North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Subchapter A - SANITATION › Section .2500 - PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS › Section 18A .2526 - DRESSING AND SANITARY FACILITIES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  Dressing and sanitary facilities shall be provided at all pools, except for
				  pools at hotels, motels, condominiums, and apartments where pool use is
				  restricted to residents or guests. At hotels, motels, condominiums and
				  apartments where the farthest unit is more than 300 feet from the pool, as
				  measured along walkways provided for access by residents or guests to the pool
				  area, a toilet and lavatory shall be provided. All public swimming pools shall
				  post a sign visible upon entering the pool enclosure directing pool users to
				  shower before entering the pool.
(b) Partitions shall be of material, not
				  subject to damage by water and shall be designed so that a waterway is provided
				  between partitions and floor to permit thorough cleaning of the walls and floor
				  areas with hoses and brooms.
(c)
				  Dressing facility floors shall be continuous throughout the areas. Floors shall
				  have a slip-resistant surface that shall be smooth, to insure complete
				  cleaning. Floor drains shall be provided, and floors shall be sloped not less
				  than ¼ inch per foot toward the drains to insure positive
				  drainage.
(d) Hose bibs shall be
				  provided such that all parts of the dressing facility interior can be reached
				  with a 50 foot hose.
(e) The
				  minimum number of fixtures required in dressing and sanitary facilities shall
				  be based upon the maximum bather load.
(f) One water closet, one lavatory, and one
				  urinal shall be provided for the first 100 male users. One additional water
				  closet, lavatory, and urinal shall be provided for each additional 200 male
				  users up to a total of 500 users. Where user load exceeds 500 male users, two
				  additional water closets or urinals and one lavatory shall be provided for each
				  additional 250 male users. Where the maximum bather load includes less than 50
				  male users, one water closet and one lavatory will be sufficient.
(g) Two water closets and two lavatories
				  shall be provided for the first 100 female users. One additional water closet
				  and lavatory shall be provided for each additional 100 female users up to a
				  total of 500 users. Where user load exceeds 500 female users, two additional
				  water closets and one lavatory shall be provided for each additional 250 female
				  users. Where the maximum bather load includes less than 50 female users, one
				  water closet and one lavatory will be sufficient.
(h) Showers shall be provided in the
				  proportion of one for each 200 persons at the time of maximum bather
				  load.
(i) The water heater shall be
				  inaccessible to users. The system shall be designed such that water temperature
				  at the shower heads and lavatories cannot exceed 110° Fahrenheit.
(j) Soap dispensers with either liquid or
				  powdered soap shall be provided at each lavatory or required shower. The
				  dispenser shall be of all metal or plastic type, with no glass permitted in
				  these units.
(k) If mirrors are
				  provided, they shall be of shatterproof materials.
(l) Toilet paper holders with toilet paper
				  shall be provided at each water closet.
(m) Dressing and sanitary facilities shall be
				  kept clean and in good repair.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 130A-282;
Eff. May 1,
					 1991;
Amended Eff. February 1, 2004; April 1, 1999; January 1,
					 1996; July 1, 1992;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. July 20,
					 2019.