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AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING THE STANDARD SWIMMING POOL CODE, 1979 EDITION,
AS AMENDED, AS THE SWIMMING POOL CODE OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, AS HEREIN MODIFIED AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
SECTION I
This Ordinance is, shall be known and may be cited as, the
Swimming Pool Code of the City of Schertz.
SECTION II
The Standard Swimming Pool Code, 1979 Edition, as amended,
revised and corrected, to include all future editions, re-
visions, amendments and corrections, published by the South-
ern Building Code Congress International, Inc., two (2) copies
of which are on file with the City Secretary, is hereby adopted
and incorporated by reference as the Swimming Pool Code of the
City of Schertz, Texas, subject to and including by reference
such amendments as herein shall appear.
SECTI ON I II
Section 105.4 of the Standard Swimming Pool Code, 1979 Edition,
as amended and revised is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES
Total Valuation
Fee
$500.00 and less
Permit required but no fee, unless
inspection required in which case
a $10.00 fee for each inspection
shall be charged.
$10.00 per thousand or fraction
thereof.
$501.00 to $1,000.00
$1,001.00 to $15,000.00
$10.00 for the first $1,000.00 plus
$6.00 for each additional thousand
or fraction thereof, to and includ-
ing $15,000.00.
$94.00 for the first $15,000.00 plus
$5.00 for each additional thousand
or fraction thereof, to and includ-
ing $50,000.00.
$269.00 for the first $50,000.00
plus $4.00 for each additional thou-
sand or fraction thereof, to and
including $100,000.00
$469.00 for the first $100,000.00
plus $2.50 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof, to
and including $500,000.00.
$15,001.00 to $50,000.00
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00
$100,001.00 to $500,000.00
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SECTION IV
Section 315 of the Standard Swimming Pool Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Section 315 - Final Inspection - Enclosure Required
All swimming pool installations must be completed. The pool shall
be completely filled with water and in operation before final in-
spection. To discourage trespass, and for the protection and
safety of others, all pools shall be enclosed with an appropriate
fence~ wall or other substantial structure not less than four (4)
feet in height. Proximity of said protective structure to the
pool shall be left to the discretion of the property owner in the
case of an individual resident. Wherein the pool is located ad-
jacent to or contained within a multifamily, apartment, garden
home~ condominium and/or motel complex, then such protective
structure will be placed around the immediate area of the pool.
SECTION V Penalties
That any violation by any person, firm or corporation of this
ordinance is declared to be unlawful and a misdemeanor, and any
violation thereof shall be punished by fine not exceeding two
hundred dollars ($200.00).
SECTION VI
This ordinance and the Standard Swimming Pool Code, 1979 Edition,
as amended, revised and corrected, to include future editions,
amendments, revisions, and corrections, adopted herein by refer-
ence are cumulative of any other ordinance on this subject dealt
with herein and does not repeal any present ordinance unless this
ordinance and said Standard Swimming Pool Code, 1979 Edition, as
revised, amended and corrected~ are in direct conflict therewith,
in which connection this ordinance and the Standard Swimming Pool
Code, 1979 Edition, as amended, revised and corrected, shall
preva il .
SECTION VII Severability
Every section of this ordinance and every prOV1Slon of each sec-
tion is hereby declared to be an individual section or provlslon,
and the holding of any section or provision of any section to be
void, ineffective, or unconstitutional for any cause whatever
shall not be deemed to effect any other section or provision
thereof.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the S~ day of 11~
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PREFACE
Due to the expansive and rapid growth of the Swimming Pool
Industry, concerned members of the Southern Building Code Con-
gress International, l'ecognizing the need for regulatory measures in
this field, have prepal'ed this document for use by those engaged in
this industry and for code enforcement personnel.
This Code provides for the protection of the public health, wel-
fare and safety by prescribing mininlUm standards for the design,
construction or installation, repair or alterations of swimming pools,
public or private, and equipment related thereto; requiring a permit
and inspection therefor; providing for the administration and enforce-
ment of the standards set forth herein; providing for the qualification
and registration of persons engaged in the business of swimming
pool installation or alterations or equipment related thereto; and
prescribing for penalties for violations thereof.
Vertical lines in the margin indicate changes since the 1974
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I - ADMINISTRATION.
