[Adopted 1-14-2003]
A regulation pertaining to the public health and safety of public
swimming pools, and setting licensure requirement, fees for same and
penalties for violation.
For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
A structure of concrete, steel or other relatively impervious
material intended for bathing, swimming or therapeutic purposes, located
either indoors or outdoors, provided with controlled water supply,
and not used or intended to be used as a pool at a single-family residence.
The term also includes a pool located at a single-family residence,
which is used or is intended to be used for commercial or business
purposes.
The Director of Health of the City or his authorized agent.
No person, firm or corporation, or association shall operate
a public swimming pool within the City that does not possess a valid
license to operate issued to him or her by the Director of Health.
Only a person who complies with the requirements of this chapter and
Section 19-13-B33a of the Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut
shall be entitled to receive and retain such a license.
A.
Any person, firm, corporation or association that wishes to operate
a pool within the City shall designate an individual who will be held
responsible for the operation and maintenance of the pool.
B.
When, upon inspection by the Norwalk Health Department, it is determined
that the swimming pool meets the requirements set forth in this chapter.
C.
Each licensed artificial pool shall be subject to an annual inspection
on or before June 30 of each year. A license shall be automatically
revoked upon failure by a licensee to permit inspections by the Norwalk
Health Department.
The annual fee for a swimming pool license shall be $370 for
a year-around operation and $185 for a seasonal operation.
If upon inspection, conditions detrimental to the public health
are found either due to violation of Section 19-13-B33a of the Connecticut
Public Health Code, violation of this article, negligence, faulty
equipment or inadequate operational procedures, the Director of Health
may, by written order, immediately suspend the license to operate
the pool until such time as the conditions for the suspension have
been corrected.
A suspended license may be reinstated by written permission
of Director of Health when, upon reinspection, the conditions causing
the suspension of the license have been corrected.
The Director of Health may revoke any license to operate a pool
for failure to comply with his or her written order following suspension
of the license. A written notice of revocation shall be sent from
the Director of Health to the licensed person or persons indicating
that the license has been revoked and the reasons for the revocation.
A revocation notice shall not be issued for at least five days after
the suspension of the license.
The person or persons to whom the license was issued may appeal
a written order to the Director of Health. The appeal shall be made
in writing and shall be received by the Director of Health within
two working days after receipt of the order. The Director shall immediately
review the case and may vacate, modify or affirm such order. The licensee
aggrieved by the decision of the Director of Health may, within 48
hours after the making of a decision, appeal to the Board of Health,
who shall thereupon immediately notify the authority from whose order
the appeal was taken, and examine into the merits of such case, and
may vacate, modify or affirm such order.
A license to operate shall be reissued upon proper application
and upon presentation of evidence that the deficiencies causing revocation
have been corrected.
A.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be fined
not more than $100 for each violation.
B.
It shall be the responsibility of the offender to abate the violation
as ordered by the Director of Health. Each day an artificial public
pool is operated without a license or in other violation of this chapter
shall be deemed a separate offense.
