Page 1 of 11
6/12/2019
Swimming Pool
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WITHOUT COMMENTS
SECOND COMMENT PERIOD
Total Mods for this report:  42
Approved as Modified
TAC Recommendation
Total Mods for  Swimming Pool in  Approved as Modified
TAC: 
Swimming Pool
 4
SubCode:
Building
Ü
4‑Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy
Mod #
 7174 
Proponent
Michael Weinbaum
454.1.7.8
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Modified
Reduce lighting requirement in very shallow water, require low voltage underwater lights regardless of pool type
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Mod #
 7190 
Proponent
Michael Weinbaum
454.1.3.1.2
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Modified
Harmonize code for wet deck slope with ADA cross slope
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Mod #
 7656 
Proponent
Kari Hebrank
454.1.6.5.12
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Modified
This proposed modification addresses gravity suction on vacuum lines and is intended to prevent injuries (typically to children) by removing the direct suction line out of the pool.  There have been more than 1400 citations in the last year by Dept. of Health for safety violations with covers.
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35‑Referenced Standards
Mod #
 7681 
Proponent
Kari Hebrank
454.1.6.5.12
Section
35
Chapter
Approved as Modified
Adds the year to the reference standard for ANSI/APSP 16—11
American National Standard for Suction Fittings for Use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs
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6/12/2019
Swimming Pool
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WITHOUT COMMENTS
SECOND COMMENT PERIOD
Total Mods for this report:  42
Approved as Submitted
TAC Recommendation
Total Mods for  Swimming Pool in  Approved as Submitted
TAC: 
Swimming Pool
 29
SubCode:
Building
Ü
4‑Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy
Mod #
 7173 
Proponent
Michael Weinbaum
454.1.9.2.3
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
The pump reservoir has a specific volume requirement.  This requirement is cumbersome when applied to slides with plunge pools.  A provision is added to the plunge pool section to make sure there is sufficient volume in that type of system.
Summary
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Mod #
 7176 
Proponent
Michael Weinbaum
454.1.4.2
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Add reference to lumens in code based on lumen output of common halogen bulbs
Summary
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Mod #
 7180 
Proponent
Michael Weinbaum
454.1.2.3.5
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Maximum pool depth added to pool rules sign
Summary
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Mod #
 7217 
Proponent
Bruce Petricca
454.1.2.3.5
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
As per the change in the DOH rule 64E‑9 now allows beverages within the Wet Deck area.  this change went into effect in July of 2016.  I am requesting the Building department not post signage that is in conflict with the 
DOH change
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6/12/2019
Swimming Pool
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WITHOUT COMMENTS
SECOND COMMENT PERIOD
Total Mods for this report:  42
Total Mods for  Swimming Pool in  Approved as Submitted
TAC: 
Swimming Pool
 29
Mod #
 7658 
Proponent
Kari Hebrank
454.1.10.1.6
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Currently, there are older pools that are still in use that were built with 12 inch step risers.  When the pools are being resurfaced, the costs to make the step rises comply with 10 inch risers is cost‑prohibitive.  These risers were approved when the steps were originally built.
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Mod #
 7801 
Proponent
Mo Madani
454.1.2.1
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Incorporating Commission’s declaratory statements as required by 553.73(7)(d), Florida Statutes. 

DS2017‑070
Summary
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Mod #
 7819 
Proponent
Michael Weinbaum
454.1.9.8.6.3
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
The last sentence here reads the same as the last sentence in 454.1.9.8.6.1, even though they are really talking about two different things.
Summary
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Mod #
 7855 
Proponent
Michael Weinbaum
454.1.9.8.6.3
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Clear up another stumbling block in this section
Summary
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6/12/2019
Swimming Pool
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WITHOUT COMMENTS
SECOND COMMENT PERIOD
Total Mods for this report:  42
Total Mods for  Swimming Pool in  Approved as Submitted
TAC: 
Swimming Pool
 29
Mod #
 7896 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.1
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Clarifies the definition of a public pool, and eliminates confusion whether two separate pools can share the same treatment system.
Summary
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Mod #
 7901 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.2.2.2
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Corrects punctuation.
Summary
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Mod #
 7903 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.2.8.1
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Clarifies how sun shelfs can be designed and constructed.
Summary
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Mod #
 7905 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.3.1.2
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Allows for paver decks to be constructed at 1% minimum slope.
Summary
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6/12/2019
Swimming Pool
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WITHOUT COMMENTS
SECOND COMMENT PERIOD
Total Mods for this report:  42
Total Mods for  Swimming Pool in  Approved as Submitted
TAC: 
Swimming Pool
 29
Mod #
 7907 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.6.1.3
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Clarifies the requirement that floor drains must be installed within a restroom facility.
Summary
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Mod #
 7908 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.6.5.3.2.3
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Allows for skimmers to be installed with the equalizer port plugged.
Summary
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Mod #
 7910 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.6.5.5.1
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Clarifies the filtration rate for regenerative media filters.
Summary
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Mod #
 7911 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.6.5.9.6
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Allows for return inlets with flow rates greater than 20 gpm.
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6/12/2019
Swimming Pool
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WITHOUT COMMENTS
SECOND COMMENT PERIOD
Total Mods for this report:  42
Total Mods for  Swimming Pool in  Approved as Submitted
TAC: 
Swimming Pool
 29
Mod #
 7912 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.6.5.16.6
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Clarifies the proper point of chemical injection into return lines where UV systems are utilized.
Summary
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Mod #
 7916 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.9.2.1.6.2
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Allows for 1% slope for paver decks at plunge pools.
Summary
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Commission Action