SECTION 101 - TITLE AND SCOPE
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lO1.2-Scope ..............,.....,..........................,...........,..................,..................... 1
SECTION 102 - ORGANIZATION
l02.1-Administrative Authority................................................................ 1
l02.2-Department Having Jurisdiction .................................................... 1
102.3-Duties of Administrative Authority.............................................. 2
SECTION 103 - RIGHT OF ENTRY 2
SECTION 104 - DANGEROUS CONSTRUCTION 3
SECTION 105 - PERMITS
l05.1-Permit Required ...................................................................,......,_... 3
l05.2-Authority to Stop Work ...........................................,...................... 4
105.3-Application for Permit .................................................................... 4
l05.4-Cost of Permit ......................._...................................................m..... 6
SECTION 106 -INSPECTIONS
lOG.I-All Work To Be Inspected ..._......................................................... 7
lOG.2-Notification ."........~............",...........................,................................ 7
SECTION 107 - VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES 7
SECTION 108 - VALIDITY 7
CHAPTER II - DEFINITIONS
SECTION 201 - GENERAL
SECTION 202 - DEFINITIONS
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CHAPTER 11I- MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POOLS
SECTION 301 - GENERAL
SECTION 302 - APPROVALS
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SECTION 304 - ENGINEERING DESIGN 13
SECTION 305 - PUMPS ' 13
SECTION 306 - FULLWAY VALVES 14
SECTION 307 - WATER SUPPLY 14
SECTION 308 - WASTE WATER DISPOSAL 14
SECTION 309 - SEPARATION TANK 15
SECTION 310 - TESTS 15
SECTION 311 - DRAIN PIPING 15
SECTION 312 - WATER HEATING EQUIPMENT 16
SECTION 313 - GAS PIPING 16
SECTION 314 - ELECTRICAL 16
SECTION 315-FINAL INSPECTION-ENCLOSURE REQUIRED 16
CHAPTER IV - PRIVATE POOLS
SECTION 401 - GENERAL 17
SECTION 402 - SAND FILTERS 17
SECTION 403 - DIATOMITE TYPE FILTERS 17
SECTION 404 - POOL FITTINGS 18
SECTION 405 - EQUIPMENT FOUNDATIONS AND
ENCLOSURES 18.
SECTION 406 - ACCESSIBILITY AND CLEARANCES 18
CHAPTER V - PUBLIC POOLS
SECTION 501 - GENERAL
SECTION 502 - INLETS AND OUTLETS
SECTION 503 - POOL SKIMMERS
SECTION 504 - CIRCULATION AND PURIFICATION
SYSTEM
SECTION 505 - RAPID SAND PRESSURE FILTERS
SECTION 506 - DIATOMACEOUS EARTH FILTERS
SECTION 507 - OTHER FILTERS
SECTION 508 - WADING POOL
SECTION 509 - LADDERS AND STEPS
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ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 101 - TITLE AND SCOPE
101.1- TITLE
The provisions embraced within the following chapters and sec-
tions shall constitute and be known and may be cited as "The Standard
Swimming Pool Code" hereinafter referred to as "this code".
101.2 - SCOPE
(a) The provisions of this code apply to the protection of the
public health, safety and welfare by prescribing minimum standards
for the design, construction or installation, repair or alterations of
swimming pools, public or private, and equipment related thereto;
requiring a permit and inspection therefor; providing for the adminis-
tration and enforcement of the standards set' forth herein.
(b) The provisions of this code shall not be held to deprive any
federal or state agency, or any applicable governing body having
jurisdiction, of any power or authority which it had on the effective
date of this act or of any remedy then existing for the enforcement
of its orders, nor shall it deprive any individual or corporation of its
legal rights as provided by law.
SECTION 102 - ORGANIZATION
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102.1- ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY
Whenever the term "Administrative Authority" is used in this
Code it shall be construed to mean the Building Official or his au-
thorized representative.
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102.2 _ DEP ARTMENT HAVING JURISDICTION
Unless otherwise provided for by law, the office of the Adminis-
trative Authority shall be part of the Building Department.
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102.3-DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY
The Administrative Authority shall maintain public office hours
necessary to efficiently administer the provisiQns of this Code and
amendments thereto and shall perform the following duties:
(a) Require submission of, examine and check plans, specifica-
tions, drawings, descriptions, or diagrams where necessary to show
clearly the character, kind and extent of swimming pool work covered
by applications for a permit and upon approval thereof shall issue
the permit applied therefor.
(b) Collect all fees for permits issued as provided by this Code.
(c) Enforce the provisions of this Code and inspect all swinlming
pool work authorized by permit to assure compliance with provisions
of this Code or amendments thereto.
SECTION 104 - DANGEROUS CONSTRUCTION
Whenever, upon investigation any construction or work regulated
by this Code is deemed hazardous, dangerous, unsafe o~ a menace
to life, health or property or otherwise in violatio~ of thIS Code, .the
Administrative Authority shall order any person, fIrm or corporatIon.
using or maintaining such condition or responsibl~ for the use or
maintenance thereof to discontinue the use of or mamtenance thereof
or to repair, alter, or change same as may be necessary fo.r the .p.ro-
tection of life, health or property. Such order shall ~e m wntI?g
to the owner, agent or person responsible for the premlses .on which
such condition exists and shall specify a reasonable date or tIme when
such order shall be complied with.
Refusal failure or neglect to comply with such notice or order
shall be co~sidered a violation of this Code.
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(d) Issue upon request a Certificate of Approval for any work
approved.
(e) Reject all work done or materials used or being used which
do not comply with the provisions of this Code and amendments
thereto.
