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A swimming pool must be constructed of materials that are sanitary, enduring, and non-toxic to humans. Materials used on walls and bottom surfaces must provide a watertight structure with a smooth and easily cleaned finish, free from cracks or open joints other than structural expansion joints. (Ord. 15256)
(a) The depth and slope of a pool must comply with the specifications indicated in Plate I.
(b) A pool without a diving area must have no sudden increase in slope and must not exceed five feet in depth.
(c) All surfaces on the bottom of a pool must slope toward the main drain. A main drain is not required in vinyl pools with a depth of less than five feet. In areas of a pool that are less than five feet in depth, the following slope requirements apply:
(1) The slope of the floor in a pool 42 feet or more in length must not exceed one foot in 12 feet.
(2) The slope of the floor in a pool less than 42 feet in length must not exceed one foot in eight feet.
(d) Walls in the deep portion of a pool must be vertical from the water line for a minimum depth of two feet six inches.
(e) Depth of water must be marked at or above the water surface on the vertical pool wall or on the edge of the deck next to the pool, at maximum and minimum depth points, at points of break between deep and shallow areas, and at intermediate increments of depth, spaced at not more than 25 foot intervals around the entire perimeter of the pool. Depth markings and additional signage for pools must be consistent with the requirements in Texas Administrative Code Title 25, Chapter 265, Subsections 265.199(c)-(f), as amended. Depth markers are not required for private pools.
(f) The depth of the water must be measured from the midpoint of the skimmer opening or the top of the overflow gutter. (Ord. Nos. 15256; 16271; 30090)
(a) The minimum depth of water below a diving board or platform and other minimum dimensions in the diving area of a pool must comply with the minimum standards indicated in Table I and Plate I.
(b) A diving board or platform must not be placed more than three meters above the water level without approval of the director. The base of a diving board or tower must not extend into the pool water, and the tower must be anchored with sufficient bracing to insure stability under the heaviest load. Both sides of steps, ladders, and platforms of diving towers one meter or higher must be provided with suitable handrails designed to prevent persons from falling.
(c) A minimum clearance of 16 feet must be provided above each diving board or platform, measured from the center of the front end of the board or platform and extending at least eight feet behind and to each side and 16 feet ahead of the measuring point.
(d) The height of a diving board must be measured from the midpoint of the skimmer opening or the top of the overflow gutter. (Ord. Nos. 15256; 16271)
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