[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Sodus 11-25-1974 (Ch. 76 of the 1994 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
SWIMMING POOL
A portable or permanent swimming pool or tank, artificially constructed, which is installed, maintained and used primarily for bathing or wading, with an area of more than 120 square feet and a depth of more than 18 inches.
WADING POOL
A portable or permanent pool, container, device or structure manufactured and sold as a wading pool or play pool and so placed upon the ground that, when filled with water, it is suitable for or is used as a swimming, wading or play pool for children, and the depth of which is 18 inches or less.
A. 
A swimming pool may be permitted in any zoning district only as an accessory structure to a principal building used for residential purposes. Said pool shall be for the exclusive use of the occupants of the principal building and their guests.
B. 
A swimming pool may be permitted in any zoning district when said use is not an accessory structure to a principal building used for residential purposes, only upon application to the Zoning Board of Appeals in accord with this chapter.
Application for a permit to construct an outdoor swimming pool shall be made to the Code Enforcement Officer on the forms provided by him and shall be accompanied by detailed plans and drawings showing pool construction, lot lines, proposed location, fence construction, outdoor lighting system, if any, water supply systems, drainage water disposal system, appurtenances, filter system and such other information as may be required.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
All pools shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the relevant provisions of the New York Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. Pool walls and floors shall be constructed of an impervious material which shall provide a tight tank and shall be of sufficient strength to contain the water therein. All outdoor swimming pools and any facilities in connection therewith shall be located and constructed in conformity with approved plans. All outdoor swimming pools shall be constructed in such a manner that all water either overflowing or emptying from same shall be disposed of on the owner's land.
No swimming pool or wading pool shall be built, constructed, erected or placed nearer to the side, rear or front lot lines than the side, rear or front setback lines required by Chapter 135, Zoning, for the district in which the pool is located.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
All swimming pools must be enclosed in conformance with the requirements of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
Lights for any pool shall be arranged so that they are not a nuisance or an annoyance to the neighboring property. They shall be so designed as to be directed onto the pool or the adjacent area and shall not illuminate the neighbors' premises. All electrical installations in or near swimming pools shall be in strict accord with National Electrical Code, Article 680. All wiring for such installations shall be underground.
No person shall leave a wading pool uncovered and unattended in such a location or in such a manner as to create a hazard to children living in the neighborhood.
Section 111-6 herein shall apply to existing pools, and owners of said pools shall have 60 days to comply with such section or to apply to the Town Board to waive the requirements of this section.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Sodus.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any and every violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be an offense against this chapter, punishable by a fine not exceeding $250, or imprisonment for 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each one week's continued violation of this chapter after written notice thereof shall constitute a separate and additional violation. In addition to the above-provided penalties and punishment or in lieu thereof, the Town Board may also maintain an action or proceeding in the name of the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with or to restrain by injunction the violation of this chapter.