DPH Chapter 511-3-5 Public Swimming Pools, Spas, and Recreational Water Parks (effective Jan 31, 2017); construction also under 2024 ISPSC with Georgia Amendments (Jan 1, 2026). Enforced by Georgia Department of Public Health rules; county boards of health (Environmental Health) permit and inspect; DCA adopts the ISPSC for construction. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.
Operating permits last at most 12 months; construction permits 12 months. Pools built before Dec 31, 2016 stay under the 2013 chapter. No amendment to 511-3-5 since Jan 31, 2017 per Secretary of State history.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.
In force; DPH rule-making page lists an undated 511-3-5 revision notice (image-only PDF, possibly the 2016 notice behind the 2017 rewrite)
The federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (drain covers and anti-entrapment) applies to every public pool alongside the state rule below.
DPH Chapter 511-3-5 Public Swimming Pools, Spas, and Recreational Water Parks (effective Jan 31, 2017); construction also under 2024 ISPSC with Georgia Amendments (Jan 1, 2026). Operating permits last at most 12 months; construction permits 12 months. Pools built before Dec 31, 2016 stay under the 2013 chapter. No amendment to 511-3-5 since Jan 31, 2017 per Secretary of State history.
Georgia Department of Public Health rules; county boards of health (Environmental Health) permit and inspect; DCA adopts the ISPSC for construction.
Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.
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