Ind. Admin. Code tit. 675, r. 20-5-5
Authority: IC 22-13-2-2
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-15; IC 36-7
Sec. 5. (a) No limits are specified for the shape of water attractions except that consideration shall be given to shape from the standpoint of safety and circulation of the water.
(b) There shall be no protrusions, extensions, means of entanglement, or other obstructions in the bathing area that can cause the entrapment or injury of the bather.
(c) There shall be construction tolerances allowed on all dimensional designs. See Table 5-1 as follows:
| Table 5-1 | |
| PERMITTED CONSTRUCTION TOLERANCES FOR WATER ATTRACTIONS | |
| Design Requirement | Permitted Construction Tolerances (in inches, unless otherwise noted) |
| Length, overall | + 3 |
| Width, overall | + 3 |
| Depth, deep area a, b | + 3 |
| Depth, shallow area b, c | + 2 |
| Floor nozzle flushness | + 1/8 |
| Stair tread and riser uniformity d | + 3/8 |
| Waterline, water attractions with adjustable weir skimmers | + 1/4 |
| Waterline, water attractions with nonadjustable skimming system (that is, gutters and zero-depth overflow trenches) | + 1/8 |
| Walls | + 3 degrees |
| Other dimensions not specified above | + 2 |
| a As measured at a location measured from the basin wall equal to 60% of the nominal basin depth and at the location of the depth marking. | |
| b For dimension requirements for diving wells, see Rule 2. | |
| c As measured 3 feet from the basin wall at the location of the depth marking. | |
| d Except as allowed by 675 IAC 20-2-14(e)(2): Bottom Stair Riser +/- 2 inches. | |
(d) Design requirements as listed in Table 5-2 shall be applied to all water attractions under the scope of this rule as follows:
| Table 5-2 | |||||
| DESIGN REQUIREMENTS BY WATER ATTRACTION TYPE | |||||
| Water Attraction Type | |||||
| Parameter | Activity | Leisure River | Plunge | Vortex | Wave |
| Access entry provisions | Limited by design | Limited by design | Slide only | Limited by design | Beach end |
| Maximum floor slope | 1:12 | 1:12 | 1:7 | 1:12 | 1:12 |
| Maximum allowed depth | NR | 42 in. | NR | 42 in. | NR |
| NR = Not Required. | |||||
(Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; 675 IAC 20-5-5; filed Mar 25, 2011, 10:19 a.m.: 20110420-IR-675090789FRA; readopted filed Aug 7, 2013, 8:51 a.m.: 20130904-IR-675130181RFA; readopted filed Jul 2, 2019, 2:21 p.m.: 20190731-IR-675190264RFA; readopted filed Nov 18, 2025, 10:36 a.m.: 20251210-IR-675240566RFA)