The Florida Department of Health has proposed amending the operational requirements for public pools to allow for commercially bottled water in plastic bottles on the public pool wet deck for patron hydration, and to provide ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Florida Building Commission

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61G20-1.001Florida Building Code Adopted

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Florida Department of Health has proposed amending the operational requirements for public pools to allow for commercially bottled water in plastic bottles on the public pool wet deck for patron hydration, and to provide for the sanitation and safety criteria to permit swim-up bars in public swimming pools in Florida. In order to fully effect these changes, the Florida Building Commission will make corresponding changes to the Florida Building Code provisions pertaining to the construction of public swimming pools.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Corresponding changes to provisions of the Florida Building Code, 7th Edition (2020), which are impacted by the proposed changes to the Department of Health’s operational requirements for public pools.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 553.73(1), 553.73(2), 553.73(7), 553.73(8), 553.76(1), 553.77(1), 553.901 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 553.72, 553.73(2), 553.73(3), 553.73(7), 553.73(8), 553.73(9), 553.844(5), 553.901 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Mo Madani, Technical Director, Florida Building Commission, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.