The consumer health official, the building official of the city or designee, and/or the fire marshal of the city or designee, are authorized to conduct such inspections as deemed necessary to ensure compliance with all provisions of this article and the code of ordinances of the city. They shall have right of entry at any reasonable hour upon the premises where a public or semi-public aquatic facility is located. They shall have the authority to collect water samples and photographic and/or video evidence from the aquatic facility.
(Ordinance 3415, § 1, adopted 6/13/2016)
(a) 
Prior to beginning the construction of a new aquatic facility or the extensive remodeling of an existing aquatic facility, the owner shall submit plans and specifications for such construction or remodeling to the consumer health official and building inspections department for review.
(b) 
The plans and specifications shall indicate the proposed layout and arrangement of mechanical, plumbing, fencing, electrical, construction materials of work areas, the type and model of proposed fixed equipment and facilities and all associated buildings or structures.
(c) 
A licensed professional engineer shall examine the final aquatic facility design/blueprints for all new and extensively remodeled aquatic facilities (including structural, mechanical, plumbing or electrical renovations) and certify by original signature and engineer's seal compliance with state aquatic facility regulations and this article.
(d) 
No work shall begin until the consumer health official has received the engineer's certificate of pre-construction, conducted a plans review and has communicated with the building inspections department that a building permit may be issued. Work shall commence and conclude within the time allowed by such permits. Deviations from approved plans shall not be permitted without approval in writing from the consumer health official and the building inspections department. If no work has begun within 180 days from the date the consumer health official has given written notice that work may begin, or if work has begun and is halted more than 60 days, the director may withdraw approval.
(e) 
The aquatic facility construction shall pass a pre-gunite inspection, pre-plaster inspection and preoperational inspection by the consumer health official prior to issuance of a permit. The completion of these inspections by a consumer health official does not substitute or replace inspections required by other departments within the city.
(f) 
A licensed professional engineer shall inspect the completed new or renovated aquatic facility construction and certify by original signature and engineer's seal that the aquatic facility is installed and constructed in accordance with state aquatic facility regulations and this article.
(g) 
It is the responsibility of the person in charge to ensure that the building permit applicant and licensed professional engineer comply with all zoning, building, fire, and health ordinances of the City of North Richland Hills.
(Ordinance 3415, § 1, adopted 6/13/2016)
(a) 
Each public or semi-public aquatic facility shall pass a pre-operation inspection by the consumer health official prior to use by the public each permit year. There shall be no charge for one preliminary pre-operation inspection that is not requested by the facility and for one pre-operation inspection that is requested by the facility; a reinspection fee shall be required for all further pre-operation inspections.
(b) 
Each public or semi-public aquatic facility shall also annually submit certification by a licensed, registered electrician that the electrical equipment for the aquatic facility meets all local, state, and federal electrical codes on a form promulgated by the city.
(c) 
A representative from each public or semi-public aquatic facility shall attend a pre-season pool safety meeting coordinated by the consumer health official prior to the beginning of each permit year. This representative should be the person in charge, the certified pool operator, and/or designee of the person in charge or certified pool operator. It shall be the responsibility of the person in charge and the certified pool operator to be knowledgeable about all information conveyed through the pre-season pool safety meeting.
(Ordinance 3415, § 1, adopted 6/13/2016)