For the purpose of this chapter, except where
the context requires a different meaning, the following words shall
be defined as follows:
PERSON
Natural persons, firms, corporations, partnerships and associations,
as the case may be.
POOL
Any private swimming pool, stream, plunge, bathing or wading
pool, or other body of water, or portion thereof, of more than 250-cubic
foot-capacity, used by any person for swimming or bathing, whether
located indoors or outdoors and whether natural or of artificial construction,
and shall include all buildings, structures, premises, beaches and
appurtenances used in connection therewith.
Whenever any pool by reason of mechanical defects,
lack of proper supervision, or failure to comply with the requirements
of this chapter is a hazard to the health of the users thereof, the
Health Officer is authorized to summarily close such pool and to keep
such pool closed until no further hazard to the users of the same
exists, subject to the right of appeal to the Board of Health by the
owner or operator of such pool, which appeal shall not stay the action
of the Health Officer.
Water supply. There shall be no physical connection
between a potable (public or private) water supply system and a pool,
at a point below the maximum flow line of the pool or to a recirculating
or heating system of a pool, unless such physical connection is so
installed and operated that no pool water can be discharged into such
potable water supply system.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause
or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional
or invalid, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions
of this chapter.
All ordinances or any provisions of any ordinances
inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed
as to such inconsistencies and not otherwise.
This chapter shall take effect 30 days after
the date of the first publication as required by law.