As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
POOL OWNER
Every person or entity that owns, directly or indirectly,
or operates, uses or has custody or control of or has the right to
use any swimming pool.
SWIMMING POOL
Any man-made depression in the ground, either temporary or
permanent, or a container of water, either temporary or permanent
and either above or below the ground, in which water of 42 or more
inches in depth at any point is contained, or which has a diameter
of 10 feet or more. Spas, hot tubs, in-ground, aboveground and public
pools are included in this definition.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489]
All pool owners as defined herein shall abide
by the regulations contained in this chapter. These regulations are
applicable to all swimming pools, including those constructed before
the effective date of this chapter.
All gates or doors opening through enclosures
shall be equipped with an inside, self-closing and self-latching device
for keeping the gate or door securely closed at all times when not
in actual use. The door for any dwelling which forms part of the enclosure
need not be so equipped, but shall be secured in a similar manner.
Safety devices shall be supplied for every swimming
pool. At least one life preserver or rope or other safety device shall
be supplied for every swimming pool with a capacity for water of at
least four feet or which is at least 10 feet in diameter.
No water drained from a swimming pool may be
discharged into an adjacent property without the written consent of
the owner of that property, or into the municipal sanitary sewerage
system, or directly into a navigable body of water.
[Amended 11-11-2013 by Ord. No. 610]
Separation from overhead and underground electrical wiring shall be in accordance with the State Electrical Code as adopted in Chapter
98 of this Municipal Code, which requires that no swimming pool shall be located directly under or over electrical transmission lines, or within 10 feet of said lines; but if the electrical transmission lines are underground, this separation distance may be reduced to five feet. All electrical connections to a swimming pool, as defined herein, whether considered a permanent, storable, portable or temporary pool, shall conform to the requirements of Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 316 and may require an electrical permit as set forth in Chapter
98.
All swimming pools designed to keep water throughout
the summer shall be maintained in such a way as to not create a nuisance,
hazard, eyesore, or otherwise result in a substantial adverse effect
upon neighboring properties, or to be in any way detrimental to public
health, safety or welfare; said water shall be properly treated to
prevent the growth of algae.
Those pool owners owning pools classified as
public swimming pools and requiring state permits pursuant to Wis.
Admin. Code ch. Comm 90, Design and Construction of Public Swimming
Pools, and ch. HFS 172, Safety, Maintenance and Operation of Public
Swimming Pools, shall be required to construct, maintain and operate
their pools as set forth in the state code, and are excepted from
the requirements herein only insofar as these requirements are in
conflict with the state requirements.
Violators of this chapter shall be subject to penalties as provided in Chapter
1, Article
II, of this Code.