Minn. R. agency 144, ch. 4717, POOLS; LIFEGUARDS; AND EQUIPMENT, pt. 4717.3650
Toilets, showers, and dressing rooms must be conveniently available to pool patrons.
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 |
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.
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.
Pool users leaving the dressing room must pass the showers last in route to the pool.
The floor finish between the toilet and shower areas and the pool must be nonslip and nonabsorbent.
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.
Lighting for toilet, shower, and locker facilities must provide at least ten footcandles illumination measured at floor level.
Minn. R. agency 144, ch. 4717, POOLS; LIFEGUARDS; AND EQUIPMENT, pt. 4717.3650
Statutory Authority: MS s 144.05; 144.12; 144.123; 145A.02; 157.01