San Ramon Municipal Code Ch. VI Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code

City of San Ramon, CA | Municipal Code 352

C1-125. - Fees Section 110.0. C1-126. - Permit Required - Section 107.0 is amended. C1-127. - Appeals. C1-128. - Inspections. C1-129. - Disposal. C1-130. - Fencing, gates and locks. C1-131. - Hydrostatic uplift. C1-132. - Pool shells: Materials. C1-133. - Pool wall construction. C1-134. - Structural. C1-135. - Approval of design changes. C1-136. - Design: General. C1-137. - Expansive soils. C1-138. - Pools in uncertified fill soils. C1-139. - Diving boards. C1-140. - Required walkways. C1-141. - Inlets and outlets. C1-142. - Side and rear yards. C1-143. - Violation an infraction. C1-144. - Appeals. C1-145 through C1-150. Reserved. -

A. The swimming pool, spa and hot tub code for the city is the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code and Appendix thereto, 1997 Edition, as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials and, except, as to any omissions, amendments and additions hereinafter noted, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part hereof as fully as if set forth at length herein. B. Three certified copies of such "Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code are on file in the city office and are available through the city clerk for public inspection. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

• Omissions, amendments and additions to Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code.

Omissions, amendments and additions to the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code are as set forth in this division. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

The purpose of this Chapter is to provide minimum standards to protect life, limb, health, property and the public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, and fencing of swimming pools. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

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"Swimming pool" shall mean any body of water created by artificial means which is designed or used for swimming or immersion purposes, any portion of which is capable of containing water eighteen inches deep or deeper. (Assembly Bill 3305-96 Section 115921(a)) (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

Fees for plan-checking and building permits shall be as set by city council resolution. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

Section 107.0 is amended to read: a. Applications for permits for the construction, installation, alteration, or major repair of swimming pools shall be as set forth in Section 107.1 of Chapter 3 of this code. Plot plan to scale with relative elevations, property lines, existing structures, fencing, retaining walls, height or depth of an adjacent cut and/or fill slopes, including horizontal to vertical ratio of the slope face or the angle of slope face with the horizontal and other relevant characteristics adjacent to pool area; proposed pool, pool equipment and electrical controls to property lines, exterior structures, garden walls or fencing, retaining walls, and tops and toes of all adjacent cut and/or fill slopes and clearances for all overhead or underground utilities; the proposed mechanical equipment pad, dimensions and location; the proposed deck work configuration showing its construction and anticipated drainage details and the anticipated overall drainage of pool site; the pool depth, and volume in gallons; the structural details of walls and floor; and the waste disposal system. b. Application for permits to construct or operate public swimming pools, bath houses or related appurtenances shall be accompanied by plans with the County Health Department approval stamped thereon. c. Separate permits may, at the discretion of the Building Official, be required for plumbing, heating and electrical work. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

Any decision of the building official relating to this division may be appealed in the manner set forth in Section C1-13 of the San Ramon Municipal Code. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

A. Inspection of fencing, gates and closing/locking devices is required prior to plastering of the pool. B. Electrical. All electrical wiring shall be installed and connected in accordance with the National Electrical Code. Electrical inspection clearance for the grounding of reinforcing, plumbing and conduit is required prior to approval of reinforcing steel for gunite or concrete work. C. Gas and Water Piping. Gas and water piping shall be installed in accordance with the Uniform Plumbing Code. D. Heat-Producing Appliances. Heat-producing appliances shall be installed in accordance with the Uniform Mechanical Code.

