[R.O. 2009 §23-76; Code 1969 §38-41]
A. All
reasonable precautions shall be taken to protect the users of and
bathers in swimming pools and wading pools from injury or accident.
Safety appliances such as life buoys, life hooks, bamboo poles or
ropes and equipment including first aid kits in such number and of
such design as shall be approved by the Building Official shall be
provided and be readily accessible. When any swimming pool or wading
pool is in use, a sufficient number of attendants shall be on duty
who shall be capable swimmers, competent in life saving methods and
artificial resuscitation.
B. The
following safety and sanitation rules shall be enforced by all operators
of swimming pools or wading pools:
1. Only one (1) person at a time shall be permitted on a diving board.
2. No bouncing shall be permitted on diving boards.
3. No glass, crockery or earthenware containers of any kind shall be
permitted in the pool enclosure.
4. No gymnastics or running shall be permitted in the pool enclosure.
5. No person wearing oil base suntan or other lotions or bobby pins
or hair pins of any type shall be permitted to enter the pool.
6. No person having any skin eruption or abrasion, sore or infected
eyes, a cold, nasal or ear discharge or any communicable disease shall
be permitted in the pool enclosure.
7. No spitting, spouting water or blowing the nose shall be permitted
in the pool.
[R.O. 2009 §23-77; Code 1969 §38-49]
Persons on diving towers shall make forward dives except when
pool is being used for exhibition or competition and is free of other
swimmers. No one shall be permitted on guard towers except guards.
Towers shall be kept in good condition and anchored firmly to prevent
toppling when a dive is made. Guards shall not be permitted to carry
on conversations with bathers.
[R.O. 2009 §23-78; Code 1969 §38-42]
Visible dirt on the bottom of swimming pools or wading pools
and visible scum or floating matter on the surface of such pools shall
be removed at least once daily with a vacuum cleaner of a type approved
by the Building Official. All swimming pools shall be thoroughly cleansed
at least once each week in a manner and by the use of such disinfecting
agents or cleansing materials as may be approved by the Building Official.
[R.O. 2009 §23-79; Code 1969 §38-39]
Chlorination plants shall be operated in such manner that the
amount of excess or residual chlorine in all parts of the pool at
all times when the pool is in use shall not be less than four-tenths
(.4) parts per million or register a pH lower than seven (7). The
chlorinator and tanks shall be installed in a special closet, with
vent to the exterior of the building and with a fan, unless considered
unnecessary by the Building Official. A sufficient number of daily
tests for available chlorine and pH shall be made by the pool operator
and a record kept of these tests to ensure proper operation.
[R.O. 2009 §23-80; Code 1969 §38-40]
The water in swimming pools shall show an alkaline reaction
at all times when the swimming pool is in use. Whenever alum or sulphate
of alumina is used, frequent tests shall be made to ensure that the
water has an alkaline reaction. At all times when the pool is in use,
the water shall be sufficiently clear to permit the entire bottom
of the pool to be clearly visible from the walkways. The water in
the pool shall meet the requirements of the Building Official for
safe drinking water supply.
[R.O. 2009 §23-81; Code 1969 §38-43]
The buildings, grounds, dressing rooms and all other swimming
pool and wading pool facilities shall be kept clean and in a sanitary
condition and maintained free from garbage, trash and other refuse.
All persons in street clothes or street shoes shall be prohibited
from the pool enclosure.
[R.O. 2009 §23-82; Code 1969 §38-44]
The facilities of each swimming pool or wading pool shall include
not less than two (2) drinking fountains within easy access of the
pool users.
[R.O. 2009 §23-91; Code 1969 §38-45]
A. Bathhouse
facilities shall be maintained at all swimming pools and shall include
separate dressing rooms, showers, toilets and lavatories for each
sex whenever both sexes will be permitted to use the pool simultaneously.
B. All
persons entering the pool shall be required to take a cleansing shower
bath and liquid soap therefor shall be provided.
C. There
shall be provided one (1) toilet for each sixty (60) women bathers
and one (1) toilet or one (1) urinal for each sixty (60) men bathers
at the time of maximum load; provided that the ratio of urinals to
toilets provided for men bathers shall not exceed four (4) to one
(1).
[R.O. 2009 §23-92; Code 1969 §38-46]
The locker, shower and dressing rooms and passageways shall
be arranged so that bathers are routed from dressing and locker rooms,
through shower and toilet rooms to the entrance to the pool area,
such entrance to be at or near the shallow end of the pool.
[R.O. 2009 §23-93; Code 1969 §38-47]
All shower and toilet rooms shall be equipped with openable
windows or mechanical ventilation system. Windows and doors of toilet,
shower and dressing rooms shall be so located or protected by view
screens, as to protect occupants of such rooms from view from portions
of the building used by the opposite sex and from the outdoors.
[R.O. 2009 §23-94; Code 1969 §38-48]
The floors and walls of shower, locker, dressing and toilet
rooms shall be of smooth, washable material which is capable of withstanding
repeated flushing with a hose. Floors and walks at swimming or wading
pools used by bathers shall be of concrete, fire clay tile, ceramic
tile or masonry having a non-slip but smooth finish. Such floors and
walks shall have a slope of not less than one-eighth (⅛) inch
per foot nor more than one-half (½) inch per foot toward a
drain or to an area suitable for receiving such drainage without creating
ponding or muddy condition and not in violation of any provision of
this Code or other ordinances of the City. Partitions shall be water-proof
to a height of one (1) foot above the floor or they shall terminate
at least eight (8) inches above the floor.