Minnesota Administrative Rules

4717.3650 TOILETS, LAVATORIES, SHOWERS, AND DRESSING ROOMS.

Subpart 1.

General.

Toilets, showers, and dressing rooms must be conveniently available to pool patrons.

A.

Toilets, showers, and dressing rooms may be in a nearby toiletroom, locker room, or, if conveniently available, within the living units of an apartment building, hotel, or similar occupancy.

B.

Toilet, shower, lavatory, and locker and other ancillary facilities must be maintained in a sanitary condition to preclude the possibility of spreading pathogens to the pool.

C.

When toilet facilities are accessible to pool patrons in the pool area, each toilet facility must include showers which permit nude showering within each toilet facility.

D.

At least one shower must be provided which is conveniently located to permit a shower before entering any pool when sauna or exercise facilities are provided.

Subp. 2.

Ratios.

Toilet, handwashing, and shower facilities must be provided according to the following schedule.

	First 300 males	First 300 females	Additional males over 300	Additional females over 300
Water closets	1/100	1/50	1/200	1/100
Urinals	1/100	--	1/200	--
Lavatories	1/100	1/100	1/200	1/200
Showers	1/50	1/50	1/50	1/50

Subp. 3.

Additional fixtures.

Additional sanitation fixtures must be provided for pool facilities with extensive deck areas or facilities that provide other functions in accordance with the sanitation fixture requirements in the State Building Code.

Subp. 4.

Shower temperature.

Showers must be supplied with water at a temperature of at least 90 degrees Fahrenheit at a rate of at least 2.0 gallons per minute. Thermostatic, tempering, or mixing valves must be installed if necessary to prevent water temperatures in excess of 130 degrees.

Subp. 5.

Layout.

Pool users leaving the dressing room must pass the showers last in route to the pool.

Subp. 6.

Floor finish.

The floor finish between the toilet and shower areas and the pool must be nonslip and nonabsorbent.

Subp. 7.

Wading pool exception.

On-site showers are not required for freestanding wading pools if a free chlorine residual of at least two parts per million is maintained in the pool and the owner of the pool requests that on-site showers not be required.

Subp. 8.

Lighting.

Lighting for toilet, shower, and locker facilities must provide at least ten footcandles illumination measured at floor level.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.05; 144.12; 144.123; 145A.02; 157.01

History:

19 SR 1419; 19 SR 1637

Published Electronically:

October 3, 2013