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SECTION 105 - PERMITS
105.1 - PERMIT REQUIRED
(a) No swimming pool installation, alteration or repair work
shall be commenced until a permit shall first have been obtained
from the Administrative Authority.
(b) The Administrative Authority shall act ~pon an application
for a permit with plans as filed, or as amended, Wlthout unreasonable
or unnecessary delay. A permit issued shall be construed to be a
license to proceed with the work and shall not be construed a.s. au-
th 't to Vl'olate cancel alter or set aside any of the proVlslons
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of this code, nor shall such issuance of a pern:'t prevent e. UI mg
Official from thereafter requiring a correction of errors ~n. plans
or in construction or of violations of this code. Any penmt Issued
shall become inv,ilid unless the work authorized by it shall have
been commenced within six months after its issuance, or if the w~rk
authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a penod
of one year after the time the work is commenc~; provided, ~at,
for cause one or more extensions of time, for penods not exceedmg
ninety da'ys each, may be allowed in writing by the Building Official.
(See fee schedule Section 106.4)
(c) No person shall permit any other person to do or. cause or
permit to be done any swimming pool work under any pernut secured
by such persons: except as permitted by State law.
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(f) Order changes in workmanship or materials or both essential
to obtain compliance with all provisions of this Code.
(g) Investigate any construction or work regulated by this Code
and issue such notices and orders as provided In Section ~d
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(h) Keep a record of all business of the department. The records
of the department shall be open to public inspection.
(i) Transfer all fees collected by him to the proper authority
provided by law to receive such funds.
SECTION 103 - RIGHT OF ENTRY
The Administrative Authority or his representative shall have
the right of entry, during business hours, to inspect any and all
swimming pools or portion thereof in the performance of his duties.
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105.2 - AUTHORITY TO STOP WORK
Whenever any construction regulated by this Code is being, or
has been done contrary to the requirements of this Code, the Adminis-
trative Authority may order all work stopped on that portion of the
installation on which such violation has occurred. Every such order
shall be in writing, stating the nature of the violation and fixing a
time limit for compliance. No person shall do any work on any por-
tion of the equipment regulated by this Code after a stop order has
been issued, except in conformance with directions of the Administra-
tive Authority.
105.3 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
Any person who desires a permit to install, alter or repair a
swimming pool shall make application on forms provided for that
purpose. He shall describe the work to be done and the location,
ownership, occupancy and use of the premises in connection therewith.
The Administrative Authority may require plans, specifications or
drawings and such other information as he may geem necessary and
as prescribed in Section ~nf this Code. I 0 S, J
When required by the Building Official, two or more copies of
specifications, and of drawings drawn to scale with sufficient clarity
and detail to indicate the nature and character of the work, shall
accompany every application. Such drawings and specifications shall
contain information, in the form of notes or otherwise, as to the
quality of materials, where quality is essential to conformity with
this code. Such information shall be specific, and this code shall not'
be cited as a whole or in part, nor shall the term "legal" or its equiva-
lent be used, as a substitute for specific information. Such information
shall include:
(a)-Plot plans with site grades, dimensioned, and drawn to a
scale of not less than one-eighth (%) inches per foot, and showing at
least the following:
1. Property lines, easements, rights-of-way of record and over-
head utilities adjacent to pool area or over the property.
2. Existing structures, fencing, retaining walls, and other rele-
vant characteristics adjacent to pool area.
3. The proposed pool shape, dimensioned and located to show
setbacks, side yards, and clearance from existing structures
adjacent to pool area.
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4. The proposed mechanical equipment pad, dimensions and loca-
tion as to set backs and side yards.
5. All deck equipment items, if included.
6. The proposed dcckwork configuration, showing its anticipated
drainage.
7. The anticipated overall drainage of the pool site.
(b)-A structural plan showing at least the following:
1. The type of construction, whether gunite, poured concrete, pre-
fabricated, or other.
2. The pool dimensions, including the depth, and adequate cross-
sections drawn to scale.
3. Computations, stress diagrams, and othedr. dattah suff.infcien~'ntog
show the correctness of the plans; inclu mg e re1 or I
steel schedule and detail.
4. A statement by the applicant concerning the anticipated na-
ture of the soil under and around the pool structure.
5. The interior finish details.
(c)-A mechanical plan showing at least the following:
1. The volume, Rystem flow rate in gallons per minute, and
turnover in hours.
2. The type and size of filtration systems and means of waste
disposal.
3. The type and size of pool heater, if inclbudet~' in~luding the
method of venting and provisions for com us IOn aIr.
4. The pool piping layout with all sizes lshow:' andf tthYPes, ?f
material to be used, and showing the ocatlon 0 e mam
outlet, surface skimmers, and inlets.
The rated capacity of the pool pump in G.P.M. at t~e de.si.gn
5. head with the size and type of motor indicated and Identified
as self-priming or straight centrifugal.
6. The means of adding makeup water.
7. The size, length from source to heater and routing of the r1S
line.