Mod #
 7917 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.9.2.2.4
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Clarifies that slides with runout lanes shall be staffed by attendants or lifeguards but not necessarily “water park personnel.”
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Mod #
 7918 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.9.2.3.1
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Allows for flexibility in design of pump reservoirs.
Summary
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6/12/2019
Swimming Pool
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WITHOUT COMMENTS
SECOND COMMENT PERIOD
Total Mods for this report:  42
Total Mods for  Swimming Pool in  Approved as Submitted
TAC: 
Swimming Pool
 29
Mod #
 7920 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.9.2.3.5
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Clarifies requirements for pump reservoirs that are also used as a collector tank.
Summary
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Mod #
 7926 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.9.8.4
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Allows for 3 footcandles of overhead lighting for IWFs with attendants/lifeguards.
Summary
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Mod #
 7927 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.9.8.6.1
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Clarifies that chemical injection points in return lines shall be located downstream of UV equipment.  Also removes the requirement for addition of pH adjustment chemicals to the feature return line.
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Mod #
 7929 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.9.8.6.3
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Clarifies that chemical injection points in return lines shall be located downstream of UV equipment.
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6/12/2019
Swimming Pool
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WITHOUT COMMENTS
SECOND COMMENT PERIOD
Total Mods for this report:  42
Total Mods for  Swimming Pool in  Approved as Submitted
TAC: 
Swimming Pool
 29
Mod #
 7932 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.9.8.6.12
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Allows for less slope on IWFs and matches the slope range up with code for swimming pools.
Summary
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Mod #
 7935 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.3.1.9
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Addresses a safety concern for doors at certain facilities that open toward pool areas, which is in conflict with the pool code.
Summary
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Commission Action

Mod #
 8131 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.1.1
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Would provide relief for large residential developments from the minimum pool sizing requirement.
Summary
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Commission Action

Mod #
 8168 
Proponent
Mo Madani
454.1.6.1
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
To clarify that Section 454.1.6.1 (Exception) does apply to hotels.
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Page 9 of 11
6/12/2019
Swimming Pool
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WITHOUT COMMENTS
SECOND COMMENT PERIOD
Total Mods for this report:  42
Total Mods for  Swimming Pool in  Approved as Submitted
TAC: 
Swimming Pool
 29
Mod #
 8240 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.6.5.10.1
Section
4
Chapter
Approved as Submitted
Allows for the depth at a main drain to be greater than 3&quot; in difference from the sidewall depth.
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Commission Action

No Affirmative Recommendation
TAC Recommendation
Total Mods for  Swimming Pool in  No Affirmative Recommendation
TAC: 
Swimming Pool
 9
SubCode:
Building
Ü
4‑Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy
Mod #
 7125 
Proponent
Robert Cohen
454
Section
4
Chapter
No Affirmative Recommendation
Revise Section 454.4.1.2 to reinsert provisions of 2014 that were deleted in 2017 Code.  Chapter 27  and NEC have no requirements for illumination. Alternatively, add provisions for illumination based on the 2015 (or later) ICC Swimming Pool Code to follow a current national standard.
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Mod #
 7179 
Proponent
Michael Weinbaum
454.1.2.3.5
Section
4
Chapter
No Affirmative Recommendation
Allow drinks/beverages at public pools and public pool decks
Summary

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Mod #
 7258 
Proponent
Michael Weinbaum
454.1.6.5.8
Section
4
Chapter
No Affirmative Recommendation
Allow designers to exceed 3 ft/s and 1.5 ft/s rule so long as design otherwise complies with ANSI/APSP 16
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6/12/2019
Swimming Pool
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WITHOUT COMMENTS
SECOND COMMENT PERIOD
Total Mods for this report:  42
Total Mods for  Swimming Pool in  No Affirmative Recommendation
TAC: 
Swimming Pool
 9
Mod #
 7549 
Proponent
Nikki Barney
454.1.9.8
Section
4
Chapter
No Affirmative Recommendation
Mod to require pH adjustment chemicals to be fed ONLY into Holding tank and ORP tested in Holding Tank in regards to Interactive Water Features
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Mod #
 7875 
Proponent
CK Hamilton
454
Section
4
Chapter
No Affirmative Recommendation
PMT proposes adding a Storm Front/Lightning Detector into the code for swimming pools since our state leads the nation in fatalities and injuries caused by lightning. A product that is a safety/situational awareness device that alert swimmers and life guards of approaching storms/lightning.
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Mod #
 7921 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.9.2.6.3
Section
4
Chapter
No Affirmative Recommendation
Deletes the requirement for a minimum strainer size for slide pumps.
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Mod #
 7922 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.9.3.3
Section
4
Chapter
No Affirmative Recommendation
Clarifies that skimmer systems can be used for Water Activity Pools (WAP) at the discretion of the design engineer.
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6/12/2019
Swimming Pool
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WITHOUT COMMENTS
SECOND COMMENT PERIOD
Total Mods for this report:  42
Total Mods for  Swimming Pool in  No Affirmative Recommendation
TAC: 
Swimming Pool
 9
Mod #
 7925 
Proponent
James LePetrie
454.1.9.6.4
Section
4
Chapter
No Affirmative Recommendation
Allows for use of landscape beds along zero entry pools where the depth is less than 3 feet without counting towards cumulative perimeter obstruction.
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Mod #
 8370 
Proponent
Mark Bowers
454.1
Section
4
Chapter
No Affirmative Recommendation
I am proposing to exempt Floatation pods from FBC regulatory requirements.  Unlike pools and spas, floatation pods are portable, are super saturated with magnesium sulfate, have a bathing load of 1,  and create an extremely low risk of transmission of disease or safety risk to the public.
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