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:
ABOVEGROUND POOL
Any swimming pool partly or completely above ground level
and having a capacity equal to or greater than 75 cubic feet.
POOL COVER
A strong protective covering capable of supporting a minimum
dead weight of 200 pounds when fastened or locked in place over a
swimming pool.
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]
WADING POOL
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]
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.
The Noise Ordinance of the Village (Chapter
148, Nuisances, §
148-4 of the 1966 Village Code) shall be strictly complied with by persons owning and maintaining swimming pools in the Village.