If the Administrative Authority determine~ that th~ plans, speci-
fications, drawings, descriptions, or information furnIshed by the
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applicant is in compliance with this Code, he shall issue the permit
upon payment of the required fee. Permits shall be obtained for all
of the electrical, plumbing, related utility connections and heating
work prior to issuance of the building permit for the pool structure.
The above requirements shall not void any requirements by any
other department having jurisdiction.
All plans submitted shall be on substantial paper and shall show
the name and address of the person under whose supervision the plans
were prepared.
SECTION 106 - INSPECTIONS
106.1- ALL WORK TO BE INSPECTED
All swimming pool installations or alterations including equip-
ment, piping and appliances shall be subject to inspection by .the
Administrative Authority to insure compliance with all the requIre-
ments of this Code.
105.4 - COST OF PERMIT
Every applicant for a permit to install, alter or repair a swim-
ming pool system or part thereof, shall state in writing on a form
furnished for that purpose, the character of work proposed, together
with such other information as may be required.
Such applicant shaIl pay for each permit at the time of making
application a fee in accordance with the following schedule, and at
the rate provided for each classification shown therein.
Any person who shall commence any swimming pool work for
which a permit is required by this Code without having first obtained
a permit therefor shall pay double the permit fee fixed by the section
for such work, provided, however, that this provision shall not apply
to emergency work required by the Administrative Authority for the
protection of the public health, safety and welfare. In all such cases
a permit shaIl be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so.
106.2 - NOTIFICATION
It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by
the permit, to notify the Administrative Authority, that said work
is ready for inspection. The Administrative Authority shall have 48
hours in which to make such inspection.
SCHEDULE OF FEES
For each swiming pool;
Public pool ...................................................................... ..................$40.00
Private pool ...................................................................................... 25.00
Pool filling system, including back-flow prevention, each............ 1.50
Each water heater and/or vent............................................................ 1.50
Gas piping system, each........................................................................ 1.50
Replacing of filter.................................................................................. 3.00
Replacing of piping................................................................................ 3.00
Miscellaneous replacements .................................................................. 3.00
Backwash receptor ........................................................,......................... 1.50
SECTION 107 - VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this Code shaIl be deemed guilty of a misdemeanol' and upon
conviction thereof shall be punishable within the limits and as pro-
vided by State Laws.
Every permit issued by the Administrative Authority under the
provisions of this Code shall expire by limitation and become null
and void, if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced
within 60 days from the date of such permit, or if the work authorized
by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work
is commenced for a period of 60 days. Before such work can be recom-
menced a new permit shall be first obtained. One hundred twenty (120)
days before such work can be recommenced a new permit shall be
first obtained to do so, and the fee therefor shall be one-half the
amount required for a new permit for such work, provided no changes
have been made in the original plans and specifications for such
work; and provided, further, that such suspension or abandonment
has not exceeded one year.
SECTION 108 - VALIDITY
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Code.
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CIRCULATION PIPING SYSTEM-The piping between the pool
structure and the mechanical equipment. Usually includes suction
piping, face piping and return piping.
COMBINATION VALVE-A multipart valve intended to perform
more than one function.
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 201 - GENERAL
For the purpose of this Code, certain abbreviations, terms,
phrases, words, and their derivatives, shall be construed as set forth
in this Section.
Words used in the present tense include the future. Words in the
masculine gender include the feminine and neuter. Words in the
feminine and neuter gender include the masculine. The singular num-
ber includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular.
DESIGN HEAD-The total head requirement of the circulation
system at the design rate of flow.
DIATOMITE (DIATOMACEOUS EARTH)-A type of filter aid.
DIATOMITE TYPE FILTER-A filter designed to be used with
filter aid.
FACE PIPING-The piping, with all valves and fittings, which
is used to connect the filter system together as a unit.
FILTER-Any apparatus by which water is clarified.
FILTER AID-A non-permanent type of filter media or aid such
as diatomite, alum, etc.
FILTER CARTRIDGE-A disposable or renewable filter element
which generally employs no filter aid.
FILTER ELEMENT-That part of a I1lter which retains the
fiI ter media.
FILTER MEDIA-The fine material which entraps the suspend~d
particles and removes them from the water.
FILTER RATE-The average rate of flow per square foot of
filter area.
SECTION 202 - DEFINITIONS
APPROVED-means accepted or acceptable under an applicable
specification stated or cited in this Code, or accepted as suitable for
the proposed use under procedures and power of the Administrative
Authority.
APPROVED TESTING AGENCY-means an organization p,;_
marily established for the purpose of testing to approved standards
and approved by the Administrative Authority.
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY -is the individual official,
board, department, or agency established and authorized by a state,
county, city or other political subdivision created by law to administer
and enforce the provisions of the swimming pool code as adopted or
amended.
BACKWASH PIPING-See "Filter Waste Discharge Piping"
BODY FEED-Filter aid fed into a diatomite-type filter through-
out the filtering cycle.
