Section 70. Shape and slopes  


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  • The pool shall be designed and constructed of such shape, contour, etc., that efficient and safe control of the bathers can be accomplished. In water depths under five feet, the slope of the bottom shall not exceed one foot in 12 feet. Pool walls shall be vertical from the break point toward the deep end for at least three feet below the water line and vertical from the break point to the shallow end to within one foot of the finished floor of the pool.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR355-35-05 § 7, eff. March 1, 1962.

Statutory Authority

§ 35.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.