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Name

SHERATON HOTEL CHARLOTTE

Address

555 S MCDOWELL ST

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28204

Premise Type

53 - Year-Round Swimming Pool

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

10/8/2024

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

Upon arrival several glass items were found within the pool enclosure. They were a drinking glass, several glass salt and pepper shakers, and a hot sauce bottle. Enforce the “No Glass” part of the pool warning signs. Pool is closed due to the expiration of the Waterway equalizer lines covers. Pool cannot open until the closure items are corrected and verified by the Health Department. The Equalizer lines must be corrected and the PDSC paperwork submitted and approved by the Health Department before the pool can reopen. Pool Doors say the pool is open from 9am-9pm. Pool cannot be open past sunset as it does not have a night swimming approval. The pool signs on the deck say the pool closes at dusk. Correct the doors to show the pool is closed to swimming at dusk or seek night swimming approval from the Health Department. Contact C. Elmore for that process. Pool main drain covers are Paramount SDX2 covers. They will expire July 2025. They must be replaced and a new PDSC form submitted to the Health Department and approved before that date. If this is not done prior to the next season of pool permits a new permit will not be issued to operate the pool until it is done. Christopher Elmore 704-507-6814

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
6	6	Submerged suction outlets meet ASME/ANSI A112.19.8-2007. Single drains protected. (.2537, .2539) GPM= ____Field verification complete=____	No	No	No	Observed old waterway 640-8240 equalizer line covers still in place in the pool. These expired in June 2024. They do not appear to have been replaced and there is no PDSC paperwork submitted for replacement. They must either be replaced, or all of the pool equalizer lines can be plugged as per the state recommended process. Pool is closed by the Health Department until this issue is resolved as expired equalizer lines covers are a suction hazard violation.
7	4	Pool maintenance: pool walls and floor kept clean, free of debris and in good repair	No	No	No	.2537(14) Keep pool surface and pool floor free of debris. Observed the pool interior soiled. Clean the pool walls. Observed tile missing from skimmer and some plaster damage at one of the skimmers.
11	2	Pool maintenance: diving equipment, ladders, steps and handrails properly placed, in good repair	No	No	No	Observed stair handrail to be loose and in need of securing.
15	6	Premises: body hook and ring buoy with throw rope or lifeguard with rescue tube provided and properly located	No	No	No	Observed body hook to be pinned under a large piece of equipment on the pool deck. It was recovered and put back into place.
16	4	Premises: fence or barrier with self-closing, self-latching gates properly constructed and maintained	No	No	No	.2528(a) Ground level doors shall be self-closing, self-latching or child protected by audible alarm. Observed double doors leading out to the pool deck to be not fully self-latching. They close, but do not reliably engage the latch.
17	4	Premises: decks unobstructed, properly drained, free of trip hazards	No	No	No	.2522(a) Provide 6 ft of clear walking space around the pool at all times. Observed high tables and stools on the side of the pool next to the restaurant to be too close to the pool. (4-5 feet). This is an issue that has been verbally addressed several times in the course of pool inspection. These tables and stools may no longer be in this area. They shall be moved to another part of the deck well away from the water, or they need to be removed from the deck entirely.