CARTRIDGE FILTER-A filter using cartridge type filter ele-
ments.
CHEMICAL PIPING-Piping which conveys concentarted chemi-
cal solutions from a feeding apparatus to the circulation piping.
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filter sand.
FILTER SAND-A specially graded type of permanent filter
media.
FILTER SEPTUM-That part of the filter element in a diatomit~
type filter upon which a cake of diatomite or other non-permanent
filter aid may be deposited.
FILTER WASTE DISCHARGE PIPING-Piping that conducts
waste water from a filter to a drainage system. Connection to drain-
age system is made through an air gap or other approved methods.
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less than a solution containing six thousand (6,000) parts per million
of sodium chloride.
SEPARATION TANK-A device used to clarify filter rinse or
waste water. Sometimes called a reclamation tank.
SKIM FILTER-A surface skimmer combined with a vacuum
diatomite filter.
SUCTION PIPING-That portion of the circulation piping located
between the pool structure and the inlet side of the pump and usually
includes the following: main outlet piping, skimmer piping, vacuum
piping and surge tank piping.
SURF ACE SKIMMER-A device generally located in the pool
wall which skims the pool surface by drawing pool water over B
self adjusting weir.
SWIMMING POOL-Any constructed or prefabricated pool used
for swimming or bathing over eighteen (18) inches in depth.
SWIMMING POOL-Priva~hall include all constructed pools
which are used as a swimming pool in connection with a single family
residence, and available only to the family of the householder and his
private guests.
SWIMMING POOL-Public-Any constructed or prefabricated
pool used other than a private swimming pool.
TURNOVER TIME-The time in hours, required for the circula-
tion system to filter and recirculate a volume of water equal to the
pool volume.
HIGH RATE SAND FILTER-A sand filter designed for flows
in excess of five gallons per minute (GPM) per square foot.
INLET FITTING-The fitting or fixture through which circu-
lated water enters the pool.
MAIN OUTLET-The outlet(s) at the deep portion of the pool
through which the main flow of water leaves the pool when being
drained or circulated.
POOL-See swimming pool.
POOL DEPrHS-The distance between the floor of pool and
the maximum operating water level.
POOL PLUMBING-All chemical, circulation, filter waste dis-
charge piping, deck drainage and water filling system.
PORTABLE POOL-A prefabricated pool which may be erected
at the point of intended use and which may be subsequently dis-
assembled and re-erected at a new location. Generally Installed on the
surface of the ground and without excavation.
PRECOAT-In a diatomite-type filter the initial coating or filter
aid placed on the filter septum at the start of the filter cycle.
RAPID SAND FILTER-A filter designed to be used with sand
as the filter media and for flows not to exceed five GPM per square
foot.
VACUUM FITTING-A fitting in the pool which is used as a
convenient outlet for connecting the underwater suction cleaning
Aquipment.
RECEPTOR-An approved plumbing fixture or device of such
material, shape and capacity as to adequately receive the discharge
from indirect waBte piping, so constructed and located as to be readily
cleaned.
RETURN PIPING-That portion of the circulation piping which
extends from the outlet Bide of the filters to the pool.
SALINE WATER-Those waters having a specific conductivity
III excess of a solution containing six thou Band (6,000) parts per mil-
lion of sodium chloride.
VACUUM PIPING-The piping from the suction side of a pump
connected to a vacuum fitting located at the pool and below the water
level.
WADING POOL-Any constructed or prefabricated pool uBed
for wading eighteen (18) inches or less in depth.
WASTE PIPING-See "Filter Waste Discharge Piping".
WIDTH AND/OR LENGTH-The actuai water dimension taken
from wall to wall at the maximum operating water level.
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(b) When there is insufficient evidence to substantiate claims
for alternates, the Administrative Authority may require tests, as
proof of compliance, to be made by an approved agency at the expense
of the applicant.
MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POOLS
SECTION 304 - ENGINEERING DESIGN
SECTION 301 - GENERAL
All design, construction and workmanship shall be in conformity
with "Suggested Minimum Standards for Public Swimming Pool_",
dated April 1, 1977 published by the National Swimming Pool Insti-
tute or other accepted engineering practices and shall be of such
character as to secure the results sought to be obtained by this Code.
(a), Every swimming pool shall be equipped complete with ap-
proved mechanieal equipment consisting of filter, pump, piping valves
and component parts.
EXCEPTION: Pools with a supply of fresh water equivalent to
the volume of the pool in the specified turnover time will be allowed.
(b) The pool piping shall be designed so that the water velocity
will not exceed ten (10) feet per second, except that the water velocity
shall not exceed eight (8) feet per second in copper tubing.
EXCEPTION: Jet inlet fittings shall not be deemed subject to
this requirement.
(e) When approved plastic pipe is used for pool piping, ten (10)
feet of approved metal piping shall be installed on the down-stream
side of any water heating equipment, and a check valve shall be in-
stalled adjacent to heating equipment on the up-stream side prior to
the connection of pia_tic pipe.
