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-OTHER STRUCTURES MUST BE SUBMITTED SEPARATELY.
-ALL FOUNTAINS MUST BE PERMITTED SEPARATELY OUTSIDE POOL ENCLOSURE.
-PRE-PLASTER INSPECTION DURING POOL CONSTRUCTION CANNOT BE APPROVED UNTIL PERMANENT ENCLOSURE IS INSTALLED AND APPROVED.
-POST-CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER LETTER WILL BE REQUIRED AT POOL FINAL.
-CONFIRM NO PUBLIC ACCESS TO OUTDOOR POOLS DIRECTLY FROM EXTERIOR.
-PROJECT MUST COMPLY WITH POOL ORDINANCE, TDSHS MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR POOLS AND SPAS, PIWF LAW AND ADA RULES. THIS INCLUDES SITE DECK AND POOL LIGHTING, RESTROOMS, ON-DECK SHOWER, EMERGENCY PHONE, POOL ENCLOSURE AND LIFEGUARD REGULATIONS.
-SUBMIT REQUIRED CERTIFIED POOL OPERATOR CERTIFICATION ALONG WITH SWIM PERMIT TO OPERATE AND FEES PRIOR TO POOL FINAL INSPECTION.
-A3.0/A8.1 GATES/DOORS OF THE POOL ENCLOSURE MUST SELF-CLOSE, SELF-LATCH, BE LOCKABLE. LATCH MECHANISM MUST BE HAND ACTIVATED AND LOCATED AT LEAST 3.5FT ABOVE THE DECK.
ENSURE ON “EXIT ONLY DOORS” THERE IS AN EXIT SIGN ON INTERIOR OF DOORS AND DO NOT INSTALL HARDWARE ON EXTERIOR OF DOORS.
-GATE/DOORS OF THE POOL ENCLOSURE MUST OPEN AWAY FROM THE POOL., BUILDING WINDOWS MAY NOT OPEN INTO POOL ENCLOSURE.
-POOL: 1682 SQ FT/20 RETURN INLETS/GUTTER SYSTEM/BATHER LOAD 112.
-MEN’S & WOMEN’S HYDROTHERAPY POOL: 96 SQ FT/1 SKIMMER/RETURN INLETS 3/BATHER LOAD 6.
-LIFE SAFETY: 1 SET OF THE FOLLOWING ONE NON-ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTED, NON-TELESCOPING, TWELVE (12) FOOT OR GREATER SIZE POLE WITH ‘SHEPHERD’S CROOK-TYPE HOOK’ & ONE (1) ¼ TO 3/8 INCH DIAMETER THROWING ROPE A LENGTH OF TWO-THIRDS THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF THE POOL ATTACHED TO A USCG APPROVED RING BUOY OF 15 TO 24 INCH DIAMETER REQUIRED FOR EVERY 2000 SQUARE FEET OR PORTION THEREOF.
-SP-5 BOTH HYDROTHERAPY POOLS/SPAS; MAIN DRAINS MUST BE HYDRAULICALLY BALANCED & BE AT LEAST 3FT APART.
INDICATE DEPTH FROM WATER LEVEL TO FLOOR OF POOL TAKEN 3 FEET FROM POOL WALL.
-SP-6 PROVIDE FILTER INLET/OUTLET, PUMP SUCTION GAUGES, AND FLOW METER ON ALL SYSTEMS.
-SURGE TANK MUST BE CAPABLE OF COMPLETELY DRAINING.
-MUST LABEL CIRCULATION PIPING WITH FUNCTION AND FLOW DIRECTION.
-TELEPHONE WITHIN 100FT OF POOL LOCATED INSIDE ENCLOSURE
-MUST PROVIDE HI/LO DRINKING FOUNTAIN. COORDINATION WITH POOL CONTRACTOR IS IMPERATIVE.
-SP-3 100% GUTTER OVERFLOW.
-ENSURE MAIN DRAINS ARE MINIMUM 3 FT. APART MEASURED INSIDE TO INSIDE GRATES.
-ENSURE ALL SUCTION OUTLETS ARE HYDRAULICALLY BALANCED.
