[Ord. No. 16-1]
As used in this chapter:
Shall mean any body of water, tank or receptacle for water,
whether artificially or semi-artificially constructed or portable,
having a depth at any point greater than two feet, and used or intended
to be used for swimming or bathing solely by the owner, his family
or guests of the household and constructed, installed, established
or maintained outside any building in or above the ground upon any
premises as an accessory use to the residence.
Shall mean any artificially constructed pool, not designed
or used for swimming, with a maximum depth of two feet, whether permanent
or portable.
[Ord. No. 16-2]
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, install, establish
or maintain a private swimming or wading pool, without obtaining a
permit therefor from the building inspector. No permit shall be required
for a wading pool of the portable type with a depth of one foot or
less.
[Ord. No. 16-3]
Application for a permit to construct, establish, maintain,
alter, remodel or add to, a permanent private swimming pool or permanent
wading pool shall be made to the building inspector either by the
owner of the property or the contractor who shall construct same.
The application shall be accompanied by four sets of the following:
[Ord. No. 16-4]
Application for a permit to install, establish and maintain
a portable private swimming pool or wading pool shall be made to the
building inspector either by the owner of the property or the person
who shall install same. The application shall show the dimensions
of the pool and the system and place of discharge of the water.
[Ord. No. 16-5]
No permit for a private swimming pool or wading pool shall be
issued by the building inspector until the plans, specifications and
plot plans have been approved by the engineer, the health officer
and the plumbing inspector of the borough and their approval properly
certified on the plans.
[Ord. No. 16-6]
A fee of twenty five ($25.00) dollars shall be paid to the borough
for a private swimming pool permit. The permit fee shall be exclusive
of the permit fee required for erection of any accessory structures
to be used in connection with such private swimming pool.
A fee of ten ($10.00) dollars shall be paid to the borough for
a permit for a wading pool.
The above fees shall be payable annually on May 1.
[Ord. No. 16-7]
All material used in the construction of private swimming pools
and wading pools shall be waterproof and easily cleaned. Construction
and design of the pools shall be such that they may be maintained
and operated so as to be clean and sanitary at all times. The owner
of every pool shall be responsible for maintaining the pool in such
condition as to prevent breaks in the pool chassis or water from the
pool from overflowing onto adjacent property.
[Ord. No. 16-8]
There shall be no physical connection between a potable public
or private water supply system and a private swimming pool or wading
pool at any point below the maximum waterline of the pool or to the
recirculating or heating system of the pool.
[Ord. No. 16-9]
All private swimming pools or wading pools, with a water depth
of more than one foot, constructed, installed, established or maintained
shall be provided with one drainage outlet, not in excess of three
inches in diameter, extending from the pool to either a storm sewer
or lawn-sprinkling system on the premises on which the pool is located.
The discharge of water from private swimming pools or wading pools
into a storm sewer shall be permitted only following approval by the
proper state, county and borough officials.
No private pool drain or wading pool drain shall be connected
into the sanitary sewer system, except upon written approval of the
borough engineer, health officer and plumbing inspector. Application
for such approval shall be in writing.
The borough engineer, if such connection is authorized by the
borough, shall inspect the premises on which the pool is planned to
be constructed, installed, established or maintained in order to determine
the proper place and type of connection with the sanitary sewage system.
Approval of an application shall not be given if it is feasible
to discharge water from a pool into a storm sewer or use such water
for purposes of lawn sprinkling on the premises. Approval shall not
be given to discharge such water to the curb or upon the surface of
any street.
[Ord. No. 16-10]
Where approval is obtained to discharge water from a private
swimming pool or wading pool into the sanitary sewage system, the
owner, lessee or occupant of the pool may discharge the water only
at the time designated and allocated by the borough health officer
and endorsed on the permit. The purpose of this requirement is to
prevent a strain upon the sewer s stem by controlling and distributing
the discharge of water.
[Ord. No. 16-11]
All private swimming pools and wading pools shall be treated
with chlorine or its compounds in sufficient quantity so that there
will be present in the water at all times when the pool is in use
a residual of excess chlorine of not less than 4 or more than 6 parts
per million of available free chlorine.
[Ord. No. 16-12]
Not more than 15 percent of the samples of water taken from
any private swimming pool or wading pool when more than 20 samples
have been examined and not more than three samples when less than
20 samples have been examined, shall contain more than 200 bacteria
per cubic centimeter or shall show positive test (confirmed) for coliform
in any of five-ten cubic centimeter portions of water at times when
the pool is ready for use. For the purpose of this section, any number
of samplings of water on a single day shall be considered as one sample.
The borough board of health is hereby authorized to take samples to
insure compliance with these requirements.
[Ord. No. 16-13]
Locker rooms, bath houses, cabanas, shower rooms, toilets, runways
and all other physical facilities or equipment incident to the operation
of any private swimming pool or wading pool shall be kept in a sanitary
condition at all times.
[Ord. No. 16-14]
No private swimming pool or wading pool with a capacity of more than 250 gallons, and no accessory building as set forth in section 16-12 hereof, shall be constructed, erected, installed or maintained within five feet of any property line, within ten feet of the main building on the premises or in the front yard of the property.
[Ord. No. 16-15]
All permanent private swimming pools and wading pools shall
be completely surrounded by a fence or wall of the type and dimensions
hereinafter specified.
All portable private swimming pools and portable wading pools,
unless enclosed by a fence or wall of the type and dimensions hereinafter
specified, shall, when not in use or unattended, be either emptied
or covered with a suitable, strong protective covering, securely fastened
or locked in place.
Whenever a fence or wall is required to be erected under this
chapter, it shall be at least four feet in height and shall be constructed
so as not to have openings, holes or gaps larger than four inches
in any dimensions except for doors or gates. If a picket fence is
erected or maintained the horizontal dimension shall not exceed four
inches. A dwelling house or accessory building may be used as part
of such enclosure. All gates used in conjunction with the fence or
wall shall meet the same specifications as the fence or wall itself
and shall be equipped with approved locking and latching devices which
shall be locked at all times when the pool is not in use.
[Ord. No. 16-16]
Artificial lighting shall not be maintained or operated in connection
with private swimming pools or wading pools in such a manner as to
be a nuisance or an annoyance to occupants of neighboring properties.
There shall not be any underwater lighting facilities in any private
swimming or wading pool.
[Ord. No. 16-17]
Every private swimming pool or wading pool constructed, installed,
established or maintained or to be constructed, installed, established
or maintained shall at all times comply with the requirements of the
borough board of health.
It shall be the duty of the building inspector and the health
officer, respectively, to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
The owner or operator of any pool within the borough shall allow
the building inspector, the health officer or other authorized official,
access, at all reasonable times, to any private swimming pool, wading
pool or appurtenances thereto for the purpose of inspecting to ascertain
compliance with this chapter and all pertinent borough ordinances.
[Ord. No. 16-18]
Any nuisance or hazard to health which may exist or develop
in or in consequence of or in connection with any private swimming
pool or wading pool shall be abated and removed by the owner, lessee
or occupant of the premises on which the pool is located within ten
days of receipt of notice from the building inspector or health officer
of the borough.
