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:
Building or installing a new swimming pool or enlarging an
existing swimming pool or any of its facilities.
Corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms and
partnerships, as well as individuals.
Any above-surface-type pool of more than 75 cubic feet in
capacity, not stationary or fixed, and capable of being removed for
storage.
Any pool of water having a depth in excess of 18 inches and
an area greater than 75 square feet designed, used and maintained
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 said swimming pool. It shall further
mean 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 cleansing of the body or practice of the healing arts.
Any artificially constructed pool intended for use by children,
not designed for swimming, with a maximum area of 75 square feet and
a maximum depth of 18 inches.
[1997 Code § 312-2; Ord. No. 31-97]
The construction of swimming pools shall be in accordance with
the Uniform Construction Code of the State of New Jersey.
[1997 Code § 312-3; Ord. No. 31-97]
[1997 Code § 312-4]
The applicant shall comply with all setback requirements for auxiliary buildings or structures contained in the Zoning Regulations, Chapter 224.
[1997 Code § 312-5]
No artificial lighting shall be maintained or operated in connection
with a private swimming pool, wading pool or portable pool in such
a manner as to be a nuisance or an annoyance to neighboring properties.
Such lighting shall not shine directly upon any abutting property.
No unshielded lights shall be permitted. All lighting should be installed
in compliance with the National Underwriters' Code.
[1997 Code § 312-6]
There shall be no physical connection between a potable public
or private water supply system and such private swimming pools, wading
pools or portable pools below the maximum water line 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.
Portable water syphons will not be permitted to drain the aforesaid
pools.
[1997 Code § 312-7]
No private swimming pool which is in existence now or constructed,
installed or established hereafter shall have a drain which is directly
or indirectly connected to the municipal sanitary sewer system, and
water therefrom shall not be emptied in any manner whatsoever into
any municipal sanitary sewer system, and, furthermore, the manner
in which water is removed or disposed of from private swimming pools
shall be arranged so as to prevent the flow of water upon the adjoining
property. The means and manner of water removal or disposal shall
be approved by the Construction Official, who shall determine that
the particular means and manner of water removal shall not be a hazard
or menace to the health and safety of the general public.
[1997 Code § 312-8]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof by the Municipal Judge, be
subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the court.
[1997 Code § 312-9]
It shall be the duty of the Construction Official to enforce
the provisions of this chapter.
