
floor. The exhaust fan shall be capable of providing sixty air changes per
hour against the resistance offered by duct work or any other local factors.
A fresh air inlet shall be provided near the floor. The chlorinator room
shall be located above ground level and below deck level of the swimming
pool. The chlorine gas tanks shall be protected from direct sunlight and
fastened in place during storage and use. A cannister type gas mask for
chlorine which has been approved by the Bureau of Mines of the U. S. Govern-
ment, shall be provided where chlorine gas is being utilized. The cannister
for chlorine gas mask shall be replaced after each use or removal of seal
and if not used or unsealed, before manufacturer's expiration date. This
shall be located accessible to, but outside of, the chlorinator room.
(j) Chemical testinq equipment. Each swimming pool shall be
provided with satisfactory equipment for the determination of hydrogen-ion
concentration ranging from 6.8 to 8.2. Satisfactory equipment shall also
be provided for determination of residual chlorine content ranging from
0 to 1.0 ppm.
Operation of Dressing Rooms
Sec. 22-14. Operation of Dressing Rooms.
(a) Soap. Soap shall be provided at each shower or lavatory.
(b) Common use of articles. Common use of brushes, combs, towels
and drinking cups are prohibited.
(c) Suits and towels. Suits and towels shall be laundered and
handled in a healthful and safe manner, when swimmers do not furnish their
own suit and towels.
(d) Dressing room floors. The floor of the dressing room shall
be maintained in a clean and dry condition, when the swimming pool is not
in use, to aid in the prevention and spread of "athlete's foot" disease.
(e) General housekeeping. All of the dressing room facilities shall
be maintained in a healthful and safe manner. Toilet paper shall be provided
at each water closet and female urinal.
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Sec. 22-15. Operation of pool recirculation system and appurtenances.
(a) Operating ..[~cords. A daily record of the operation of the
swimming pool shall be maintained by the operator. The record shall include
date, alkalinity and free available chlorine at least every three hours
during pool operation, weather conditions, chemicals added and amounts,
filter pressures (inlet and outlet gauges), rate of flow in gallons per
minute and report of all accidents in detail. A copy of the daily record
shall be maintained and submitted weekly to the health department, forms
shall be available from the health department on request.
(b) Disinfection. The chlorination equipment shall be operated
so as to maintain a free available chlorine content of not less than 0.5 ppm
nor more than 1.0 ppm at all points throughout the swimming pool water when
there are swimmers present. All free available chlorine determinations
shall be made by using approved testing methods.
(c) Alkalinity. The hydrogen-ion concentration should be main-
tained on the alkaline side at a point between a pH of 7.2 to 8.2.
(d) Filtration. The filters should be operated twenty-four hours
per day during the season of use of the swimming pool. At all times when
the pool is open for use, the water shall be sufficiently clear to permit
a disc six inches in diameter, divided into alternate black and white
quadrants, when placed on the bottom of the pool at the deepest point, to
be clearly visible from the swimming pool deck at all distances up to ten
yards in a horizontal direction from projection of the disc on the swimming
pool surface.
Chemicals other than chlorine, sodium or calcium hypochiorite,
lime, soda ash and aluminum sulfate shall not be used to treat swimming
pool water without permission from the health officer.
The suction cleaner shall be used at such times as are necessary
to maintain the floor of the swimming pool free from all visible sediment.
(e) O.peration. The operation of the swimming pool and all of its
appurtenances shall be under the direct supervision of an individual having
an operatorJs permit.
(f) Spectators and visitors. No person in street clothes shall
be allowed on the deck of the swimming pool except the operating personnel,
health officer or personnel engaged in repair work.
(g) Filter room placard. A placard shall be prominently displayed
showing the following data: Size of the swimming pool in feet and volume
in gallons, maximum load, capacity of the filters in square feet and gallons
per minute, capacity of the pumps in gallons per minute at the appropriate
head in feet, head loss at which the filters should be backwashed and any
other operating data the operator or health officer considers pertinent to
the swimming pool.
(h) Food and drink area. Any person in the process of eating or
drinking shall be confined to the area designated for preparation and serving
of food and drink, and shall not be allowed on the deck or in the swimming
pool.