EXCEPTION: For rapid or hi-rate sand filters, check valve may
be excluded.
(d) All piping materials shall be installed in strict accordance
with the manufacturer's installation standards.
Unless otherwise specified in this Code, all plpmg, equipment
and materials used in the plumbing system shall eonform to the
Standard Plumbing Code, 1979 edition as published by the Southern
Building Code Congress and applies only to swimming pools that are
built in place.
SECTION 302 - APPROVALS
All materials, piping, valves, equipment or appliances entering
into the construction of swimming pools or portions thereof shall be
of a type complying with this Code or of a type recommended and
approved by a nationally recognized testing agency or to other recog-
nized Standard acceptable to the Administrative Authority, For any
items not specifically covered in these requirements, the Administra.-
tive Authority is hereby authorized to require that all equipment"
materials, methods of construction and design features shall be proven
to function adequately, effectively and without excessive maintenance
and operational difficulties.
It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to provide such
data, tests, or other adequate proof that the device, material or prod-
uct will satisfactorily perform the function for which it is intended,
before such item shall be approved or accepted for tests.
SECTION 303 - ALTERNATE MATERIALS AND METHODS
OF CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 305 - PUMPS
(a) Pool circulating pumps shall be equipped on the inlet side
with an approved type hair and lint strainer when used with a pres-
sure filter.
(a) The provisions of this Code are not intended to prevent the
Use of any alternate material, method of construction, appliance or
equipment provided any such alternate has been first approved and
its use authorized by the Administrative Authority.
(b) Pumps shall be mounted on a substantial base in a manner
that will eliminate strain on piping.
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1. Pressure Diatomaceous Earth-At least sixty (60) ft.
2. Vacuum Diatomaceous Earth-Twenty (20) inches vacuum
on the suction side and forty (40) ft. total head.
3. Rapid Sand-At IAast fOl.ty-five (45) ft.
4. High Rate Sand-At least sixty (60) ft.
(d) Pump impellers, shafts, wear rings and other working parts
shall be of corrosion-resistant materials.
ing pit, or sub-soil drainage line, and any line connected to a swim-
ming pool unless approved by the Administrative Authority.
(b) When the waste water from a swimming pool is to be disposed
of through a public sewer, a three (3) inch P trap shall be installed
on the lower terminus of the building drain and the tail piece from
the trap shall extend a minimum of three (3) inches above finished
grade and below finished floor grade. This trap need not be vented.
The connection between the filter waste discharge piping and the P
trap shall be made by means of an indirect connection.
(c) Plans and specifications for any deviation from the above
manner of installation shall first be approved by the Administrative
Authority before any portion of any such system is installed. When
waste water disposal iR to a seepage pit installation, it shall be in-
stalled in accordance with the approval granted by the Administrative
Authority.
SECTION 306 - FULLWAY VALVES
Fullway valves shall be installed to insure proper functioning of
the filtration and piping system.
1. When the pump is located below the overflow rim of the
pool, a valve shall be installed on the discharge outlet and the
suction line. All valves shall be located where they will be
readily and easily accessible for maintenance and removal.
2. Valves shall be mBde of materials that are approved in the
Southern Standard Plumbing Code.
3. Valves located under concrete slabs shall be set in a pit
having a least dimension of five (5) pipe diameters, with a
minimum of at least ten (10) inches, and fitted with a suitable
cover.
4. Where check valves are installed, they shall be of the swing,
check pattern.
NOTE: When combination valves are installed they shall require
prior approval of the Administrative Authority.
SECTiON 309 - SEPARATiON TANK
A separation tank of an approved type may be used in lieu of
the aforementioned means of waste water disposal when connected
as a reclamation system.
SECTION 307 - WATER SUPPLY
Unless an approved type of filling system is installed, any water
supply which, in the judgment of the Admiuistrative Authority may
be used to fill the pool, shall be equipped with backflow protection.
No over the rim fill spout shall be accepted unless located under a
diving board, or properly guarded.
SECTION 310 - TESTS
(a) All pool piping shall be inspected and approved before being
covered or concealed. It shall be tested and proved tight to the satis-
faction of the Administrative Authority, under a static water or air
pressure test of not less than thirty-five (35) PSI for fifteen (15)
minutes.
EXCEPTION: Circulating pumps need not be tested as required
in this section.
(b) All drainage and waste piping shall be tested by filling with
water to the point of overflow and all joints shall be tight.
SECTION 311 - DRAIN PIPING
SECTION 308 - WASTE WATER DISPOSAL
(a) Direct or indirect connections shall not be made between any
storm drain, sewer, drainage system, seepage pit, underground leach.
(a) Drainage piping serving gravity overflow gutter drains and
deck drains shall be installed to provide continuous grade to point
of discharge,
(b) Joints and connections shall be made as required by the
Standard Plumbing Code.
