The provisions of this Chapter shall be known as the “Residential
Swimming Pool Regulations,” and shall regulate matters affecting
or relating to the location, design, construction, installation, equipment,
maintenance, repair and operation of Private Swimming Pools constructed
within the Municipality.
All terms used in this Chapter shall have the meaning ascribed to them in Chapter
2, Part I of the Mt. Lebanon Code.
The provisions of this Chapter shall be applicable to all Private
Swimming Pools, other than Indoor Pools.
Every Private Family Swimming Pool shall be equipped with at
least one throw-ring buoy having a maximum diameter of 18 inches.
The throw-ring buoy shall be fitted with a one-quarter inch line,
or the equivalent thereof, having length equal to the diagonal distance
of the pool taken from the opposite corners. Every Private Swimming
Pool shall be equipped with at least one light-weight strong pole
with blunted ends having a minimum length of 12 feet for making reach
assists or rescues, except that where 12 feet exceeds the diagonal
distance of the pool taken from opposite corners, a pole of the diagonal
length is sufficient.
The Manager is hereby authorized to give notice by personal
service or by registered mail, to the owner or occupant, as the case
may be, of any premises whereon a Private Swimming Pool is operating
or remaining in violation of the provisions of this Chapter, directing
and requiring such owner or occupant to correct the violation so as
to conform to the requirements of this Chapter within five days after
issuance of said notice.
Enforcement of this Chapter shall be governed by Section 5,
Enforcement, of Ordinance 2636, adopting the Mt. Lebanon Code.
In case any person shall neglect, fail or refuse to comply with
such notice, the Municipality or its agents may correct the violation
and/or empty the Private Swimming Pool, and the cost thereof, together
with a penalty of 10% thereof, may be collected by the Municipality
from such person in the manner provided by law.
Any permit applicant or holder aggrieved by the action of the Manager in denying, suspending or revoking a permit, or by any other adverse determination of the Manager taken pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, shall have the right of appeal to the Board of Appeals, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Administrative Code, Chapter
1, §
1-128.