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(i) Lifeguards. There shall be at least one lifeguard on du~ at all
times when the pool is open for use. Al1 lifeguards shall possess the qualifi-
cations for meeting the standards recommended by the American Red Cross or YMCA
training for lifesaving personnel.
(j) Health officer inspection. When any violation of Section 22-
15 and 15 occurs, the operator shall be notified in writing and shall be given
a time limit not to exceed thirty days in which to comply.
ARTICLE III. PUBLIC WADING POOLS.
Design and Construction of Pool Areas.
Sec. 22-16. Design and Construction of pool area.
(a) Water supply~ liRhtin~ overflow facilities~ inlets and
outlets. Refer to section 22-11.
(b) Location and slopes. The wading pool shall be located so that
drainage from surrounding area will not wash contamination into the pool during
rainfall. The bottom of the wading pool shall slope not less than three inches
in ten feet toward the drain.
(c) Deck area. The wading pool shall be entirely surrounded by a
deck at least four feet in width, constructed of permanently impervious material
which shall have and retain a finish as smooth as possible that is non-slip to
bare feet. The deck shall slope not less than three inches in ten feet away from
the pool edge and the water on the deck discharged to waste.
(d) Steps and ladders. The steps and ladders when provided shall be
of a non-slip construction.
(e) Protection. Wading pools shall be separated from swimming pools
by a fence or suitable barrier at least three feet high with a self closing gate.
Sec. 22-17. Dressing room facilities.
Separate dressing room facilities will not be required when a wading
pool is operated in conjunction with a public swimming pool.
Sec. 22-18. Water circulation system.
A complete recirculation system shall be installed at wading pools
which cannot be served adequately by an adjacent swimming pool recirculation
system. The recirculation system shall provide a pool volume turn-over rate of
once in three hours or less.
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ARTICLE IV. PUBLIC SPRAY POOLS
Sec. 22-19. Pool and Pool Areas.
(a) Water Supply.
The water sprayed into the pool shall be from an approved
water supply. Spray heads shall be installed so that there will be no
possibility for their submergence as might result in the case of clogged
drains.
(b) Material.
Spray pools shall be constructed of permanently impervious
material that shall have and retain a finish as smooth as possible that is
nonslip to bare feet.
(c) Slopes.
Spray pool bottoms shall slope not less than three inches in
ten feet toward the drains.
(d) Drains.
The spray pool shall be equipped at its low point with an
unvaived drain to waste. The drain shall be of such size and design that
water sprayed into the pool will not pond in the pool bottom. Refer to
item (i), section 22-11 for waste discharge.
(e) Deck area.
The spray pool shall be entirely surrounded by a deck at least
four feet in width, constructed of permanently impervious material which
shall have and retain a finish as smooth as possible and non-slip to bare
feet. The deck shall slope not less than three inches in ten feet away from
the pool edge and the water on the deck discharged to waste.
(f) Dressing room facilities.
Separate dressing room facilities will not be required for
spray pools operated in conjunction with a public swimming pool.
ARTICLE V. FENCING OF' PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS
Sec. 22-20. Protective Measures Required.
(a) Ali public swimming pool areas shall be completely enclosed with
a woven steel wire, chain link, picket or solid type, masonry, building or
a combination thereof or a fence of similar construction. Such fence shall
be not less than six feet in height above the ground or more than two inches
from the ground at the bottom. Pool covers will not be permitted as a protective
measure.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or maintain a
public swimming pool coming within the provision of this chapter without
taking protective measures which will reasonably serve to prevent the passage
through or under such fence by children of less than six years of age. Any
entry way that may exist through such fence, other than through a dwelling,
shall be protected by a self closing gate or door capable of being fastened
by locking. Where wading or spray pools are within the enclosure of the main
fence, they shall be separated from the main pool by a fence at least 3 feet
high protected by a self closing gate. All enclosure gates shall be kept
locked when not in use.
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ARTICLE VI. RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING AND/OR WADING POOLS.
Sec. 22-21. Building Permits.
A building permit shall be obtained from the Chief Building Inspector
before the construction, remodeling or alteration of any residential swimming
and/or wading pool. Plans and specifications for any pool with a capacity
of three thousand gallons or more shall be approved by the Health Officer
prior to issuance of such permit.
Sec. 22-22. Sanitation.
