The terms in this chapter shall be defined as follows:
ABOVEGROUND POOLS
Any temporary or permanent outdoor swimming pool containing
water two feet or more in depth.
FENCE
A.
A barrier, but not the side or sides of a pool, not less than
four feet in height, which shall be so constructed as not to have
openings, holes or gaps larger than four inches in any dimension except
for doors and gates, and which shall be constructed out of any of
the following materials:
(2)
Wire mesh, a minimum of nine gauge with posts not more than
10 feet apart.
(3)
Pickets, not less than three-fourths-inch thick if wood or 20
gauge if metal, with posts not more than 10 feet apart.
B.
The fence shall constitute an enclosure either surrounding the
property or pool area, adequate to make the pool inaccessible to small
children.
OWNER
Any person in possession of land within the Township of Upper
Moreland, either as owner, purchaser, lessee, tenant or licensee.
POOL
Any permanent outdoor swimming pool; any excavation in which
water is permitted to or may otherwise collect in excess of two feet
in depth; any temporary structure designed to hold water whether erected
partially or entirely above ground level, in which water is permitted
to or may otherwise collect in excess of two feet in depth.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to construct
within the Township of Upper Moreland a swimming pool without first
obtaining from the Building Inspector of the Township a permit.
All gates or doors opening through any fence required to be
erected under this chapter shall be equipped with a self-closing and
self-latching device for keeping the gate or door securely closed
at all times when not in actual use, except that the door of any dwelling
which forms a part of the enclosure need not be so equipped.
As to swimming pools with a depth of 18 inches of water or less,
the same shall be emptied or covered at all times when not in use.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter
shall, for each offense, be subject to a penalty of not less than
$100 nor more than $1,000, to be recovered as penalties are now by
law recoverable, and upon failure of such person or persons to pay
said penalty with costs within 10 days of the date of the imposition
thereof, such person or persons shall be subject to imprisonment in
the County Prison for a period not exceeding 10 days.