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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 675IAC20-5. Water Attractions |
Section 675IAC20-5-25. Bathhouse construction standards
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(a) Dressing, sanitary facilities, and baby-changing stations for each sex shall be provided within three hundred (300) feet of a water attraction or water attraction complex. Sanitary facilities shall be provided in accordance with the Indiana Building Code, 675 IAC 13.
(b) Showers shall be provided in accordance with Table 25-1.
(c) Design and construction of bathhouses shall be in accordance with the rules of the fire prevention and building safety commission in 675 IAC 13. Minimum plumbing facilities for bathers shall be in accordance with the following table:
Table 25-1
MINIMUM NUMBER OF SANITARY FIXTURES REQUIRED AT PUBLIC POOLS AND WATER ATTRACTIONS
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. Water attractions and water attraction complexes with sleeping or dwelling units. No open swim or lessons permitted. Use 300 sq. ft. for slides without basins (that is, activity pools, waterslide plunge pools, leisure river or tubing pools, and wave pools)
< 7,500
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
7,500 - 9,999
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
10,000 - 14,999
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
15,000 - 22,499
12
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
22,500 - 29,999
12
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
30,000 - 37,500
16
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
>37,500
See note below for requirements.
2. Water attractions and water attraction complexes without sleeping or dwelling units. No lessons permitted. Use 300 sq. ft. for slides without basins. (that is, activity pools, waterslide plunge pools, leisure river or tubing pools, and wave pools)
< 7,500
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7,500 - 9,999
6
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
10,000 - 14,999
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
15,000 - 22,499
12
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
22,500 - 29,999
16
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
30,000 - 37,500
20
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
>37,500
See note below for requirements.
3. Splash pad (independent of any other pool or attraction)
One unisex
0
One unisex
One rinse off shower
1
F = female; M = male; < = less than; > = greater than
a For pools with spectator areas, see 675 IAC 13, the Indiana Building Code, which contains 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.
For the requirements listed for additional sanitary facilities each fraction represents an additional fixture.
(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.
(e) No less than one (1) drinking fountain shall be provided and available to bathers at the water attraction site. (Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; 675 IAC 20-5-25; filed Mar 25, 2011, 10:19 a.m.: 20110420-IR-675090789FRA; readopted filed Aug 7, 2013, 8:51 a.m.: 20130904-IR-675130181RFA)