[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Camillus 4-1-1974 by L.L. No. 1-1974. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 53.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any receptacle for water having a depth at any point of more
than two feet or having a surface area exceeding 250 square feet,
which is intended for recreation purposes, and including all appurtenant
decks, walks and equipment constructed, installed and maintained in
or above the ground.
[Amended 7-11-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989]
No outdoor swimming pool shall be constructed, assembled, enlarged
or altered unless a permit is issued therefor. Permits shall be issued
by the Code Enforcement Officer of the Village of Camillus upon the
payment of a fee of $5.
[Amended 7-11-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989]
Application for a permit to construct an outdoor swimming pool
shall be made to the Code Enforcement Officer on the forms provided
by him and shall be accompanied by detailed plans and drawings showing
pool construction, lot lines, proposed location, fence construction,
outdoor lighting system, if any, water supply systems, drainage water
disposal system, appurtenances, filter system, and such other information
as may be required.
A.
Pool walls and floors shall be constructed of an impervious material
which shall provide a tight tank and shall be of sufficient strength
to contain the water therein.
B.
All outdoor swimming pools and any facilities in connection therewith
shall be located and constructed in conformity with approved plans.
C.
All outdoor swimming pools shall be constructed in such a manner
that all water either overflowing or emptying from same shall be disposed
of on the owner's land.
All outdoor swimming pools are required to comply with the following
regulations:
A.
They shall be completely enclosed by a fence or wall constructed
of materials which shall be durable enough to prevent entrance into
the pool area except by use of a gate or gates. A fence of wire mesh
construction shall not have linkage of more than two inches in diameter.
The entrance gate or gates shall be equipped with self-closing and
self-latching devices. All gates shall be equipped with locks and
kept locked when the pool is unattended. The fence and gates shall
commence at the finished ground level and be at least four feet above
said finished ground level.
B.
An aboveground swimming pool shall not be required to be enclosed or fenced if its walls or sides for a height of at least four feet above the bottom level of the pool are smooth, if its walls provide no toeholds or other means of climbing such walls or sides to gain access to such pool and if no part of the walls or sides of such pool is recessed into the ground or abuts a rise in the ground, a sun deck, promenade or other structure from which access to such pool may be had. In the event any such aboveground pools are so recessed or do so abut any such structure or rise in the ground, that portion of such pool as is recessed into the ground or abuts a rise in the ground, sun deck, promenade or other structure shall be enclosed with a wall, fence or other substantial enclosure, as required in Subsection A of this section, between the points where such pool wall is recessed into or abuts the ground or other structure, unless such ground or structure shall be so constituted or so constructed as not to be climbable for a height of four feet above the bottom level of the pool.
C.
Any steps or ladders used to gain access to any aboveground pool,
if not within an enclosure, shall be removed from such pool, retracted
to a height of four feet above the ground or otherwise secured so
as not to be able to be used for access to the pool when the pool
is not in actual use.
D.
Lights used to illuminate the pool or pool area shall be shielded
or installed so that no direct ray shall cross any property line.
E.
No pool wall or related equipment shall be located within 10 feet
of any adjoining property.
F.
No overhead electric lines shall be maintained within 20 feet of
the nearest portion of a pool or appurtenances. All pools shall be
grounded and conform to generally accepted and approved electrical
Underwriters' Laboratory standards.
G.
Should the owner abandon the pool, he shall arrange to remove the
depression and return the surface of the ground to its original grade
and approximately in the same condition as before the pool was constructed,
and the Code Enforcement Officer shall be notified thereof.
[Amended 7-11-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989]
H.
Outdoor swimming pools shall not be located within the front yard
on any lot.
Section 97-5A, B, C, D and G of this chapter shall apply to existing outdoor swimming pools. Owners of existing outdoor swimming pools shall have six months from the effective date of this chapter to comply with the requirements of these subsections.[1] Temporary pools now in place but moved after the effective date of this chapter shall, in addition to the foregoing, also comply with § 97-5E, F and H of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: Pursuant to the provisions of this section,
all existing pools should have been in compliance with chapter requirements
by 10-1-1974.
[Amended 7-11-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989]
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Code
Enforcement Officer of the Village of Camillus.
A.
Penalty provisions. Any and every violation of the provisions of
this chapter shall be deemed to be an offense against this chapter,
punishable by a maximum fine of $250 or by imprisonment for not more
than 15 days, or both. Each day's continued violation of this chapter
after written notice thereof shall constitute a separate and additional
violation.
[Amended 3-7-1989 by L.L. No.
2-1989]
B.
Additional remedies. In addition to the above-provided penalties
and punishment or in lieu thereof, the Board of Trustees may also
maintain an action or proceeding in the name of the Village in a court
of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with or to restrain
by injunction the violation of such chapter.