-SVRS REQUIRED FOR COVERS OR GRATES LESS THAN 24-INCH DIAGONAL IN WATER 4 FT DEEP OR LESS.
-ALL SUCTION SUMPS MUST BE INSTALLED PRIOR TO B-STEEL INSPECTION.
-PROVIDE MEANS TO OBSERVE WASTE DISCHARGE EITHER BY FREE FALL OR SIGHT GLASS; SIGHT GLASS MUST BE REMOVABLE FOR CLEANING.
-PROVIDE AIR GAP 1.5X PIPE DIAMETER ON BACKWASH LINE WITH P-TRAP.
-PROVIDE ENTRY/EXIT AROUND ENTIRE POOL WALL EVERY 75 LINEAR FT ON BOTH POOLS. LADDERS OR TREADS MAY NOT INTERFERE WITH RACING LANES. AREAS OF THE DEEP END OF THE POOL OVER 30FT WIDE REQUIRE EXITS ON BOTH SIDES.
-DECKS MUST MEASURE AT LEAST 4FT WIDE AROUND DIVING PLATFORMS WITHOUT OBSTRUCTIONS.
-JOINTS AT COPING AND CONCRETE DECKS SHALL BE WATERTIGHT. DECK EDGES MUST BE ROUNDED, TAPERED OR SHAPED TO ELIMINATE SHARP CORNERS. DECK DRAINS SHALL NOT MIX WITH POOL WATER. SITE MUST BE GRADED TO DRAIN AWAY FROM POOL.
-EMERGENCY SHUT-OFF LOCATED WITHIN SIGHT OF SPA & READILY ACCESSIBLE TO SPA USERS.
-EMERGENCY SHUTOFF NO CLOSER THAN 5 FT UNLESS SWITCH IS NON-ELECTRICAL AIR SWITCH.
-LOCATE 15 MIN MANUAL TIMER FOR BLOWER OR HYDROTHERAPY JETS ON EACH POOL/SPA.
-PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION ON LIGHTING, OUTLETS, EQUIPMENT OF POOL & ENCLOSURE AND DRESSING/SANITARY FACILITIES.
-PROVIDE ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT FOR SERVICE PERSONNEL LOCATED WITHIN SIGHT OF EQUIPMENT.
-HEATERS EQUIVALENT TO OR GREATER THAN 200K BTU REQUIRE T.D.L.R CERTIFICATION DISPLAYED PRIOR TO FINAL INSPECTION.
-POOL CHEMICAL FEEDERS MUST BE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING 3PPM SANITIZER FOR INDOOR POOLS.
-SIDEWALL DEPTH MARKERS NOT REQUIRED ON ROLL-OUT GUTTER POOLS. ALL DEPTH MARKERS MUST BE ORIENTED FOR USERS ENTERING THE POOL, 4 INCHES IN HEIGHT, AND INCLUDE “NO DIVING TILES WITH INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL” WHERE WATER DEPTH IS 6FT OR LESS.
-DEPTH MARKERS/NO DIVING & INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL MUST BE WITHIN 24 INCHES OF WATER’S EDGE AND POSITIONED CORRECTLY. PROVIDE DEPTH MARKERS WITHIN EVERY 25FT AROUND ENTIRE DECK.
-VENTILATION OF INDOOR POOLS MUST COMPLY WITH ASHRAE 62-1989 "VENTILATION FOR ACCEPTABLE INDOOR AIR QUALITY" STANDARDS.
-PROVIDE A BABY CHANGING TABLE IN THE DRESSING AREA OF RESTROOMS.
- WOMEN’S SHALL HAVE COVERED TRASH CAN OR FEMININE WASTE RECEPTACLE WITH COVER.
-PROVIDE FIXED ANTI-SCALD MIXING VALVES ON SHOWERS AND LAVATORY FAUCETS TO REGULATE TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 90F - 110F.
-PROVIDE COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES INSIDE POOL ENCLOSURE FOR POOL USERS ON DECK.
-SP.9 LADDER HANDRAIL WIDTH MUST BE 17-24 INCHES.