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E. Continuous Inspection. Continuous inspection by an inspector qualified in accordance with subsection 12, of Section 1701.5 of the Uniform Building Code, shall be required on all gunite and dry-pack pools. EXCEPTION: Continuous inspection will not be required on poured concrete pools whose walls are double-formed above a point where the bottom of the pool slopes thirty-three degrees or more relative to a horizontal plane, unless required by Sections 601.2.3, 601.2.4, 601.2.6 and of this Code. F. Final Inspections. The permittee shall call for final inspection prior to the physical use of the pool. If the permittee fails to call for final inspection within thirty days after pre-plaster inspection has been made, a final inspection shall be made by the Department of Building and Safety, and notice thereupon given on the property regarding any corrections that must be completed. A request to reinspect shall be submitted by the permittee. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

The swimming pool deck and all portions of the lot shall drain to the street or to an area approved by the building official. Disposal of wastewater shall be accomplished as specified in Section 310 of this code. When a pool deck extends to within three feet of an adjacent property, means shall be provided to conduct splash water to a satisfactory point of disposal. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

A. Required. The city council, after due consideration, hereby finds and determines that the maintenance of a swimming pool without appropriate precautionary measures constitutes a hazard to the safety of small children within the city. B. Gates, fencing, closing/locking devices shall be installed prior to plastering of the pool. C. Specifications. Any person, firm or corporation in possession of land within the city, either as owner in fee, purchaser under contract, lessee, tenant, licensee, or any type of legal estate, upon which is situated a swimming pool, as defined in Section C1-124, shall at all times maintain on the lot or property, upon which such pool or such body of water is located a fence or wall not less than five feet in height completely surrounding such pool or body of water. All fences shall comply with Appendix Chapter 4 for Single Family Dwellings or Chapter 31B for Public Swimming Pools. D. Modifications: The building official may permit other protective measures or devices to be used so long as the degree of protection afforded by the substitute measures, devices or structures, in his opinion, is not less than the protection afforded by the fence, gate and latch requirements described in this section. E. Exceptions. Natural or man-made lakes, marinas or reservoirs used primarily for water conservation, irrigation or recreation shall not be deemed to be a swimming pool or body of water requiring fencing by this section. F. Safeguards Prerequisites to Filling. No water shall be placed in any swimming pool prior to the installation of all safeguards specified by this chapter. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

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Any pool to be constructed in an area in which residual ground water creates hydrostatic head against the pool structure shall have a suitable underdrain relief to which a pump can be properly attached, or sufficient mass weight to prevent floatation. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

A. Swimming pool shells shall be of reinforced concrete, or other material equivalent in strength and durability, designed and built to withstand anticipated stresses, of water tight construction with smooth and impervious surfaces. A waterproof interior finish, which will withstand repeated brushing, scrubbing, and cleaning procedures, shall completely line the pool to the coping or cantilevered decking. B. Pneumatically placed concrete shall be as set forth in Section 1924 of the 1998 California Building Code. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

In gunite pools, the portion of the floor adjacent to the walls shall be placed before any material is deposited in the wall. A sufficient width shall be placed to facilitate the removal of rebound from the wall section. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

Structural plans and calculations shall be signed by a registered civil engineer or architect licensed by the state of California for any pool where the maximum depth is more than three feet measured from the adjacent ground level. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

All changes shall be approved in writing by the design engineer or architect before they will be reviewed by the department of building and safety. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

A. Every swimming pool design shall admit of rational analysis according to accepted engineering principles and all criteria hereafter noted are to be considered as minimum standards only. B. The minimum specified compressive strength of pneumatically applied mortar (gunite) and dry pack concrete shall be two thousand pounds per square inch. C. The walls of swimming pools located in non-expansive soils shall be designed for earth pressures as specified in Chapter 18 of the Uniform Building Code. The walls of swimming pools located in expansive soil shall be designed as hereinafter provided. D. Hydrostatic pressure shall be used in an outward direction as a design criterion where concrete is not deposited against natural undisturbed earth or approved compacted fill. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

