Programming Documents for Pre-K for SA - The City of San Antonio

Code and Standards
have no protrusions. Swings must not be attached to a composite
play structure (§746.4701).
34. Where utilized, tire swings must (§746.4705):
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Not be made from heavy truck tires or tires with exposed steelbelted
radials;
Not be suspended from a composite structure or with other
swings in the same bay;
Have drainage holes drilled in the underside of the tire and
maintained to facilitate water drainage; and
Have a minimum clearance between the seating surface of
the tire swing and the uprights of the supporting structure of
30 inches or more when the tire is in a position closest to the
support structure.
35. A ‘use zone’ is the surface area under and around a piece of equipment
onto which a child falling from or exiting the equipment would
be expected to land. Other than the equipment itself, the use zone
must be free of obstacles that a child could run into or fall on top
of and be injured (§746.4801).
36. The use zone for stationary equipment, excluding slides and soft
contained play equipment, must extend a minimum of six feet in
all directions from the perimeter of the equipment. Use zones for
stationary equipment must not overlap other use zones (§746.4803).
37. Measurements for use zones for slides (§746.4805), to-fro swings
(§746.4807), tire swings (§746.4809) and rotating or rocking equipment
(§746.4813) shall conform to those requirements outlined in
each section of the minimum standards.
38. Loose-fill surfacing material or unitary surfacing material shall
be provided in the use zones for all climbing, rocking, rotating,
bouncing or moving equipment, slides and swings (§746.4901).
The height of the highest designated play surface on the equipment
will determine the depth of the loose materials or the attenuation
rating (thickness) of the unitary materials.
39. Acceptable loose-fill materials include, but are not limited to, loose
particles such as sand, pea gravel, shredded wood products and
shredded rubber (§746.4905).
40. Loose-fill surfacing materials must be installed and maintained
to a depth of at least six inches when height of highest designated
play surface is five feet or less (§746.4907). Loose-fill surfacing
material are for exterior use only and must not be installed over
concrete or asphalt. All equipment support posts shall be marked
to indicate the depth at which the loose-fill surfacing material must
be maintained under equipment.
An Architectural Space Program for the City of San Antonio
Facility Programming and Consulting
Pre-K 4 SA Early Childhood Centers - East and Westside Centers Final - May 2013
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