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Indiana Administrative Code (Last Updated: December 20, 2016) |
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Title 675. FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION |
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Article 675IAC20. SWIMMING POOL CODE |
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Rule 675IAC20-2. Public Swimming Pools |
Section 675IAC20-2-27. Bathhouse construction standards
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(a) Dressing, shower, sanitary facilities, and baby-changing stations for each sex shall be provided within three hundred (300) feet of all Class A, B, and C pools.
(b) In all Class A and B pools, such facilities shall be provided in a separate bathhouse located in such a manner that bathers must pass through the bathhouse to gain entry to the pool. The bathhouse shall not be required to be a separate building.
(c) Design and construction of bathhouses shall be in accordance with the rules of the fire prevention and building safety commission in this title. Minimum plumbing facilities for patrons shall be in accordance with Table 27-1 as follows:
Table 27-1
MINIMUM NUMBER OF SANITARY FIXTURES REQUIRED AT PUBLIC POOLS
Facility (example of location and type)a
Cumulative Area of Surface Water (in square feet)
Number of
Public Toilets
Public Urinals
Public Lavatories
Public Showers
Public Drinking Fountains
F
M
M
F
M
F
M
1. Swimming pools, wading pools, and whirlpools in conjunction with sleeping or dwelling units having plumbing, except for items 2 to 5. No open swim lessons permitted (that is, apartment, hotels, motels, condos, and mobile home parks)
< 2,000
One unisex
0
One unisex
0
0
1a
2,000 - 7,500
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
> 7,500
See note b below for requirements.
2. Swimming pools, wading pools, and whirlpools without living units, except for items 3 to 5; and swimming pools, wading pools, and whirlpools with sleeping or dwelling units where open swim or lessons are permitted (that is, municipal pools and campgrounds)
< 2,000
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2,000 - 3,999
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
4,000 - 5,999
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
1
6,000 - 7,499
4
2
2
2
2
5
5
1
7,500 - 8,999
8
2
2
3
2
5
5
2
9,000 - 9,999
10
2
3
4
3
6
6
2
10,000 - 12,999
12
3
3
4
3
6
6
2
13,000 - 15,000
14
3
4
5
4
7
7
3
>15,000
See note below for requirements.
5. Splash pad (independent of any other pool or attraction)
One unisex
0
One unisex
One rinse off shower
1
Patron Load
6. Therapy/Exercise pools.
Up to 10
One Unisex
11 - 20
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
21 - 30
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
> 30
Per department approval
F = female; M = male; < = less than; > = greater than
a For pools with spectator areas, see 675 IAC 13, the Indiana Building Code, that contain the requirements for sanitary facilities.
b For water attractions in excess of 37,500 sq. ft. use the following additions: For each 7,500 sq. ft. or fraction thereof, add one sanitary unit: 0.7 male water closets, 1.0 male urinal, 0.85 male lavatories, 1.0 male showers, 0.6 drinking fountains, 4.0 female water closets, 1.0 female lavatory, and 1.0 female shower.
For pools in excess of 7,500 sq. ft. and Type 1 above, and for pools in excess of 15,000 sq. ft. and Type 2 above, use the following additions: For each 4,000 sq. ft. or fraction thereof, add one sanitary unit: 1.0 male water closet, 1.0 male urinal, 1.0 male lavatory, 4.0 male showers, 1.0 drinking fountain, 4 female water closets, 1.0 female lavatory, 4.0 male showers.
(d) Hose bibbs with approved nonremovable type backflow prevention devices shall be provided within the bathhouse to enable the entire area to be flushed with a fifty (50) foot hose. (Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; 675 IAC 20-2-27; filed Aug 14, 1989, 9:00 a.m.: 13 IR 59, eff Sep 1, 1989 [IC 4-22-2-36 suspends the effectiveness of a rule document for thirty (30) days after filing with the secretary of state. LSA Document #89-17 was filed Aug 14, 1989.]; readopted filed Sep 11, 2001, 2:49 p.m.: 25 IR 530; readopted filed Sep 21, 2007, 9:20 a.m.: 20071010-IR-675070388RFA; readopted filed Oct 10, 2007, 9:16 a.m: 20071031-IR-675070388RFA; filed Mar 25, 2011, 10:19 a.m.: 20110420-IR-675090789FRA; errata filed Jun 23, 2011, 1:03 p.m.: 20110706-IR-675090789ACA; readopted filed Aug 7, 2013, 8:51 a.m.: 20130904-IR-675130181RFA)