[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Roslyn Estates 1-9-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Electrical standards — See Ch. 40.
Fire prevention and building construction — See Ch. 69.
[Amended 7-1-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002]
No swimming pool shall be constructed or erected in any part of the Incorporated Village of Roslyn Estates except in accordance with the provisions hereof and except after a permit for such construction, installation, use, erection or maintenance shall have been issued by the Building Department of the Incorporated Village of Roslyn Estates in accordance herewith.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
SWIMMING POOL
Any outdoor structure, tank or excavation intended for or used for the purpose of bathing, wading or swimming by any person in the Village of Roslyn Estates and located on a lot in said Village as an accessory use to a residence, but such term shall not be deemed to include a portable wading pool located above ground and containing not more than 100 square feet of water surface and having a maximum water depth of 24 inches or less.
A. 
No pool shall be constructed closer than 10 feet to any cesspool or dry well (excluding roof leader dry wells) on the property on which such pool is located or in violation of the provisions of § 200-26 of the Code of the Village of Roslyn Estates.
[Amended 3-31-2004 by L.L. No. 4-2004]
B. 
[1]Every swimming pool shall have in use a recirculating filtering and purification system adequate for its size.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, which provided that no swimming pool could be installed between the front building line and the front line of any property unless it could be shown that it would be impractical to locate the pool in any other location, was repealed 8-12-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013. This local law also provided for the redesignation of former Subsections C and D as Subsections B and C, respectively.
C. 
No electric lights shall be closer than 15 feet to said pool unless they be permanent installations in character with properly approved connection boxes; nor shall current-carrying electrical conductors cross said pool either overhead or underground. All metal enclosures, fences or railings near or adjacent to the pool which might become electrically alive as a result of contact with any broken conductors or from any other cause shall be effectively grounded.
A. 
Every swimming pool shall be equipped with a drain or other device by which the swimming pool may be entirely emptied.
B. 
Water drained from said pool shall be completely drained on the lot whereon such pool is located. Where a separate dry well is used for such purpose, it:
(1) 
Shall not be located nearer than 10 feet to the nearest cesspool on the same or any adjoining property.
(2) 
Shall be constructed in the same manner as is recommended by the Department of Health of Nassau County, in respect to cesspools.
C. 
In no case may the contents of the pool be permitted to be discharged into a street, public drain, sewer or other sewage disposal system, catch basin or in or upon the land of another person.
D. 
No wastewater, other than from the pool, shall discharge into the means of disposition provided for pool drainage.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in Chapter 200, Zoning, of the Incorporated Village of Roslyn Estates, every swimming pool heretofore or hereafter constructed or maintained shall be enclosed in compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated under the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, 9 NYCRR Executive (B).
A. 
An application for a permit for a swimming pool to be constructed after the effective date of this chapter shall be accompanied by plans, in triplicate, in sufficient detail to show:
(1) 
Location and size of the plot.
(2) 
Location of the pool in relation to adjacent lot lines and buildings on the plot.
[Amended 7-1-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002]
(3) 
Location of all cesspools within 10 feet of the pool and any dry well proposed to be installed or used in connection therewith.
(4) 
Size and area of the pool, including dimensions, design and elevation thereof; drainage; sanitary facilities; and type and location of fence.
(5) 
Location of electrical wiring and lines within 15 feet of the pool. Any and all structural plans shall be prepared or approved by a registered architect or by a professional engineer licensed by the State of New York who shall certify that the drainage of such pool is adequate and will not interfere with the public water supply system, with existing sanitary facilities or with the public roads.
B. 
Fees. The fee for a permit for the construction, erection or installation of a permanent swimming pool shall be as established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 11-1-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999; 6-1-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
C. 
Abandonment. Should the owner permanently abandon the swimming pool, he shall fill in or remove the excavation or depression and restore the surface of the ground to a safe condition. He shall notify the Village Clerk of such abandonment and restoration so that the site may be inspected and the records of the permit marked accordingly.
No existing pool of permanent construction shall be operated, used or maintained after the expiration of two months after the effective date of this chapter without a new permit. Such permit shall be issued if the applicant has complied with the requirements of § 171-5, Enclosures.
A. 
A pool of plastic construction, if 24 or more inches deep, shall be enclosed by a fence in accordance with § 171-5 hereof.
B. 
Water drained from said pool shall be completely drained on the lot whereon said plastic pool is located and no wastewater shall be permitted to be discharged into a street, public drain, sewer, septic tank, cesspool or other sewage disposal system or in or upon the land of another person.
C. 
No plastic pool shall be placed closer than 10 feet to any lot line.
D. 
Application. An application for pools of plastic construction (excluding wading pools) shall be accompanied by a drawing in sufficient detail to show:
(1) 
Location and size of plot.
(2) 
Location of the plastic pool site.
(3) 
Location of all cesspools within 50 feet of the pool.
(4) 
Location of all electrical lines within 15 feet of the pool.
E. 
Fees. The fee for a permit for the use of a plastic pool shall be as established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 11-1-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999; 6-1-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
F. 
Existing pools. No existing pool of plastic construction shall be operated, used or maintained after the expiration of two months after the effective date of this chapter without a permit. Such permit shall be issued (without charge) if the applicant has complied with the requirements of Subsection A of this section.
[Amended 11-1-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999; 12-9-2013 by L.L. No. 7-2013]
A. 
The construction, erection, installation, maintenance or use of a swimming pool, including existing pools, in any manner contrary to any provision of this chapter shall constitute a violation of this chapter. Each and every violation of, or failure to comply with, any provision of this chapter shall constitute a violation, punishable upon conviction by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day on which any such violation or failure occurs or continues shall constitute a separate violation.
B. 
Upon the second or any subsequent conviction of any person or entity for a violation of this chapter, the Board of Trustees may revoke or cancel any permit previously issued and then in effect with respect to the parcel of real property upon which such second or subsequent violation has occurred.