R 325.2174 Bathhouse facilities, location, and design.

Rule 74. (1) A swimming pool owner shall ensure that a swimming pool has a bathhouse with dressing, shower, and toilet facilities based on the maximum bather load prescribed by R 325.2193 and the fixture schedule prescribed by R 325.2175, except as follows: (a) Dressing and shower facilities are not required for a wading pool only. (b) The department may approve reductions in required poolside dressing, shower, and toilet facilities for a swimming pool located at establishments that have living units which are readily accessible from the swimming pool. If reductions in bathhouse facilities are approved, then the owner shall restrict the use of the swimming pool to residents or registered guests only. For apartments, condominiums, hotels, motels, manufactured housing communities, resorts, town houses, and similar establishments, the department may approve reductions in required facilities as follows: (i) For a bather load of 100 persons or less, there shall be at least 1 nonenclosed poolside shower, 1 water closet for each sex, and 1 lavatory for each sex. (ii) For a bather load of more than 100 persons, a 50% reduction in fixtures is permissible. (iii) Dressing areas may be eliminated. (c) The department or local health department may approve nonenclosed poolside showers to replace enclosed shower facilities. (d) The department or local health department may approve a unisex toilet facility in place of facilities for each sex at swimming pools that have an anticipated maximum bather load of up to 25 persons. A swimming pool owner shall ensure that a unisex toilet facility is in compliance with R 408.30725b. (e) The department may approve other bathhouse fixture schedules for special purpose pools and other unusual situations. (2) A swimming pool owner shall ensure that a bathhouse is designed to route swimmers directly onto the swimming pool walkway or deck.