18-11-1116.8.5.3 Handrails.

Handrails shall be provided on both sides of the sloped entry and shall comply with the handrail requirements of ICC/ANSI A117.1. The clear width between handrails shall be 33 inches (838 mm) minimum and 38 inches (965 mm) maximum.

Exceptions:

1. Handrail extensions shall not be required at the bottom landing serving as a sloped entry.

2. If a sloped entry is provided for wave action pools, leisure rivers, sand bottom pools and other pools where user access is limited to one area, the required clear width between the handrails shall not apply.

3. Handrails shall not be required on sloped entries in wading pools.

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