[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Township of Hazlet as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-16-1965 as Ch. BH:4-2 of the 1982 Revised General
Ordinances (Ch. 371, Art. II, of the 1993 Code)]
The words, terms or phrases listed below for
the purposes of this article shall be defined and interpreted as follows:
Includes either outdoor or indoor, above or below grade level,
public, semiprivate or private pools which are installed or constructed
to provide recreational facilities for swimming, bathing or wading.
Includes the artificially constructed pools not designed
or used for swimming and not capable of holding more than 12 inches
of water at its maximum depth.
A wading pool shall be exempt from the provisions
of this article.
All swimming pools within the Township shall
observe the following requirements:
A.
A swimming pool shall not be constructed or placed
below the surface grade of the surrounding ground within 20 feet of
any individual sewerage disposal system.
B.
The contents of any swimming pool shall not be discharged
into any public or private sewerage disposal system.
C.
The contents of any swimming pool shall not be discharged
in such a manner as to create a nuisance or hazard or interfere with
the comfort and well-being of the citizens of the Township.
The contents of a swimming pool may only be
discharged in the following manner:
A.
Contents of a swimming pool may be discharged by being
piped or hosed to an existing ditch, brook, stream, drainage easement
or any freeflowing waterway or public storm basin.
B.
The contents of a swimming pool may be disposed of
by using such for watering the lawn of the premises upon which the
swimming pool exists, provided that such use of the contents for watering
shall not flood or cause any hazard or nuisance to adjacent property
owners.
All swimming pools shall be enclosed by a substantial
fence, not less than 48 inches in height, constructed so as to prevent
any person from gaining access beneath or through the fence and which
shall have a similarly substantial gate of the same height as the
fence. All fencing which is not a structural component of the pool
shall be a minimum of 24 inches from the perimeter of the pool. Where
the fencing is a structural component of the swimming pool, then any
ladder used for ingress or egress into the pool shall not be left
in a manner which would permit entry when the pool is left unguarded.
Horizontal openings in fencing shall not be in excess of two inches
in width. All gates shall be self-latching with latches placed four
feet above the underlying ground. The swimming pool gates shall be
closed at all times except when opened for the purpose of entrance
and exit.
No artificial lighting shall be maintained or
operated in connection with the pool in such manner as to be a nuisance
to or any annoyance to neighboring properties. No overhead electrical
conductors shall be installed within 15 feet of any swimming pool.
All metal fences, enclosures or railings near or adjacent to a swimming
pool and to which bathers have access, which may become electrically
alive as a result of contact with broken overhead conductors or from
any other cause, shall be effectively grounded. All lighting, wiring
and fixtures shall meet the requirements of the Middle Department
Association of Fire Underwriters.
Every owner of any swimming pool shall upon
demand permit the sanitary inspector of Monmouth County to inspect
the contents of the swimming pool to ascertain whether or not the
contents are contaminated, and, in the event that the contents of
such swimming pool are found to be contaminated, the sanitary inspector
shall cause a written notice to be served upon the owner of the swimming
pool, advising such owner of the unhealthy and contaminated condition.
Such notice shall further provide that the owner of the swimming pool
shall, within 24 hours of the service of the notice, abate the unhealthy
and contaminating contents.
Any person, partnership, association or corporation
or any member thereof or officer of such, who violates this article
or any part thereof shall, upon conviction in the Joint Municipal
Court, forfeit a fine not exceeding $50 for the first offense and
$100 for each subsequent offense.
[Adopted 3-26-1973 as Ch. BH:4-1 of the 1982 Revised General
Ordinances (Ch. 371, Art. I, of the 1993 Code)]
A code regulating and controlling the location,
construction, alteration and operation of swimming pools, the issuance
of licenses or permits to locate, construct, alter or operate swimming
pools, and declaring and defining certain swimming pools and acts
as nuisances and fixing penalties for such is hereby adopted, pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 et seq. A copy of the code is annexed hereto
and made a part hereof, without the inclusion of the text thereof
herein.[2]
The code established and adopted by this article
is described and commonly known as the New Jersey State Sanitary Code
(Chap. 9), Public Recreational Bathing, N.J.A.C. 8:26, as amended.
Three copies of the code have been placed on
file in the office of the Secretary of the Monmouth County Health
Department for the use and examination of the public.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes the operator of any municipal, municipally chartered
or nonprofit swimming pool which may be located in and solicits memberships
from residents of the Township.
The same as defined in the code.
In any case in which more than one swimming
pool is operated by the same person at a single site, the requirements
set forth in the code and in this article shall apply to each individual
pool as if it were a separate and distinct pool operated by a separate
and distinct person, regardless of whether such individual pools have
separate filtering systems or a common filtering system for all pools.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Sec. BH:4-1.5b, Exception,
which immediately followed this section, was repealed 3-9-1988.
No person shall locate, construct, alter or
operate a swimming pool until licenses or permits therefor have been
issued by the Monmouth County Board of Health.
A.
Licenses and permits issued for the operation of a
swimming pool shall expire annually on May 1 of each year.
B.
Application for the renewal of such licenses or permits
or for a new license or permit shall be submitted prior to April 1
of each year, together with the required fee. License and permit applications
submitted after April 1 of any calendar year will not be acted upon
until the Monmouth County Board of Health has had a reasonable opportunity
to inspect the site of the swimming pool, and vote upon the application
at its next regular monthly meeting.[1]
C.
Licenses and permits issued for the location, construction
or alteration of a swimming pool shall expire one year after the date
of issuance, unless such location, construction or alteration has
commenced by that date.
Licenses or permits required by this article
or the code may be denied or suspended by the Board of Health for
failure to comply with this section or the code, provided that the
Monmouth County Board of Health shall afford the person whose license
or permit has been denied or suspended an opportunity to be heard
in public hearing, which public hearing shall take place within five
business days of the date of such denial or suspension. Following
such public hearing, the person shall be informed in writing of the
decision of the Monmouth County Board of Health within three days.
In the event of a suspension of a license or permit, the licensee
or permittee may not operate or permit the use of the designated swimming
pool pending public hearing and the decision of the Monmouth County
Board of Health.
A.
A fee of $150 is hereby established for the issuance
or renewal of a license or permit to operate each individual swimming
pool, hot tub or spa as defined in N.J.A.C. 8:26-1 et seq.
[Amended 3-9-1988; 12-7-2005]
B.
None of the fees established under this section shall
be required of any swimming pool owned, operated or controlled by
a municipality or any subdivision, agency or bureau thereof.
C.
The imposition of any fees or requirements under this
article or the annexed code shall not in any way interfere with the
fees and requirements which may be imposed by the Building Inspector,
Zoning Officer, Planning Board or any other duly constituted authority
of the Township.
Any person who violates any of the provisions
of this article or of the code shall, upon conviction thereof, be
subject to a penalty of not less than $10 nor more than $100 for each
violation.