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Minimum Requirements. Pools designed for expansive soils shall have the following minimum requirements. All soils will be considered expansive unless tests at two feet vertical intervals to full pool depth by a civil or geotechnical engineer indicates non-expansive soil as defined in this code, as amended. A. The minimum thickness of pool shall be five inches. B. The minimum reinforcing steel shall be .0018 times the gross cross-sectional area of concrete on masonry but not less than No. 3 bars at twelve inches on center both ways with a minimum cover of two inches, except that longitudinal steel in the bottom transition area from the shallow to deep end shall be No. 3 bars at six inches on center minimum extending a minimum distance of five feet beyond each side of the transition. C. The bottom of the pool, shall be designed for a total pressure acting upward equal to the total weight of the empty pool. This upward pressure shall be assumed to be uniformly distributed over the area of the bottom equal to seventy-five percent of the total surface area of the pool and spaced an equal distance in from all edges. Steel shall be placed at the vertical midpoint of the bottom slab. D. The design of bond beams and the thickness and amount of reinforcing steel in the bottom of pools shall be designed for soil equivalent fluid pressure of sixty pounds per square foot, except where forty-five pounds per square foot is permitted to be used by the building official. E. A top bond beam shall be provided with a minimum width and depth of twelve inches on center. Vertical steel shall be bent at least eight inches horizontally over top longitudinal steel. At square corners, longitudinal steel shall be carried around the corner and lapped to form a rigid construction. Special design and plan details shall be required for any indentations in the shell or other special details. F. A concrete deck shall be provided around the pool with a minimum width of three feet, measured from the pool water line, and with a two percent slope away from the pool. Soil adjacent to the deck shall be sloped to drain at two percent minimum for a distance of at least thirty inches away from edge of all decking, and the longitudinal drainage of soil shall be one percent minimum along the path of drainage toward the street or other disposal area approved by the building official and/or city engineer. G. Sufficient joints where the deck joins the bond beam, at corners of the deck and at ten foot maximum intervals shall be provided to allow for differential movement and to minimize adverse effects to the deck. All joints in the deck and coping shall have permanent resilient waterproof seals as approved by the building official. H. The location of any drywell shall be subject to approval of the building official. The building official shall give due consideration, in approving or disapproving said location, to the type and condition of the soil and the proximity of the drywell to the pool and other structures. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

The Department may issue permits for the construction of "floating" type pools in fill areas that do not meet the requirements of the grading regulations when the following conditions are met. A. A complete investigation of the fill is made by a qualified soils engineer and, based on the findings, the engineer establishes the design conditions and extends recommendations that would lead to a stable and safe pool; B. A structural design is prepared by a registered civil engineer which incorporates the recommendations from the soils engineer; C. The pit for the pool backwash shall not be located within the fill materials.

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(Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

No diving board shall be installed in a pool whose greatest depth is less than eight feet. A depth of not less than eight feet and six inches shall be required for the one-meter board. A depth of not less than ten feet shall be required for a three meter board. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

A three-foot minimum wide unobstructed surfaced walkway, measured from water line, shall be provided along the perimeter of the pool and between any pool and adjacent buildings, shelters, diving boards and obstructions. EXCEPTION: Horizontal grab bars shall be installed within twelve inches maximum above the water line or approved equal, shall be provided at four feet maximum center in lieu of the above walkways upon the approval of the building official. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

Facilities for introducing water to and removing water from the pool shall be provided and arranged to facilitate a uniform circulation of the water and the maintenance of a uniform disinfectant residual throughout the pool. Every pool shall be provided with a bottom drain or outlet by which the pool can be emptied. The bottom drain and recirculation outlets shall be covered with grates or other protective devices, which cannot be removed except with tools. The slots or openings of these covers shall not exceed one-half inch in the smaller dimension and shall be of such area, shape and arrangement as to prevent the hazards of bathers being drawn thereto with such force as to produce a safety hazard. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

Swimming pools spas and hot tubs shall be constructed so that there shall be at least five feet between a side lot line or a rear lot line and the pool, spa or hot tub. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

Any person, firm or corporation violating or causing the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine as set forth in the San Ramon Municipal Code. It is declared that any violation of this code constitutes a public nuisance. In addition to any other remedies this code provides for enforcement, the city may bring civil suit to enjoin violation of its provisions. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002)

Any decision of the building official relating to this division may be appealed in the manner set forth in Section C1-13 of the San Ramon Municipal Code. (Ord. 344 § 3 (part), 2002) City of San Ramon, CA | Municipal Code 358

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