RECESSED STEPS OF LADDER MUST HAVE A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 12 INCHES AND DEPTH OF 4.5 INCHES.
-UNDERWATER SEATING & STEPS MUST BE VISUALLY SEPARATED BY 1-INCH SOLID OR BROKEN STRIPE.
-INSTALL ADA SLEEVE & CHAIR LIFT PRIOR POOL FINAL & SUBMERGE TO AT LEAST 18 INCHES UNOBSTRUCTED.
-SURGE TANK CAPACITY MUST BE GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1 GAL PER 1 SQFT OF WATER SURFACE AREA.
-COPING, HANDHOLDS, ROCKS, STONES, OR OTHER MATERIALS THAT ARE PART OF WATER OR OTHER FEATURES MAY NOT PROTRUDE MORE THAN 2" PAST THE POOL BEAM. HANDHOLDS MAY NOT BE LOCATED ABOVE 9 INCHES FROM THE WATER LEVEL.
-EACH SUCTION SYSTEM INCLUDING CIRCULATION, BOOSTERS, WATER FALLS AND FEATURES MUST HAVE AN APPROVED ASME/ANSI A112.19.17 SVRS AND BE INSTALLED BY A CERTIFIED INSTALLER TRAINED AND CERTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEVICE.
-ALL AUTO FILL LINES MUST HAVE RPZ.
-LIGHTING FOR DECKS AND WATER SURFACES SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 0.5 WATTS PER COMBINED SQ FT OF WATER AND DECK SURFACES. LIGHTING SHALL BE SPACED TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION TO ALL PORTIONS OF DECK AND WATER SURFACES. THE BOTTOM OF THE POOLS MUST BE READILY SEEN WITHOUT GLARE.
-ENSURE POOL SIGNAGE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
PLEASE NOTE HEIGHT REQUIREMENT OF ALL LETTERS IN EACH SIGN WHERE PROVIDED.
1. “WARNING – NO LIFEGUARD ON DUTY” LETTERS MINIMUM FOUR (4”) INCH HIGH. REQUIRED IF NO LIFEGUARD PROVIDED.
2. “CHILDREN SHOULD NOT USE POOL WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION” LETTERS MINIMUM TWO (2”) INCH HIGH. REQUIRED IF NO LIFEGUARD PROVIDED.
3. “NO DIVING” AND THE INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL FOR NO DIVING. LETTERS MINIMUM FOUR (4”) INCH HIGH. REQUIRED IN DECKING OR COPING ALSO.
4. “ADULTS SHOULD NOT SWIM ALONE”.
5. “FOR EMERGENCY DIAL 911” OR APPROPRIATE PHONE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. LETTERS MINIMUM ONE (1”) INCH HIGH. FOR EXAMPLE: “PUSH BUTTON TO DIAL 9-1-1”.
6. “NO GLASS IN POOL AREA”.
7. “SWIMMERS MUST SHOWER BEFORE ENTERING SWIMMING POOL/SPA”.
8. “NO ANIMALS IN POOL AREA”.
9. “(PHYSICAL ADDRESS OF POOL)” REQUIRED NEXT TO PHONE AND LEGIBLE.
10. “(LOCATION OF EMERGENCY PHONE AT ALL POOL BARRIER ENTRANCES)”.
11. “FOR EMERGENCY DIAL 911” (4” LETTERS).
SPA AREA SIGNAGE - EACH
1. “ALCOHOL SHOULD NOT BE CONSUMED PRIOR TO OR WHILE USING SPA”
2. “DO NOT USE SPA IF THE WATER IS ABOVE 104º FAHRENHEIT (40º CENTIGRADE)” Letters minimum one (1”) inch height.
3. “CHILDREN SHOULD NOT USE SPA WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION” Letters minimum two 2’’ inch height. Required if no lifeguard is provided.
4. “EMERGENCY SPA SHUT-OFF” Letters minimum one (1) inch height.
5. “(LOCATION OF EMERGENCY SPA SHUT-OFF)” Letter minimum one (1) inch height. Required if emergency shut-off is not readily visible from spa.