Editor's Note: See also Revised General Ordinances of the Board of Health, Chapter BH9, Public Swimming Pools.
[1972 Code § 121-1]
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, association
or corporation to establish, construct or maintain in the Borough
any swimming pool, bathing beach or bathing establishment, whether
for profit or nonprofit, without having first obtained a permit in
the manner hereinafter provided. Any such permit may be suspended
for cause by the Borough Council or upon the recommendations of the
local Health Officials and a representative of the State Board of
Health.
[1972 Code § 121-2]
a.
Applications for commercial and nonprofit pool and bathing club permits
shall be made to the Borough Council, which may, in its discretion
and on compliance with the following rules and regulations, issue
a license in writing upon payment of an annual license fee of $250
for such pool or beach, which shall expire on the thirty-first day
of December in the year of issuance, and may be renewed upon the payment
of the fee per annum, which permit shall not be transferable without
the consent of the Mayor and Council.
b.
In addition to the annual license fee, in the event of an unsatisfactory inspection by the Board of Health of the swimming pool, bathing beach or bathing establishment that shall require a reinspection, the owner of the permit as defined in subsection 25-1.1 above, shall be required to pay a reinspection fee of $50 for each reinspection of the pool facilities required to be undertaken by the Board of Health until a written satisfactory inspection report has been submitted to the Mayor and Borough Council.
[1972 Code § 121-3]
As used in this chapter:
Shall mean a corporation or domestic corporation which is
organized pursuant to the "New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act,"
N.J.S.A. 15A:1-1 et seq.
Shall mean swimming pools, bathing beaches and bathing establishments
where bathing and swimming are allowed, whether in artificial pools
or the lakes or watercourses of the Borough, and which may be maintained
or operated for the purpose of profit. This shall be construed to
include apparatus, equipment and premises on which any swimming pool,
bathing beach or bathing establishment is located, or the premises
appurtenant thereto. The term "bathing establishment" shall hereafter
be used in this chapter to include all swimming pools, bathing beaches
and bathing establishments as aforesaid.
[1972 Code § 121-5]
Every bathing establishment shall be so designed and constructed
and shall be maintained and operated as to be clean and sanitary at
all times.
[1972 Code § 121-6]
In artificial pools, the inlets for fresh or repurified water
and outlets shall be so located and spaced as to secure a maximum
of dispersion of the inflowing water to the pool.
[1972 Code § 121-7]
Dressing rooms shall be so constructed as to facilitate thorough
cleaning.
[1972 Code § 121-8]
Adequate and proper toilet facilities, conveniently located
for use immediately before entering the pool, lake or watercourse,
shall be provided at all bathing establishments.
[1972 Code § 121-9]
Adequate shower bath facilities shall be provided at all bathing
establishments.
[1972 Code § 121-10]
a.
The Board of Health or its duly authorized agent has the right of
access to any bathing establishment at all times for the purpose of
taking water samples and making inspection of the premises.
b.
In the event that any apparatus used for the purpose of disinfecting
swimming pool water shall become incapacitated and repairs are not
made within the period of four hours, the Board of Health shall be
immediately notified and the Board of Health shall then determine
as to the future operation of the swimming pool until the necessary
repairs are made.
[1982 Code § 121-11]
The water in any swimming pool must not be permitted to become
acid at any time when the pool is in use. The water in any lake or
watercourse used for swimming or bathing purposes in connection with
any bathing establishments must be subject to tests by the local and
State Boards of Health as to purity and safety for bathing purposes.
[1972 Code § 121-12]
Every bathing establishment shall be under the personal supervision
of an operator, who shall keep a daily record of the number of persons
using the pool or swimming facilities and, in the case of a swimming
pool, when the bottom and sides of such pool are cleaned and the results
of all excess chlorine tests.
[1972 Code § 121-13]
All rental bathing suits and towels shall be washed with soap
and water or disinfectant and thoroughly dried after each use.
[1972 Code § 121-14]
Every bathing establishment shall be under the supervision of
a competent attendant, who shall require a careful observation of
sanitary regulations.
[1972 Code § 121-15]
No person showing evidence of sore or inflamed eyes, mouth,
nose or ear discharges, skin eruptions, open lesions or any evidence
of a communicable disease shall use any swimming pool, lake or watercourse
used as a bathing establishment. No intoxicated person shall be permitted
to use any swimming pool, lake or watercourse used as a bathing establishment.
[1972 Code § 121-16]
Placards reciting regulations as herein provided, and any other
regulations of the Board of Health as may be issued from time to time,
shall be posted conspicuously at the pool or enclosure and in the
dressing rooms and offices of the bathing establishment.
[1972 Code § 121-17]
The right is granted to close any and all bathing establishments
without notice, in case of epidemic or disease which the local Board
of Health and the State Board of Health may jointly have reason to
believe may be transmitted through the use of bathing establishments,
or because of continued failure to meet the standards as set forth
in this chapter
[1972 Code § 121-18]
a.
A swimming instructor, lifeguard or other person trained in methods
of lifesaving and artificial resuscitation must be on duty at all
times when the pool is open to bathers.
b.
Suitable lifesaving equipment must be provided and be readily accessible
at all pools.
c.
A standard first aid kit must be provided at all bathing establishments.
d.
A safe unobstructed headroom must be provided above the free end
of all springboards. The elevation of diving boards or towers above
the water levels should not exceed the safe limit for unskilled divers.
Construction of all public swimming pools shall conform, at a minimum,
with the requirements in N.J.A.C. 8:26-1.1 et seq.
e.
Boisterous or rough play, except supervised sports, shall be prohibited
in the pool, on sidewalks, diving boards, floats, etc.
[1972 Code § 121-19]
No outdoor bathing establishment shall be kept open later than
10:00 p.m. prevailing time unless by special permission of the Mayor
or President of the Council.
[1972 Code § 121-20; New]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty as stated in Chapter I, Section 1-5, General Penalty.
