Section 27-488
§ 27-488 Application. This section shall apply to the construction,
alteration and use of all indoor and outdoor pools intended for swimming
or bathing purposes, except for pools that have less than eighteen
inches in depth of water at every point. Pools above grade having a
maximum water depth of forty-eight inches above grade and an area not
exceeding five hundred square feet that are accessory to J-3 occupancies
and that are privately used for noncommercial purposes shall be exempt
from the provisions of this subchapter except that such pools shall
comply with the requirements of section 27-493 of this article. All
pools not exempt from the provisions of this subchapter shall comply
with the applicable provisions of subchapter sixteen of this chapter. No
building permit shall be required for pools exempted by this section.
Regardless of any contrary provision, any pool existing on January
first, nineteen hundred sixty-nine, which is accessory to J-3
occupancies, and that is privately used for noncommercial purposes shall
be exempt from the provisions of this subchapter except that such pools
shall comply with the requirements of section 27-493 of this article.
Section 27-489
§ 27-489 Construction. Pools shall be constructed so as to be water
tight and easily cleaned. They shall be built of nonabsorbent materials
with smooth surfaces and shall be free of open cracks and open joints.
(a) Walls. The walls of pools shall be vertical for at least the top
two feet six inches below the normal water level. The junctions between
the side walls and the bottom shall be coved. A pool overflow shall be
provided meeting the requirements of reference standard RS-16.
(b) Bottom slopes. The bottom of any portion of a pool where the water
is less than five feet six inches deep shall have a maximum slope of one
foot vertically for every fifteen feet horizontally.
(c) Ladders. There shall be a ladder or steps with handrails at the
deep end and at the shallow end of every pool. Ladders and steps shall
have nonslip treads.
(d) Walkways. Every pool shall have a walkway at least five feet wide
around its entire perimeter. The walkway shall have a nonslip surface
and be so constructed that it does not drain into the pool.
(e) Hand-holds. Every pool shall be constructed so that either the
overflow gutter, if provided, or the top of the side walls afford a
continuous hand-hold for bathers.
(f) Markings. Permanent markings showing the depth of the shallow end,
break points, diving depth, and deep end shall be provided so as to be
visible from both inside and outside the pool.
(g) Spectator area. Areas exclusively intended for spectators shall
meet the applicable requirements of subchapter eight of this chapter for
places of assembly.
(h) Diving boards and towers. Diving towers shall be rigidly
constructed and permanently anchored. The depth of the water below a
diving board shall be at least eight feet six inches for boards one
meter (3.28 ft.) or less above the water. For diving boards more than
one meter and not more than three meters (9 ft. 10 in.) above the water,
the depth below the board shall be at least twelve feet. For diving
boards or platforms more than three meters above the water, the depth
below the board shall be at least sixteen feet. Indoor pools shall
provide at least twelve feet overhead clearance above all diving boards.
Section 27-490
§ 27-490 Dressing facilities. Toilet rooms, shower rooms, and indoor
dressing areas shall be constructed of nonabsorbent materials with
smooth-finish walls and partitions. Floors shall have a nonslip surface
impervious to moisture, free of cracks or open joints, and sloped to
drains. The junctions between the side walls and floors shall be coved.
Individual dressing rooms or cubicles within indoor dressing areas shall
be excluded from the above requirements. Cabanas and dressing rooms that
are not a part of any other occupancy shall also be excluded.
Toilets and showers. Toilets, lavatories, and showers, including
piping, shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of
subchapter sixteen of this chapter.
Section 27-491
§ 27-491 Ventilation and heating. Indoor pools, dressing rooms,
toilets, and shower rooms shall be ventilated in accordance with the
requirements of subchapter twelve of this chapter. Unless used only
between May first and October thirty-first, such spaces shall be heated
in accordance with the requirements of subchapter twelve of this
chapter.
Section 27-492
§ 27-492 Water circulation, water treatment, and drainage. The supply,
circulation, treatment, and drainage of water for pools shall meet the
requirements of subchapter sixteen of this chapter and the health code.
Section 27-493
§ 27-493 Safety precautions. (a) No overhead electrical conductors
shall be installed within fifteen feet of any swimming pool. All metal
fences, enclosures, or railings that might become electrically charged
as a result of contact with broken overhead conductors or from any other
cause near, or adjacent to, a swimming pool shall be grounded in
accordance with the provisions of lightning protection in the electrical
code of the city of New York.
(b) Every outdoor swimming pool, fish pond, or other pool greater than
eighteen inches deep at any point shall be protected by an enclosure,
barrier or other means adequate to make such pool inaccessible to small
children which including gates thereto shall be at least four feet high
above the adjacent ground.
All gates shall be self-latching with latches located at least four
feet high above the ground or otherwise made inaccessible to small
children from the outside.
Section 27-493.1
§ 27-493.1 Facilities for people having disabilities.--Facilities for
people having physical disabilities shall comply with the requirements
of subarticle two of article two of subchapter four and of subchapter
sixteen.
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