[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Canton 11-10-1975 by L.L. No. 5-1975 as Ch. 128 of the 1975 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Water — See Ch. 318.
Zoning — See Ch. 325.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
SWIMMING POOL
A receptacle for water or an artificial pool of water having a depth at any point of more than 18 inches and a surface area of greater than 100 square feet designated or intended for the purpose of immersion or partial immersion therein of human beings and including all appurtenant equipment.
A. 
A swimming pool may be permitted only as an accessory structure to a principal building used for residential purposes. Said pool shall be for the exclusive use of the occupants of the principal building and their guests.
B. 
A swimming pool may be permitted when said use is not an accessory structure to a principal building used for residential purposes only upon application to the Board of Trustees in accord with this chapter.
Each application for a building permit to construct, build or erect a swimming pool shall be accompanied by plans in sufficient detail to show:
A. 
Plot plan of property on which pool is to be placed, showing location of pool in reference to side lines, rear lines and other buildings or lots.
B. 
Pool dimensions, depth and volume in gallons.
C. 
Waste disposal system.
D. 
Estimate of cost of said pool.
E. 
Location of fence around pool.
No swimming pool shall be built, constructed or erected nearer to the side lines and lot lines than the front, rear and side setbacks required by the ordinances of the Village of Canton.
All swimming pools shall be surrounded and totally enclosed by a substantial fence or wall four feet in height, equipped with a self-closing and self-latching gate, except where such swimming pool is suitably protected by a wall or walls of an accessory or main structure on the premises. Any door in the wall of, or any entrance through, an accessory or main structure shall also be self-closing and self-latching. Said fence shall not be of a nature so as to be dangerous in and of itself and shall have no opening larger than two inches in width.
Lights on any pool shall be arranged so that they are not a nuisance or an annoyance to the neighboring property. They shall be so designed as to be directed on the pool or the adjacent area and shall not illuminate the neighbor's premises.
All drainage for swimming pools shall be so designed as not to interfere with the domestic sewer systems and water drainage systems with the neighboring properties.
In considering an application under § 284-2B of this chapter, the Board of Trustees shall apply the requirements of the chapter and shall set other reasonable requirements which shall be consistent with the proposed use of the property and the existing use of the neighboring properties. The Board of Trustees may require that the drainage system for such pools be approved by the Building Inspector and may require that the filtration and chlorination system of said pools be of adequate design and capacity so as to protect the safety and health of the users of the pool and the general public of the Village of Canton. The application before the Board under § 284-2B herein shall be considered as a use exception and the consents required for a use exception in the Village Zoning Ordinance shall be required.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 325, Zoning.
Any and all persons who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or who shall fail to comply therewith, or shall fail to comply with any order issued thereunder or shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, shall severally and for each and every such violation and noncompliance, respectively, be subject to a penalty of $25 for each and every refusal to comply with an order and for each and every day that a violation exists, as the case may be.
A. 
The Board of Trustees shall have the power to revoke any permit issued hereunder for the failure or refusal of any person to comply with an order issued pursuant hereto or because of the failure or refusal of any person to remedy any noncompliance with the provisions hereof within 10 days after notice thereof.
B. 
Before a permit may be revoked by the Board of Trustees, it shall hold a hearing, upon five days' written notice, directed by United States mail to the holder of such permit. Such notice shall specifically state the nature of the hearing, the time and place where the same will be held and the cause for which the permit is sought to be revoked.
C. 
A permit once revoked may not be reinstated, but an application may be made to the Board of Trustees for a new permit.
Sections 284-6 and 284-7 herein shall apply to existing pools and owners of said pools shall have 60 days to comply with these sections or to apply to the Board of Trustees to waive the requirements of these sections.