This chapter shall apply to all private swimming pools in the
Village installed, constructed, altered or maintained after January
1, 1974, and shall be referred to as the "Private Swimming Pool Control
Law."
The words, terms or phrases listed below for the purpose of
this chapter, except when the context requires a different meaning,
shall be defined as follows:
Any private swimming pool, the walls or sides of which extend
at least four feet above ground level.
Building or installing a new swimming pool or enlarging or
maintaining an existing swimming pool or any of its facilities.
Any private swimming pool, the walls or sides of which extend
less than four feet above ground level.
Includes private corporations, companies, associations, societies,
firms and partnerships as well as individuals.
Any pool of water having a (side) wall height of 24 inches
or greater, designed, used and maintained for swimming purposes by
a person for use by his household and guests without fees, and located
on property owned, leased or otherwise used and maintained by the
owner of said swimming pool; also 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, nor baths used for cleaning of the
body or practice of healing arts.
[Amended 10-3-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002]
