Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 820 - SWIMMING FACILITY CODE
Subpart C - SWIMMING FACILITY DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
Section 820.220 - Swimming Facility Bather Preparation Facilities
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) General Requirements. Bather preparation facilities shall be provided in accordance with subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this Section except where the facility is intended to serve living units (such as hotels, motels, apartments, condominiums, dormitories, subdivisions, and resident institutions) where each living unit contains at least one toilet and one shower and is within 500 feet of the facility entrance.
b) Design Requirements
c) Showers, Toilets, and Lavatories. Showers and lavatories shall be provided with liquid or powdered soap dispensers. Showers shall be supplied with water at a temperature of at least 90° F and not more than 115° F with temperature controls that prevent scalding. The number of fixtures provided shall be as shown in Appendix B.Table E. At a swimming facility used by school classes, one shower for every four persons in the largest class shall be provided for each sex, except that in no case shall the number be less than shown in Appendix B.Table E.
d) Dressing Rooms. For swimming facilities with a bather load of more than 300, a dressing area shall be provided for each sex. Shower and toilet areas and walkways shall not be considered dressing areas.
e) Foot Spray. A foot spray, if provided, shall be supplied from the potable water system or the swimming facility recirculation system, have a spray head 18 to 24 inches above the walkway, have a conveniently located valve, be arranged to spray the bathers from knees to feet as they enter the enclosure, and have a drain.
f) Foot Bath. No new footbaths may be constructed or installed after May 20, 1999.