[Added 7-11-1974]
This article shall be known as the "Swimming
Pool Law of the Village of Irvington."
For purposes of this article, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
Any swimming pool partly or completely above ground level
and having a capacity equal to or greater than 75 cubic feet.
A strong protective covering capable of supporting a minimum
dead weight of 200 pounds when fastened or locked in place over a
swimming pool.
Any man-made receptacle, structure, excavation or depression,
including all appurtenant equipment, made for the purpose of retaining
water to a depth at any point of more than 18 inches and which has
a capacity equal to or greater than 75 cubic feet.
[Amended 2-20-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
Any man-made receptacle, structure, excavation or depression
with a capacity of less than 75 cubic feet and a maximum water depth
of 18 inches.
[Amended 2-20-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
A.
It shall be unlawful to construct, erect, install,
modify, alter, demolish or change any swimming pool in the Village
or to permit any of the foregoing acts without first obtaining a building
permit from the Building Inspector and then only as an accessory structure
to a dwelling in a residential district for the private use of the
owners or occupants of such dwelling and their families and guests.
B.
No building permit shall be issued by the Building
Inspector until there shall be first submitted to the Building Inspector
plans and drawings for thee swimming pool to be covered by said permit.
The Building Inspector shall be satisfied that all of the provisions
of this article applicable to the proposed construction, erection,
installation, modification, alteration, demolition or change of such
swimming pool shall be complied with after a review and approval of
the plans and drawings and a personal inspection of the premises in
connection with which the building permit is to be issued.
C.
All plans and drawings for the construction, erection,
installation, modification, alteration, demolition or change of any
swimming pool shall be required to show all lot lines of the property
upon which the swimming pool is to be located and all vertical elevations
with respect to the swimming pool and its appurtenances and shall
include, in detail, additional information pertinent to the swimming
pool, fence construction, water supply systems, drainage systems,
water disposal systems and all appurtenances.
D.
No swimming pool for which a building permit has been
issued shall be used until the Building Inspector shall issue a pool
maintenance permit. Issuance of a pool maintenance permit shall signify
compliance with the provisions of this article.
A.
For lots in the Village with a width greater than
60 feet, the edge of all swimming pools shall be kept a distance of
not less than 20 feet from all property lines, and no part of such
pool shall be nearer to any street line than the rear wall of the
main building which is located nearest to the street.
B.
For lots in the Village with widths of 60 feet and
less, all swimming pools shall be kept the distances from all property
lines indicated in the table below, and such pools shall not exceed
the maximum pool dimension, that is, length, width or diameter, as
indicated in the table below, and no part of such swimming pool shall
be nearer to any street line than the rear wall of the main building
which is located nearest to the street.
|
Maximum Width of Lot
(feet)
|
Distance from Property Lines
(feet)
|
Maximum Pool Dimension
(feet)
|
|---|---|---|
|
25
|
7.5
|
10
|
|
30
|
10
|
10
|
|
33
|
11
|
11
|
|
36
|
12
|
12
|
|
39
|
13
|
13
|
|
42
|
14
|
14
|
|
45
|
15
|
15
|
|
48
|
16
|
16
|
|
51
|
17
|
17
|
|
54
|
18
|
18
|
|
57
|
19
|
19
|
|
60
|
20
|
20
|
[Amended 4-6-1981]
A.
If a swimming pool is located nearer than 150 feet
to any property line, the swimming pool shall be screened from the
view of abutting properties by means of a solid fence or hedge. If
a solid fence is used for screening, it shall not exceed 6 1/2
feet in height.
B.
A fence or other barrier will be erected so as to
completely enclose any swimming pool or the yard in which such pool
is located. The fence or barrier shall not be less than five feet
but in no case greater than 6 1/2 feet in height, and all entrances
to the pool through such fence or other barrier shall have a self-closing
and self-locking gate.
C.
All swimming pool owners shall install a pool cover
which must fully cover the pool when not in use and during the period
of November 1 through March 31.
All swimming pools shall have a drainage system
or systems adequate to dispose of the water therein without having
the same drained upon adjoining property. No water shall be permitted
to drain or run off onto an adjoining property or any street or road
in the Village not equipped with a storm sewer.
The requirements of the State and County Departments
of Health shall be controlling.
Lights used to illuminate any swimming pool
shall be so arranged and shaded as to reflect light away from adjoining
premises. Exposed electrical wires shall not be nearer than five feet
to the edge of any swimming pool and not less than 10 feet above ground
level at the edge of any such swimming pool. All electrical wiring
shall conform to applicable Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., or like
standards.
Every outdoor wading pool shall be enclosed by a fence or barrier as provided for in § 224-60 of this article unless such outdoor wading pool is emptied when not in use or when unattended or is covered with a pool cover when not in use or when unattended.
