Comments on the 2013 Update to the
Florida Building Code to considered by the
Swimming Pool TAC
Meeting
Date: August 2, 2013
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Tracking ID |
Florida
Building Code, Swimming Pool Proposed
Changes |
Comments |
TAC Action |
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SW1 |
Proponent: Staff FBC, Plumbing Section 403.6 Sanitary facilities
for public swimming pools. Change to read as shown: 403.6 Sanitary facilities for public swimming
pools. Swimming pools with a bathing load of 20
persons or less may utilize a unisex restroom. Pools with bathing loads of 40
persons or less may utilize two unisex restrooms or meet the requirement of
Table 403.6. Unisex restrooms shall meet all the requirements for materials,
drainage and signage as indicated in sections 45 Exception: Where a swimming pool serves only a designated group of
residential dwelling units and not the general public, poolside sanitary
facilities are not required if all living units are within a 200 foot
horizontal radius of the nearest water's edge, are not over three stories in
height unless
serviced by an elevator, and are each equipped with private sanitary facilities.. FBC,
Building 454.1.6
Plumbing systems. 454.1.6.1
Sanitary facilities. Swimming pools with a bathing
load of 20 persons or less may utilize a unisex restroom. Pools with bathing
loads of 40 persons or less may utilize two unisex restrooms or meet the
requirements of Table 454.1.6.1. Unisex restrooms shall meet all the
requirements for materials, drainage and signage as indicated in Sections
454.1.6.1.1 through 454.1.6.1.4. Each shall include a water closet, a diaper
change table, a urinal and a lavatory. Pools with a bathing load larger than
40 persons shall provide separate sanitary facilities labeled for each sex.
The entry doors of all restrooms shall be located within a 200-foot (60 960
mm) walking distance of the nearest water's edge of each pool served by the
facilities. Exception:
Where a swimming pool serves only a designated group of residential dwelling
units and not the general public, poolside sanitary facilities are not
required if all living units are within a 200-foot (60 960 mm) horizontal
radius of the nearest water's edge, are not over three stories in height unless serviced by an
elevator, and are each equipped with private sanitary facilities. (Mod
P5063 / AS) |
Glitch – (a)
Conflicts within the updated
code. |
Glitch
– Yes (Unanimous) Technical
correction – As
Submitted (Unanimous) |
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SW2 |
Proponent: Jennifer
Hatfield R101.4.3 Additions,
alterations, renovations or repairs. Additions, alterations, renovations or repairs
to an existing building, building system or portion thereof shall conform to
the provisions of this code as they relate to new construction without
requiring the unaltered portion(s) of the existing building or building
system to comply with this code. Additions, alterations, renovations or
repairs shall not create an unsafe or hazardous condition or overload
existing building systems. An addition shall be deemed to comply with this
code if the addition alone complies or if the existing building and addition
comply with this code as a single building. Exception:
The following
need not comply provided the energy use of the building is not increased: 1.
Storm windows installed over existing fenestration. 2.
Glass only replacements in an existing sash and frame. 3.
Surface applied window film on existing fenestration assemblies. 4.
Existing ceiling, wall or floor cavities exposed during construction provided
that these cavities are filled with insulation. 5.
Construction where the existing roof, wall or floor cavity is not exposed. 6.
Reroofing for roofs where neither the sheathing nor the insulation is exposed.
Roofs without insulation in the cavity and where the sheathing or insulation
is exposed during reroofing shall be insulated either above or below the
sheathing. 7.
Replacement of existing doors that separate conditioned space from the
exterior shall not require the installation of a vestibule or revolving door,
provided, however, that an existing vestibule that separates a conditioned
space from the exterior shall not be removed, 8.
Alterations that replace less than 50 percent of the luminaires in a space,
provided that such alterations do not increase the installed interior
lighting power. 9.
Alterations that replace only the bulb and ballast within the existing
luminaires in a space provided that the alteration does not increase
the installed interior lighting power. 10.
Swimming pool filtration pumps and motors. |
Glitch – Unintended results from the integration of
previously adopted Florida-specific amendments with the model code. |
Glitch
– Yes (Unanimous) Technical
correction – As
Submitted (Unanimous) |
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SW3 |
Proponent: Bob Vincent 454.1 Public swimming pools and bathing places. Public swimming pools and bathing places
shall comply with the design and construction standards of this section. 454.1.1 Flood hazard areas. Public swimming pools installed in flood hazard areas
established in Section 1612.3 shall comply with Section 1612. NOTE: Other
administrative and programmatic provisions |
Glitch – (No Criteria stated in proposal) |
Glitch - No (6-3 Vote) No
Further Action taken |
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SW4 |
Proponent: Bob Vincent One of these
complaints relates to resurfacing pools, which is not a modification as
defined in the FBC, and this is also stated in 424.1.10.1. Since only
new pool construction or modifications are Building Department jurisdictional
under the transfer of construction permitting authority at s.514.031,
FS, the DOH should be the only one involved with the resurfacing of existing
public pools. We suggest that you strike the resurfacing
details from the FBC including the last sentence at that paragraph above
(“However, the following items shall be addressed during resurfacing
projects:”) and then delete all of 424.1.10.1.1 through 424.1.10.1.9 , and
also delete the next two subparagraphs dealing with other changes that are
less than a modification: 424.1.10.2 and 424.1.10.3. |
Glitch – (No Criteria stated in proposal) |
Glitch - No (Unanimous) No
Further Action taken |