Cal. Civ. Code § 110-11-1-.30

GEORGIA STATE MINIMUM STANDARD SWIMMING
POOL AND SPA CODE (INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE WITH GEORGIA STATE
AMENDMENTS)

The INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE, 2024
Edition, published by the International Code Council, when used in conjunction
with these and any other Georgia State Amendments to the INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING
POOL AND SPA CODE, 2024 EDITION, shall constitute the official Georgia
State Minimum Standard Swimming Pool and Spa Code.

GEORGIA STATE MINIMUM

REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC SWIMMING
POOLS

The State's minimum requirements for public swimming pools
shall be in accordance with O.C.G.A.
31-45-13 and the Rules and
Regulations of the Georgia Department of Public Health and this code. Contact
the County Health Department for any local rules and regulations governing
public swimming pools in effect on or after December 31, 2000.

GEORGIA STATE AMENDMENTS

CODE REFERENCE:

(a)

Replace all references to the ICC
Electrical Code with references to the Georgia State
Minimum Standard Electrical Code (National Electrical Code
with Georgia State Amendments).
*Revise the International Swimming Pool and Spa
Code, 2024 Edition, as follows:

CHAPTER 1

SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION

*Delete Chapter 1 'Scope and Administration' entirely without
substitution. Chapter 1 to remain in the Code as a reference and guide for
local governments to use in the development of their own Administrative
Procedures.

(Effective January 1, 2026)

CHAPTER 3

GENERAL COMPLIANCE

*Revise Chapter 3 'General Compliance' to add a new Section
300 'Scope' to read as follows:

SECTION 300

SCOPE

[A] 300.1

Scope. The provisions
of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, renovation,
replacement, repair and maintenance of aquatic recreation facilities, pools and
spas. The pools and spas covered by this code are either permanent or temporary
and shall be only those that are designed and manufactured to be connected to a
circulation system and that are intended for swimming, bathing or wading.

300.1.1

Flotation tanks.
Flotation tank systems intended for sensory deprivation therapy shall not be
included in the scope of this code.

[A] 300.2

General. Where there
is a conflict between a general requirement and a specific requirement, the
specific requirement shall govern. Where, in any specific case, different
sections of this code specify different materials, methods of construction or
other requirements, the most restrictive shall govern.

[A] 300.3

Existing
installations. Any pool or spa and related mechanical, electrical and
plumbing systems lawfully in existence at the time of the adoption of this code
shall be permitted to have their use and maintenance continued if the use,
maintenance or repair is in accordance with the original design and no hazard
to life, health or property is created.

[A]
300.4

Maintenance. Pools and spas and related
mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, both existing and new, and parts
thereof, shall be maintained in proper operating condition in accordance with
the original design in a safe and sanitary condition. Devices or safeguards
that are required by this code shall be maintained in compliance with the
edition of the code under which they were installed.
The owner or the owner's authorized agent shall be
responsible for maintenance of systems. To determine compliance with this
provision, the code official shall have the authority to require any system to
be reinspected.

[A] 300.5

Additions, alterations or repairs. Additions,
alterations, renovations or repairs to any
pool, spa or related system shall conform to that required for a new system
without requiring the existing system to comply with all the requirements of
this code. Additions, alterations or repairs shall not cause an existing system
to become unsafe, insanitary or overloaded.
Minor additions, alterations, renovations and repairs to
existing systems shall meet the provisions for new construction, unless such
work is done in the same manner and arrangement as was in the existing system,
is not hazardous and is approved.

[A] 300.6

Historic buildings.
The provisions of this code relating to the construction, alteration, repair,
enlargement, restoration, relocation or moving of pools, spas or systems shall
not be mandatory for existing pools, spas or systems identified and classified
by the state or local jurisdiction as part of a historic structure where such
pools, spas or systems are judged by the code official to be safe and in the
public interest of health, safety and welfare regarding any proposed
construction, alteration, repair, enlargement, restoration, relocation or
moving of such pool or spa.

[A]
300.7

Moved pools and spas. Except as determined by
Section [A] 300.3, systems that are a part of a pool, spa or system moved into
or within the jurisdiction shall comply with the provisions of this code for
new installations.