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Swimming pool water heating equipment shall conform to the
design, construction and installation requirements in accordance with
accepted engineering practices and shall bear the label of a recog-
nized testing agency, and shall include a consideration of combustion
air, venting and gas supply requirements for water heaters and in
addition the following shall be required:
(a) If heater is not equipped or designed for an approved per-
manent by-pass or anti-siphon device, an approved permanent by-pass
or anti-siphon device shall be installed to provide a positive means
of retaining water in the heater when the pump is not in operation.
(b) When the heater is installed in a pit, the pit shall be pro-
vided with approved drainage facilities.
(c) All water heating equipment shall be installed with flanges
or union connection adjacent to the heater.
(d) When water heating equipment which is installed in a closed
system, has a valve between the appliance and the pool, a pressure
relief valve shall be installed on the discharge' side of the water
heating equipment. For units up to and including two hundred thousand
(200,000) BTU/hr input the relief valve shall be A.G.A. rated.
CHAPTER IV
PRIVATE POOLS
SECTION 401 - GENERAL
The entire design of matched components shall have sufficient
capacity to provide a complete turnover of pool water in twelve (12)
hours or less.
SECTION 402 - SAND FILTERS
(a) Rapid sand filters (flow up to five (5) GPM per square foot)
shall be constructed in accordance with approved standards. Where
high rate sand filters (flow in excess of five (5) GPM per square
foot) are used, they shall be of an approved type. The circulation
system and backwash piping shall be adequate for proper backwash-
ing of said filter and shall provide backwash flow rates of at least
12 GPM per square foot for rapid sand filters or 15 GPM per square
foot for high rate sand filters.
(b) Every filter system shall be provided with written operating
instructions,
(c) The pressure filter system shall be equipped with the follow-
ing:
SECTION 313 - GAS PIPING
Gas piping shall comply with the Standard Gas Code.
1. An influent pressure gauge shall be provided.
2. An effluent pressure gauge shall be provided.
3. A means for air relief at the top of each filter.
4. A backwash sight glass where the backwash discharge
outlet to the receptor is not visible from the backwash
control valve.
5. A means to drain the tank.
NOTE: Sight glass shall be installed adjacent to the back-
wash control valve.
SECTION 314 - ELECTRICAL
Electrical wiring and equipment shall comply with the National
Electrical Code.
/ SECTION 315 - FINAL INSPECTION - ENCLOSURE REQUIRED
All swimming pool installations must be completed. The pool
shall be completely filled with water and in operation before final
inspection. For the safety of others, the pool shall be completely
enclosed with an approved wall, fence or other substantial structure
4 not less than five feet in height before final inspection.
SECTION 403 - DIATOMITE TYPE FILTERS
(a) Diatomite-type filters shall be designed for operation under
either pressure or vacuum. The design capacity shall not exceed
two (2) GPM per square foot of effective filter areas for pressure
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(b) Provision shall be made to introduce filter aid into the filter
in such a way as to evenly precoat the filter septum.
CHAPTER V
PUBLIC POOLS
SECTION 404 - POOL FITTINGS
Pool fittings shall be of an approved type and design as to be
appropriate for the specific application.
(a) SURFACE SKIMMERS. Approved surface skimmers are re-
quired and shall be installed in strict accordance with the manufac-
turer's installation instructions. Skimmers shall be installed on the
basis of one (1) per one thousand (1000) square feet of surface area,
or fraction thereof, and shall be designed for a flow rate of at least
twenty-five (25). GPM per skimmer.
(b) MAIN OUTLET. An approved main outlet shall be provided
at the deepest point in every pool for emptying and/or circulation
of the water in the pool.
(c) HYDROSTATIC DEVICES. In areas of anticipated high
water table an approved hydrostatic relief device shall be installed.
Not applicable to plastic liner pools (where there is no structural
bottom to the pool),
(d) INLET FITTINGS. Approved manufactured inlet fittings for
the return of recirculated pool water shall be provided on the basis
of at least one (1) per fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons of pool capa-
city. Such inlet fittings shall be of such design and construction as to
insure an adequate seal to the pool structure and shall incorporate a
convenient means of sealing for pressure testing of the pool circula-
tion piping. Where more than one inlet is required, the shortest dis-
tance between any two (2) required inlets shall be at least ten (10)
feet.
SECTION 501 - GENERAL
Before commencing the installation of any public or semi-public
swimming pool piping, appurtenance, device or equipment, plans in
triplicate with specifications and other required pertinent data ~ll
be submitted to the Administrative Authority, for review and wr:ttten
approval prior to the issuance of a plumbing permit.
SECTION 502 -INLETS AND OUTLETS
Facilities for introducing and removing water from the pool shall
be provided and arranged to facilitate a unifonn circulation of the
water. Every pool shall be provided with an approved ?utlet ~or
draining the pool. All inlets and outlets shall be prOVIded Wlth
strainers or grates attached to the strainer body by screws or bolts.
