New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter I - State Sanitary Code › Part 6 - Swimming Pools, Bathing Beaches And Recreational Aquatic Spray Grounds › Subpart 6-2 - Bathing Beaches › Operation and Supervision › Section 6-2.19 - Bathing beach design standards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
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Introduction.
These standards are to be used by public health
					 officials, design engineers and architects, and the owners and operators of
					 bathing beaches for the design of new or modified bathing beaches regulated by
					 this Subpart. These standards are enacted to ensure adequate design and
					 establishment of bathing beaches, reflecting current safety and sanitary
					 requirements. These standards are applicable to all bathing beaches located on
					 ponds, lakes, streams or other bodies of water in the State.
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Definitions.
1.1
Bathing beach
shall mean
					 a bathing place, together with any buildings and appurtenances, and the water
					 and land areas used in connection therewith, at a pond, lake, stream or other
					 body of fresh or salt water which is used for bathing or swimming with the
					 express or implied permission or consent of the owner or lessee of the premises
					 or which is operated for a fee or any other consideration or which is openly
					 advertised as a place for bathing or swimming.
1.2
Uniform Code
shall mean
					 the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, 9 NYCRR Subtitle
					 S, Chapter I.
1.3
Adequate
shall mean sufficient to accomplish the purpose for
					 which something is intended, and to such a degree that no unreasonable risk to
					 health or safety is presented. An item installed, maintained, designed and
					 assembled, an activity conducted or act performed, in accordance with generally
					 accepted standards, principles or practices applicable to a particular trade,
					 business, occupation or profession, is
adequate
within the
					 meaning of this Subpart.
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Submission of plans.
2.1 General. Preliminary plans and the
					 engineer' s report should be submitted for review prior to the preparation of
					 final plans. No approval for construction shall be issued until final,
					 complete, detailed plans and specifications have been submitted to the
					 permit-issuing official (PIO) and are approved. Documents submitted for formal
					 approval shall contain sufficient information to demonstrate to the
					 permit-issuing official that the proposed bathing beach, or improvements
					 thereto, will meet the design standards specified in this section, and shall
					 include, but not be limited to:
2.1.1
					 Detailed description of the watershed, with location and identification of all
					 potential sources of contamination, including any anticipated future
					 development.
2.1.2 Location of
					 access roads, parking, buildings, water supplies, sanitary and storm sewers,
					 electrical and telephone services and the proposed facilities relative to
					 existing facilities.
2.1.3 Date,
					 address, name, professional seal, and signature of the designing engineer or
					 architect.
2.1.4 Location relative
					 to nearest population center with service facilities, such as medical, fire
					 protection and communication.
2.1.5
					 Maximum and average attendance and swimmer loads.
2.1.6 Source, quality, quantity and
					 characteristics of water.
2.1.7
					 Area designations, bottom slopes and materials.