[Ord. No. 07-110 §1, 8-14-2007]
[Ord. No. 07-110 §1, 8-14-2007]
Spas shall have a maximum depth of forty-two (42) inches. The
bottom shall have a maximum slope of one (1) foot in ten (10) feet
and be finished with a non-slip surface. A set of entrance steps and
handrails shall be installed. All steps, benches or other projections
from the walls shall be outlined on the top surface edges by a continuous
line of sharply contrasting colored tile or other suitable material
that is clearly visible from the edge of the pool.
[Ord. No. 07-110 §1, 8-14-2007]
A.
Spas
shall have a maximum turnover cycle of thirty (30) minutes. A separate
water recirculation and disinfection system from any other pool or
spa shall be installed for spas. Therapy heads or other devices, which
create roiling water or other similar effects, may not be connected
to the recirculation system, but must be operated through a separate
system. Dual main drains shall be provided. Skimmers shall be provided
at the rate of one (1) skimmer for each two hundred (200) square feet
of pool surface. Skimmer flow rates shall be the same as required
for swimming pools. Where only one (1) skimmer is provided, the main
drains may be connected through the skimmer. Inlets shall be provided
on a basis of at least one (1) for each fifteen (15) feet of pool
periphery. Where three (3) or more inlets are required, they shall
be on a closed loop piping system.
B.
Public
and semi-public spas shall be equipped with chemical controllers capable
of maintaining pH and chlorine levels within the regulated limits.
[Ord. No. 07-110 §1, 8-14-2007]
A minimum of four (4) feet of deck shall be provided on at least
two (2) continuous sides of the pool and fifty percent (50%) of the
periphery. When applicable, the remaining deck shall not be more than
eight (8) inches in width and shall be designed to preclude its use
as a walkway.
[Ord. No. 07-110 §1, 8-14-2007]
A minimum of two (2) suction outlets shall be provided for each
pump in a suction outlet system for a public or semi-public spa. The
suction outlets shall be separated by a minimum of three (3) feet
or located on two (2) different planes such as one (1) suction outlet
on the bottom and one (1) on a vertical wall or one (1) suction outlet
each on two (2) separate vertical walls provided the three (3) foot
separation is always maintained. The suction outlets shall be plumbed
to draw water through them simultaneously through a common line to
the pump. Suction outlets shall be plumbed to eliminate the possibility
of entrapping suction. All drains and outlets of spas must have plumbing
provisions to eliminate any possibility of entrapping suction. The
total velocity through grate openings shall not exceed one and one-half
(1½) feet per one (1) second.
[Ord. No. 07-110 §1, 8-14-2007]
Gaseous chlorine shall not be used for the disinfection of spas.
[Ord. No. 07-110 §1, 8-14-2007]
Where a spa is located contiguous with a swimming pool, the
separating wall shall be designed to preclude its use as a walkway
unless the minimum required walkway widths can be maintained.
[Ord. No. 07-110 §1, 8-14-2007]
The temperature of heated water coming into a public or semi-public
spa shall not exceed one hundred four degrees Fahrenheit (104°F)
(forty degrees Centigrade (40°C)).
[Ord. No. 07-110 §1, 8-14-2007]
The timer for a public or semi-public spa which controls the
hydrotherapy jets shall be located at least five (5) feet from the
spa and shall have a maximum time limit of fifteen (15) minutes.
[Ord. No. 07-110 §1, 8-14-2007]
A.
An
air blower system or air induction system for a public or semi-public
spa shall comply with the following requirements:
1.
The system shall prevent water backflow which could cause an electric
shock hazard;
2.
Air intake sources shall not introduce water, dirt or contaminants
into the spa;
3.
The system shall be properly sized for a commercial spa application;
4.
If the air blower is installed within an enclosure or indoors, then
adequate ventilation shall be provided; and
5.
Integral air passages shall be pressure tested and shall provided
structural integrity to a value of one and one-half (1½) times
the intended working pressure.
[Ord. No. 07-110 §1, 8-14-2007]
A.
Depth
markers for a public or semi-public spa shall comply with all of the
following:
1.
A public or semi-public spa shall have permanent depth markers with
numbers that are a minimum of four (4) inches high. Depth markers
shall be plainly and conspicuously visible from all points of entry.
2.
The maximum depth of a public or semi-public spa shall be clearly
indicated by depth markers.
3.
There shall be a minimum of two (2) depth markers at each public
or semi-public spa.
4.
Depth markers shall be spaced at no more than twenty-five (25) foot
intervals and shall be uniformly located around the perimeter of the
spa.
5.
Depth markers shall be positioned on the deck within eighteen (18)
inches of the spa. A depth marker shall be positioned so that a person
standing on the deck facing the water can read it.
6.
Depth markers that are on the deck surfaces shall be made of slip-resistant
material.
7.
Depth markers shall be in Arabic numerals of contrasting color to
the background.
