(1) All swimming pools constructed after March 1, 2010, operated by a municipality shall have a deck surrounding it that is a minimum width of six feet of unobstructed deck area as measured from the pool edge or coping.

(2) Any privately owned public pool constructed after March 1, 2010, shall have a deck surrounding 100 percent of the pool perimeter that is a minimum width of four feet measured from the pool edge or coping.

(3) All spa decks shall be a minimum of four feet wide and shall extend around at least 50 percent of the unit perimeter.

(4) For pools and other water features built or renovated after adoption of this rule, a minimum of four-foot deck width shall be provided on the sides and behind any pool equipment such as slide ladders, diving boards, or other equipment that allows ingress into the pool.

(5) Deck areas are not required in vanishing edge pools at the overflow area. No pool or other water feature may have a vanishing edge that is more than 25 percent of the pool perimeter.

(6) Any waterfall or other feature that may obstruct a deck shall be reviewed, on a case-by-case basis, to determine whether the deck still meets minimum requirements.

(7) If coping is not of same material and elevation as the deck, the deck shall be measured to the outer edge of the coping.

(8) No deck equipment or furniture may occupy the deck area. Additional decking area must be provided for lounging use, seating, or storage of pool equipment.