As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
SWIMMING POOL or POOL
An outdoor swimming pool used or intended to be used solely
by the owner of a residential property, his family, or lessee thereof
and his family, and by guests invited to use it without the payment
of any fee.
This chapter shall apply to all new outdoor swimming pools hereinafter
constructed as well as existing swimming pools whether above ground
or in the ground and having a depth of 18 inches or more at any one
point.
No permit to construct new swimming pools (existing pools are
excluded from this section) shall be issued unless and until the following
design and construction requirements are observed.
A. Material. The material used for lining a swimming pool shall be light
in color, impervious and shall provide a tight tank with easily cleaned
surfaces. Sand or dirt bottoms are prohibited if uncovered.
B. Walls and bottom. All pool walls and bottoms shall be designed to
withstand water pressure from within and to resist the pressure of
earth or groundwater when the pool is empty.
C. Steps, ladders, handholds. One or more steps, ladders, stepholes
or handholds shall be provided for all pools. The coping of the swimming
pool, if not higher than eight inches above the water surface, shall
be considered a handhold.
D. Make-up water. Pools shall be equipped with suitable facilities for
adding make-up water as required. There shall be no physical connection
between the water supply line and the pool system. When make-up water
is added to the pool, the inlet shall be at least six inches above
the pool water surface.
E. Drainage outlet. No pool water shall be drained at the curb, along
the gutter line of any street or on the surface of any street.
F. Recirculation. Provision shall be made for complete circulation of
water throughout the pool. The system shall be designed and constructed
so that a turnaround at least once every twelve-hour period shall
be provided. Recirculation systems shall consist of pumping equipment,
hair and lint catcher, filters, together with all necessary pipe connections
to the pool inlets and outlets, facilities and pipe connections necessary
for backwashing or cleaning filters.
G. Safety equipment. Life preservers, ropes and poles shall be readily
available at the pool site.
No swimming pool shall be so located or maintained as to interfere
unduly with the enjoyment of the property rights of others.
Lights used to illuminate any swimming pool shall be so arranged
as to reflect light away from adjoining premises.
It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue or cause
to be made or continued at any swimming pool, any loud, unnecessary
or unusual noise which disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort,
health, peace or safety of others. The use or operation of any radio,
musical instrument, phonograph, recording equipment, or other machine
or device for the producing or reproducing of sound in such a manner
as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of neighboring inhabitants
or at any time with volume louder than is necessary for convenient
hearing of persons at the swimming pool site shall be unlawful.
[Amended 9-18-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-07]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay
a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement
of this chapter. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the
determination of the violation by the Magisterial District Judge.
If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the
Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules
of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a
separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the
Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.