[A] 300.8

Referenced codes and standards. The codes and standards referenced
in this code shall be those that are listed in Chapter 11 and such codes and
standards shall be considered as to be part of the requirements of this code to
the prescribed extent of each such reference. Where differences occur between
provisions of this code and the referenced standards, the provisions of this
code shall be the minimum requirements.

[A]
300.8.1

Application of the International Codes.
Where the International Residential Code is referenced in this
code, the provisions of the International Residential Code
shall apply to related systems in detached one- and two-family dwellings and
townhouses not more than three stories in height. Other related systems shall
comply with the applicable International Code or referenced standard.

[A] 300.9

Requirements not
covered by code. Any requirements necessary for the strength, stability
or proper operation of an existing or proposed system, or for the public
safety, health and general welfare, not specifically covered by this code shall
be determined by the code official.

[A]
300.10

Other laws. The provisions of this code shall
not be deemed to nullify any provisions of local, state or federal
law.

[A] 300.11

Application
of references. Reference to chapter section numbers, or to provisions
not specifically identified by number, shall be construed to refer to such
chapter, section or provision of this code.
(Effective January 1, 2026)

SECTION 302

ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL AND
FUEL GAS REQUIREMENTS

*Delete Section 302.3.1 'Suction outlet fitting assembly
sumps' entirely without substitution.

(Effective January 1, 2026)

SECTION 305

BARRIER REQUIREMENTS

*Revise Section 305.1.1 'Construction fencing required' to
read as follows:

305.1.1

Permanent barrier. Pools and spas not provided with a safety cover
per 305.1 shall have a complete and permanent barrier that complies with 305.2
before being filled with water and placed into operation.
(Effective January 1, 2026)

*Revise Section 305.3.3 'Latch release' to read as
follows:

305.3.3

Latch
release. For doors and gates in barriers, the door and gate latch
release mechanism shall be in accordance with the following:

1.

Where door and gate latch release
mechanisms are accessed from the outside of the barrier and are not the
self-locking type, such mechanism shall be located above the finished floor or
ground surface in accordance with the following

1.1

At public pools and spas, not less than
54 inches (1372 mm).

1.2

At
residential pools and spas, not less than 54 inches (1372 mm).
(Effective January 1, 2026)

CHAPTER 6

AQUATIC RECREATION
FACILITIES

SECTION 609

DRESSING AND SANITARY
FACILITIES

*Revise Section 609.1 'General' to read as follows:

609.1

General. Dressing and sanitary facilities shall be provided in
accordance with Sections 609.2 through 609.9.
(Effective January 1, 2026)

*Revise Section 609.2 'Number of fixtures' to read as
follows:

609.2

Number
of fixtures. The minimum number of required water closets, urinals,
lavatory fixtures, dressing facilities and cleansing showers shall be provided
in accordance with Sections 609.2.1 or 609.2.2. Rinse showers shall be provided
in accordance with Section 609.3.
(Effective January 1, 2026)

*Revise Section 609.2.1 'Water area less than 7500 square
feet' to read as follows:

609.2.1

Water area less than 7500 square feet. Facilities that have less
than 7500 gross square feet (697 m2) of water area
available for bather access shall have dressing facilities and not less than
one water closet for males, one urinal for males, one lavatory for males, one
cleansing shower for males, two water closets for females, one lavatory for
females and one cleansing shower for females.
Exception: The requirement for dressing
facilities and cleansing showers shall not apply to Class C semipublic
pools.

(Effective January 1, 2026)

*Revise Section 609.2.2 'Water area 7500 square feet or more'
to read as follows:

609.2.2

Water area 7500 square feet or more. Facilities that have 7500
gross square feet (697 m2) or more of water area
available for bather access shall have dressing facilities and not less than
0.7 water closet for males, one urinal for males, 0.85 lavatory for males, one
cleansing shower for males, two water closets for females, one lavatory for
females and one cleansing shower for females for every 7500 square feet (697
m2) or portion thereof. Where the result of the
fixture calculation is a portion of a whole number, the result shall be rounded
up to the nearest whole number.
(Effective January 1, 2026)

CHAPTER 7

ONGROUND STORABLE RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING
POOLS

SECTION 702

LADDERS AND STAIRS

*Delete Figure 702.2 'TYPICAL A-FRAME LADDER, TYPES A AND B'
and last sentence of Section 702.2 'Type A and Type B ladders' without
substitution.

(Effective January 1, 2026)