Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-15.12

Current through Regsiter Vol. 46, No. 26, June 12, 2024

Rule 641-15.12 - Fees

(1)Registration fees. For each swimming pool or spa, the registration fee is $35. Registration fees are delinquent if not received by the department by April 30 or the first business day thereafter. The owner shall pay a $25 penalty for each month or fraction thereof that the fee is late for each swimming pool or spa that is required to be registered.

(2)Registration change fees. For each swimming pool or spa, the fee for a change of ownership, change of facility name, or other change in registration is $20.

(3)Inspection fees. The inspection agency shall bill the owner of a facility upon completion of an inspection. Inspection fees are due upon receipt of a notice of payment due.

When the swimming pool is located within the jurisdiction of a local inspection agency, the local inspection agency may establish fees needed to defray the costs of inspection and enforcement under this chapter. Inspection fees billed by a local inspection agency shall be paid to the local inspection agency or its designee.

a.Inspection fee schedule.

Table 7

Swimming Pools and Spas

Pool Type	Inspection Fee
Swimming pool or leisure river, surface area less than 1500 ft²	$170
Swimming pool or leisure river, surface area 1500 ft² or greater	$270
Wave pool	$270
Water slide and plunge pool	$270
Spa	$170
Wading pool less than or equal to 500 ft²	$50
Wading pool greater than 500 ft²	$90
Residential swimming pool used for commercial purposes	$50

Table 8

Water Slides

Inspection Fee
Each additional water slide into a plunge pool	$75
Water slide into a swimming pool	$175
Each additional water slide into a swimming pool	$75

b.Multipool facilities. If more than one pool (swimming pool, water slide, wave pool, wading pool, or spa) is located within a fenced compound or a building, the inspection fee for the pools in the fenced compound or building shall be reduced by 10 percent. This reduction does not apply to the fees specified in Table 8.

c.Special inspection fee. When an inspection agency determines that a special inspection is required, i.e., a follow-up inspection or an inspection generated by complaints, the inspection agency may charge a special inspection fee which shall be based on the actual cost of providing the inspection.

d.Penalty. Unpaid inspection fees will be considered delinquent 45 days after the date of the bill. A penalty of $30 per month or fraction thereof that the payment is delinquent will be assessed to the owner for each pool inspected.

(4)Plan review fees.

a.New construction. A plan review fee as specified in Tables 9, 10 and 11 shall be submitted with a construction permit application for each body of water in a proposed facility. If two or more pools share a common recirculation system as specified in 15.5(5)"a," the plan review fee shall be 25 percent less than the total plan review fee required by Tables 9, 10 and 11.

Table 9

Swimming Pools, Wading Pools and Wave Pools

Swimming Pool Area (ft²)	Plan Review Fee
less than 500	$165
500 to 999	$275
1000 to 1999	$385
2000 to 3999	$550*
4000 and greater	$825*

*This may include one water slide.

Table 10

Water Slides

Description	Plan Review Fee
Water slide and dedicated plunge pool	$550
Each additional water slide into a plunge pool or swimming pool	$165

Table 11

Spas

Spa Volume (gal)	Plan Review Fee
less than 500	$165
500 to 999	$275
1000 +	$385

b.Reconstruction. The plan review fee for reconstruction is $250 for each swimming pool, spa or bathhouse altered in the reconstruction.

c.Penalty for construction without a permit. Whenever any work for which a permit is required has been started before a permit is issued, the plan review fee shall be 150 percent of the fee specified in 15.12(3)"a" or "b." The department may require that construction not done in accordance with the rules be corrected before a facility is used.

EXCEPTION: After receiving a construction permit application, the department may authorize preliminary construction on a project to start before issuance of a permit. The authorization shall be in writing to the owner or the owner's authorized representative.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-15.12

Amended by IAB April 5, 2023/Volume XLV, Number 20, effective 5/10/2023