[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Hamptonburgh 8-6-1979 as Ch. 75 of the 1979 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A structure intended for bathing, swimming, soaking or diving
purposes, made of concrete, masonry, metal or other impervious materials
and provided with a recirculating and/or controlled water supply.
A private swimming pool is not operated for gain and shall be located
on the lot only as an accessory use to the dwelling thereon.
Any structure intended for bathing, swimming, soaking or
diving purposes made of concrete masonry, metal or other impervious
materials and provided with a recirculating and/or controlled water
supply; except a swimming pool or other bathing facilities owned by
an individual for the use of his/her family and friends.
[Amended 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
No public or private swimming pool shall be
constructed, installed or maintained on any premises unless it complies
with the provisions of this chapter.
A.
Private pools shall be constructed or installed within
the confines of the rear or side yard of a premises.
B.
The pool shall be located at least 15 feet from any
rear or side line of a premises and shall not be installed directly
over a septic tank or fields.
[Amended 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
C.
Filter pumps and other mechanical devices shall be
located at least 20 feet away from any adjoining premises.
[Added 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
A.
No person, membership club or organization shall construct
or have constructed a swimming pool without having first applied for
and secured approval by the issuance of a permit from the Building
Inspector. With the application for a permit, plans and specifications
detailing the pool dimensions, depth, volume in gallons, the distance
of the pool from all lot lines and, if any, septic tanks and their
fields shall be included. A pool fencing proposal shall also accompany
these specifications.
B.
Public swimming pools shall require site plan approval
by the Planning Board, in addition to Orange County Department of
Health approval.
[Added 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
[Amended 1-2-2001 by L.L. No. 1-2001; 12-4-2006 by L.L. No. 8-2006]
Building permits shall expire if the work authorized
has not been completed within six months after the date of issuance.
The Building Inspector may authorize, in writing, two three-month
extensions to the permit. If construction of a below-surface pool
is not completed within the six-month period or extension thereof,
any excavation shall be completely filled and the surface restored
to its original state.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 75-6,
Materials, and 75-7, Fences, which immediately followed this section,
were deleted 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999.
[Amended 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
Any lighting and electrical fixtures, wiring
and installation shall be in accordance with the standard practices
as required by the National Electric Code and the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code, the latest edition thereof.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 75-9,
Exemption from fencing requirements and 75-10, Unfenced pools, which
immediately followed this section, were deleted 4-13-1999 by L.L.
No. 1-1999.
All swimming pools shall be provided with drainage
to a drainage easement or swale or storm drain, but in no case to
a sanitary sewer or toward the direction of a septic field. Drainage
of pools shall not in any way adversely affect adjoining property
owners. Below-surface pools shall be provided with washed gravel or
crushed stone on the exterior of the pool sides where deemed necessary
by the Building Inspector for proper drainage.
[Amended 8-4-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
All pools located on lots which are served by
public or central water systems shall not have their initial filling
provided from the central water supply system. Nothing in this chapter
shall be deemed to prevent or prohibit the seasonal refilling of such
pools so long as proper measures are taken to prevent backflow into
the public or central water supply system.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 75-13,
Aboveground pools to be level and 75-14, Existing pools, which immediately
followed this section, were deleted 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999.
Any person who shall violate the provisions
of this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder shall
be guilty of a violation and shall, upon conviction, be liable to
a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding
15 days, or both.