The strainer or grate openings shall not exceed one-half (1/2) inch
in one direction. Strainers and grates shall have openings of such size
as to be equal to the cross section area of the pipe to which they are
attached.
SECTION 406 - ACCESSIBILITY AND CLEARANCES
Equipment shall be so installed as to provide ready accessibility
for cleaning, operating, maintenance, and servicing.
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(a) Every pool shall be provided with Bpproved overflow gutters
or skimmers and the design and appurtenances thereto shall be capahle
of continuously withdrawing at least fifty (50) percent of the re-
quired circulating capacity to provide continuous skimming of the
water surface. Where pools have overflow gutters, a surge tank shall
be provided which will effectively maintain the pool water level so
as to produce continuous surface skimming.
(b) Where skimmers are used in lieu of overflo:". gutters ~e
circulation system shall be designed to produce suffiCIent veloCl.ty
by properly arranged and directed inlets to promote a substantial
circulation of the water for skimming_ Gutter drain piping system
shall be designed to provide adequate drainage and facilitate sanitary
maintenance and to carry the overflow water to the surge tank. The
minimum size of gutter drainage piping shall be not less than two (2)
inches in diameter.
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SECTION 405 - EQUIPMENT FOUNDATIONS AND
ENCLOSURES
All mechanical equipment shall be set on a single concrete base
or slab. All heating and electrical equipment, unless approved for
outdoor installation, shall be adequately protected against the weather
or installed within a bnilding.
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corrosIOn reslstant stramer or grates. The openings for each strainer
or ~ate shall be at least one and one-half (1 %) times the cross
sectIonal area of the outlet pipe.
(d) On pools with a .surface area of not over four thousand (4,000)
square feet, approved skImmer. may be used as the required overflow
devices.
(b) Filter piping shall be valved so that filters can be washed
individually and so that each filter can be isolated for repairs while
the other units are in service.
(c) Pumps shall be capable of producing design flow at 46 Ft.
head (both filtering and to backwash).
SECTION 504 - CIRCULATION AND PURIFICATION SYSTEM
. . (a) Pumps, filters, chemical feeders and all pipe, connections,
fIttings ~nd a~purte~anc.es thereto shal! he of a size or capacity to
enable clrculatmg, flltermg and disinfecting the entire contents of
t?e pool in not more than eight (8) hours. The system shall be de-
SIgned for continuous circulation, filtration and disinfection of the
water.
(b) All valves, pumps, strainers and equipment requiring adjust-
ments shall be readily accessible.
(c) All valves shall be identified by appropriate and durable
markings on or near such valves.
(d) Pressure gauges, easily read and reasonably accurate shall
be provided on filter influent and effluent lines. '
(e) The circulation system shall be provided with an accurate
rate-of-flow indicator.
(f) Hair and lint traps shall be readily removable and easily
cleane.d. SUC? traps shall be so designed to prevent the bypass of
~atenal durl.ng normal operation and so that material will not drop
mto the stramer pot when removed for cleaning. Traps shall be of
a corrosion resistant material such as stainless steel, brass or plastic
and shall have an open area equal to ten (10) times the area of the
suction inlet to the pump. Holes or slots shall have a maximum area
equal to 1/8" diameter.
(g) Provision shall be made for the required water flow and
pressure to adequately backwash the filters when of a type for
which such flow is required. '
SECTION 506 - DIATOMACEOUS EARTH FILTERS
(a) Filters shall be designed on the basis of not more than two (2)
gallons per square foot per minute, with maximum rates of 2% gal-
lons per minute for filters designed for continuous feeding of filter
aid.
(b) Provision shall be made for precoating with diatomaceous
earth filter aid. At municipal, community, public school, athletic or
swimming club pools with a surface area of 2,000 square feet or more,
equipment shall be provided for the continuous feeding of filter aid
to the filter influent, and such equipment shall have a capacity to
feed not less than 0,1 pound of this material per square foot 6f filter
area over a 24 hour period.
(c) For pressure-type units, the pump shall produce not less
than 65% of the required flow at maximum anticipated head loss and
shall be capable of delivering full required capacity at the head loss
of 60 feet head and of 60% or more of such capacity at 70 feet head
loss.
SECTION 507 - OTHER FILTERS
Other filters may be permitted:
(a) When performance has been proven as a result of full scale
operation or similar units under normal conditions of use,
(b) For observation and testing to satisfy item (a).
SECTION 508 - WADING POOL
A circulating system with a two (2) hour turnover rate, or
greater capacity, shall be provided for each wading pool.
SECTION 505 - RAPID SAND PRESSURE FILTERS
(a) The filtration rate shall not exceed three gallons per square
foot per minute, and provision shall be made to backwash at a rate
of not less than twelve (12) gallons per minute per square foot.
SECTION 509 - LADDERS AND STEPS
All pools whether public or private shall be provided with a
ladder or steps or both in the deep and shallow ends. If the shallow
end is not more than twenty-four (24) inches deep, a ladder or steps
is not required at the shallow end.
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