The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
CONSTRUCTION Includes building or installing a new swimming pool or enlarging an existing swimming pool or any of its facilities.
PERMANENT SWIMMING POOL Includes any private swimming pool which remains in a particular location at times other than during the five calendar months between May 1 and October 1, whether or not disassembly or movement of such pool is feasible and possible.
PORTABLE SWIMMING POOL Includes any private swimming pool of a type entirely above ground surface, with not more than 100 cubic feet of capacity, not stationary or fixed, and capable of being moved or removed for storage at will.
PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL Includes any pool of water designed to be used or in fact utilized for swimming purposes by an individual for use by his household and guests without fees and located on property owned, leased or otherwise used and maintained by the owner of the swimming pool. It shall further mean and include fill and draw, flow-through and recirculation pools which are artificially constructed to provide recreational facilities for swimming, bathing or wading and all buildings, equipment and appurtenances thereto. It shall not include natural outdoor ponds, rivers or lakes, or baths used for cleansing of the body or practice of the healing arts.
TEMPORARY SWIMMING POOL Includes any private swimming pool which is removed from the yard in which it is used or available for use and stored, whether or not dismantling is included in such process, for a period of not less than seven calendar months during each year, to include the months from October 1 to May 1.
All materials used in the construction of private swimming pools shall be waterproof and so designed and constructed as to facilitate emptying and cleaning and shall be maintained and operated in such manner as to be clean and sanitary at any time when any such pool shall be in use or at such times as the same shall be subject to use. Inlets of the treated water shall be so located and spaced as to secure satisfactory dispersion of the water throughout the pool and not to interfere with draining, cleaning, and disinfecting of the bottom and sides. Sand or earth bottoms shall not be used.
There shall be no physical connection between a potable public or private water supply system and any private swimming pool below the maximum waterline of the pool or to a recirculating or heating system of said pool. The piping system shall be designed to circulate the pool water through filtering equipment. Potable water shall feed the pool with a downspout with an air gap not less than six inches from the pool overflow level. Potable water siphons will not be permitted to drain the aforesaid pools. The installation, repair and control of plumbing facilities shall comply with the Plumbing Code of the Township.
All private swimming pools with a water depth of more than one foot, hereafter constructed, installed, established or maintained within the Township, shall be provided with the necessary equipment to completely pump out or empty the pool or shall be emptied by providing one drainage outlet, to be installed at the lowest point of the pool, not in excess of three inches in diameter extending from the pool to either a storm sewer, storm sewer catch basin, lawn watering system, adequate dry well or sand filtering pit on the premises on which the private swimming pool is located. The discharge of water from such pools into a storm sewer shall be permitted only where the capacity is adequate as determined by the Township Engineer. No private swimming pool drain shall be connected into the sanitary sewer system. Pool water may not be discharged at the curb or upon the surface of any street. The discharge of the waters shall in no case cause or create a nuisance to the abutting property or to the public.
Chlorine gas-bearing compounds in solution shall be required as disinfecting agents for swimming pools, wading pools or portable pools. The use of ozone, ultraviolet light or any other method wherein a residual cannot be determined is prohibited. Not more than 15% of the samples of water taken from any private pool shall contain more than 250 pathogenic organisms per cubic centimeter or shall show positive test (confirmed) for coliform in any of 10 cubic centimeter portions of water at times when the pool is ready for use; provided, however, that no less than three samples shall disclose the presence of a bacteria content in excess of the limits described in this section. For the purpose of this section, any number of samplings of water on a single day shall be considered as one sample. The local Director of Health is hereby authorized to take samples to ensure compliance with these requirements. Free chlorine residuals and pH values shall be maintained within ranges indicated below:
pH
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Free Chlorine Residual
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7.0 to 7.6
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0.4 to 0.6 ppm
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8.0 to 8.4
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2.0 to 5.0 ppm
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All private
swimming pools now existing or hereafter constructed, installed, established or maintained, with the exception of portable
swimming pools, shall be completely and continuously surrounded by a fence as described in §
155-3G. All portable
swimming pools shall be enclosed by a fence as described in §
155-3G unless they shall be either emptied when not in use or unattended or covered with a suitable, strong, protective covering, securely fastened or locked in placed when not in use or unattended. A covering shall be considered to be of sufficient strength and securely fastened or locked in place if, when fastened or locked in place, it will support a minimum dead weight of 100 pounds.
No artificial lighting shall be maintained or operated in connection with a private swimming pool in such a manner as to be a nuisance or any annoyance to neighboring properties. Such lighting shall not shine directly upon any abutting property. No unshielded lights shall be permitted.
[Added 2-6-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-2]
A. Application for permit. An application for the demolition or filling in of any in-ground swimming pool, both concrete and vinyl, requires a Uniform Construction Code Building permit prior to the demolition or fill in of the pool.
B. Pool demolition requirements:
(1) All concrete must be broken into pieces no larger than three to four inches to minimize air voids if it is intended to be mixed in with the clean fill.
(2) All steel reinforcement must be removed.
(3) All vinyl liner material must be removed.
(4) Large pieces of concrete and steel must be removed from the site and are not permitted to be used as back fill materials.
(5) Any in-ground piping for the filtration system must be removed.
(6) Any in-ground wiring or electrical conduits for lighting and filtration must be removed.
(7) Any in-ground gas piping for pool heaters must be removed.
(8) Only clean fill can be used and a minimum of six inches of topsoil must cover the surface to be brought back to grade.
(9) Compaction of 95% of material is recommended to minimize settling.
(10) Must provide receipts for the removal/disposal of concrete.
(11) Must provide receipts for the clean fill material.
[Amended 3-5-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-1]
Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to one or more of the following: a fine not exceeding $2,000, a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.