As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
LOT All contiguous property of the same ownership.
PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL Includes any swimming or bathing pools or tanks, whether permanently installed, portable, collapsible or otherwise, having either an inside structural depth in excess of 24 inches or a surface area in excess of 120 square feet or capacity in excess of 1,800 gallons, constructed or maintained on any lot by any person for the use of himself or any one or more members of his family or guests of himself or his family.
The Building Inspector shall issue a permit for the construction or installation of a private swimming pool, provided that the same complies with the provisions of this chapter, the Building Code and other ordinances of the Township of Bloomfield and provided, further, that the application for the same has been approved, in writing, by the Health Department and the Township Engineer of the Township of Bloomfield.
In-ground pools shall be enclosed with a fence at least four feet in height. Aboveground pools need not be enclosed.
All private swimming pools shall be constructed and installed in such manner as to be waterproof and susceptible to being readily cleaned. All aboveground pools shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
All discharge of water from filters and swimming pools shall be drained into a dry well or to the Township's storm sewer system either by direct connection or temporary hose laid to the nearest catch basin by an approved method and trapped against backflow for permanent installation. Swimming pools may be drained directly to the street.
All private swimming pools shall be so constructed, installed and maintained so as to provide equipment necessary for the chlorination or other disinfection, filtration and recirculation of the pool water so as to comply with approved bacteriological standards which may be promulgated by regulation issued by the Board of Health of the Township of Bloomfield, the State of New Jersey or other authorities having jurisdiction.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
All private
swimming pools shall be constructed or installed and maintained in accordance with §
315-36D(5) of this Code.
All outside lights for illumination of the pool shall be so installed and maintained in order to eliminate glare and annoyance to adjoining properties. All such illumination shall be extinguished during those hours when the pool is not in use, and the pool must be illuminated after darkness when it is in use.
The enclosure hereinabove mentioned shall be provided with one or more substantial gates or doors of at least the height of the fence, and said enclosure and gates or doors thereof shall be so designed and constructed as to reasonably prevent any person from gaining access beneath, through or over the same. Every gate or door of such fence shall be kept securely locked at all times when the pool is not in use. Any access ladder or steps used in connection with an aboveground pool shall be removed from the pool when the same is not is use.
It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue or cause to be made or continued at any private residential swimming pool any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise or any noise which annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others. In the operation of such pool, the use or operation of any radio, receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound in such manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of the neighboring inhabitants or at any time with louder volume than is necessary for the convenient hearing of the person or persons who are in the pool shall be unlawful.
The Building Inspector, Township Engineer and Health Officer, or their representatives, shall have authority to make such inspections of the construction, maintenance and operation of the pool and surrounding area as are necessary from time to time to ascertain that there is compliance with this chapter and the requirements of the Health and Building Codes.
[Added 11-2-1987; amended 5-5-2008 by Ord. No. 08-18]
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in §
1-15, General penalty, of this Code.