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Private residential swimming pools shall be provided with overflow gutters on all vertical walls and shall extend around the entire perimeter of the pool. The overflow gutter shall be of the open, roll-over, or semi- recessed type, having a smooth finish. The lip or overflow gutter edge shall be level; the overflow gutter shall have a minimum depth of four inches; the overflow gutter bottom shall have a slope toward each drain and have a pitch of not less than one-quarter of an inch to the foot; drain spacings shall be a minimum of 15 feet on centers; drain pipelines shall be at least three inches in diameter; outlet fixtures shall have a grate opening area of at least twice the cross sectional area of the drain pipe; the drain lines shall have an indirect connection to the sewer in accordance with Chapter 18-29 of this Code. The drainage system shall be constructed in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 18-29 of this Code. Reference is also made to Section 13-96-770(c).
(Prior code § 61-18.11; Amend Coun. J. 11-9-16, p. 36266, § 20)