(a) A system of artificial lighting must be provided for pools, dressing rooms, shower rooms, toilet rooms, and rooms in which pools are contained. The system must be installed in conformance with the Dallas Electrical Code, and the design and arrangement of the lights must insure clear vision in all areas of a pool and surrounding pool area. Private pools of less than four feet maximum depth are not required to have a lighting system.
(b) Underwater lighting must provide 5/10 watts per square foot of pool area for private pools, and one watt per square foot of pool area for public or semi-public pools, and must be installed and maintained in a manner that will insure the safety of swimmers. If underwater lighting is used, deck lighting must be directed away from the pool surface as much as possible and be of a capacity not less than 6/10 watts per square foot of deck area. If underwater lighting is not used, pool and pool area lighting must be of a capacity not less than two watts per square foot of total area.
(c) Deck and underwater lighting must also comply with the standards in Texas Administrative Code Title 25, Part 1, Subchapter L, Chapter 265, Subsection 265.199(k), as amended. (Ord. Nos. 15256; 30090)