Residential pools shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary
condition during use.
Sec. 22-23. Pool and pool area.
(a) WateE. supply. All water used in swimming pools shall be from
an approved source. No piping arrangements shall exist which, under any
conditions, will permit sewage or waste water to enter the swimming pool
water system or water from the swimming pool to enter the make-up water
supply.
(b) Location. The location of a pool shall in no way hinder the
operations for which it is designed nor adversely affect the swimmer's
safety or water quality.
(c) Material. Any materials which will provide a t~ght tank with
light color, smooth and easily cleaned surfaces may be used for swimming
and/or wading pool
(d) Shape and slopes. The pool shall be designed and constructed
of such shape, contour, etc., that efficient and safe control of the bathers
can be accomplished. In water depths under five feet, the slope of the
bottom shall not exceed one foot in fifteen feet.
(e) Pool decks. For pools, 3000 gallons or more, there shall be
a deck at least four feet wide extending around the entire perimeter of the pool.
The deck shall be constructed of concrete or other approved material. The
material shall have a nonslip but smooth finish. The deck shall have a
pitch of not less than one-eight of an inch nor more than five-eights of an
inch to the foot and be so designed as to conduct drainage away from the pool
area in a manner that will not create or maintain pools of water or a nuisance.
A type of pool designed with outlets near or over the top may, within a maximum
of nine feet from the pool, edge, have the deck slope to a continuous drain
or multiple drains. The overflow or deck drainage from this type of area
may be filtered and returned to the pool. Such an arrangement would still
necessitate an outside area sloping away from the pool, as required above.
(f) Recirculation system. Pools, 3000 gallons or more, shall be
equipped with a recirculation system consisting of pumps, hair and lint
catcher, filters, disinfection equipment and necessary pipe connections to the
inlets and outlets. Adequate provisions shall be made for backwashing filters.
The recirculation system shall be designed for at least an eight hour turnover
of the swimming pool water. Hair and lint catchers are not required where
gravity filters are used.
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All underground piping in the recirculation system shall be of a
type approved for such use by the health officer including, but not limited
to, galvanized wrought iron, type K copper and enamel-lined cast iron.
(g) There shall be no direct connections between the pool
recirculating system and the sewer or the portable water supply.
(h) All residential swimming pools shall be provided with at least
one drain outlet at the deepest point, in pools with deep water at or near one,
and multiple outlets shall be provided. The pool shall be drained into a
storm sewer or stream as practicable, but discharge into a sanitary sewer will
be permitted if no other sanitary outlet is available. When only a sanitary
sewer is available to a swimming pool, the rate of discharge is subject to
approval of the Chief Building Inspector.
Sec° 22-24. Pool lighting.
(a) Lighting shall be provided at all residential swimming pools
used or intended to be used for night swimming, providing uniform lighting of
one-half watt per square foot of pool water surface, and shall be protected
with a ground fault circuit interrupter.
Sec. 22-25. Protective Measure.
(a) Scope of article.
The provisions of this article relating to protective measures
shall apply to all new swimming and/or wading pools, and existing swimming
and/or wading pools within the City, located on private residential lots of
one acre or less in densely populated areas.
(b) All residential swimming pool areas shall be completely enclosed
with a woven steel wire, chain link, picket or solid type, masonry, building
or a combination thereof or a fence of similar construction. Such fence shall
be not less than six feet in height above the ground or more than two inches
from the ground at the bottom.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or maintain a
residential swimming pool coming within the provision of this chapter without
taking protective measures which will reasonably serve to prevent the passage
through or under such fence by children of less than six years of age. Any
entry way that may exist through such fence, other than through a dwelling,
shall be protected by a self closing gate or door capable of being fastened
by locking.
(d) Where a fence is the only protective measure, it may enclose
the entire residential premises or only a portion thereof. If it completely
surrounds the swimming and/or wading pool, any gate or door therein shall be
kept locked when the pool is not under surveillance by a responsible person.
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(e) Where a cover is the protective measure, such cover shall be in
place at all times when the pool is not under surveillance by a responsible
person.
Note: For ordinance governing bodies of water other than swimming pools
see Chapter 5 of this code.
Adopted:
June 3, 1969
Attest:
Acti~ City Clel~k ~
Mayor
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