[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Brentwood 3-2-1982
as Ch. XXIII of the 1982 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, a private swimming pool shall mean a pool of
24 inches or more in depth, constructed for permanent or seasonal use and
used or intended to be used as a swimming pool in connection with a single,
double or multiple-family residence and available only to the family of the
householders and their guests. Inflated swimming pools for temporary use are
excluded from the above definition.
A.
An application for a permit to construct, install, alter
or repair a private swimming pool shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement
Officer on a form supplied by him and shall be accompanied by detailed plans
and specifications, in duplicate, setting forth the extent and character of
the installation in all its structural parts and a plot plan drawn to scale,
showing the location of the proposed private swimming pool and all elevations.
B.
The construction drawings accompanying the application
for a permit shall bear the seal of an architect or engineer registered in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, certifying the adequacy of the construction
of the proposed installation and the location as shown on the accompanying
plot plan.
The permit fee for installation or alteration of private swimming pools
shall be in accordance with permit fees for other construction of structures
in the Borough of Brentwood.[1]
All private swimming pool installations shall comply with the health
and sanitary regulations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the County
of Allegheny regulating private swimming pools and with the County Plumbing
Code, as well as applicable ordinances of the Borough of Brentwood and any
amendments thereto relating to plumbing.[1]
All private swimming pool installations shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 210, Zoning, with respect to building line requirements, said installation being considered as a building for application of Chapter 210, Zoning, except that the depth of the rear yard after the installation of a swimming pool shall be no less than 10 feet and except that said installation shall be deemed a part of the rear yard area.
All private swimming pool installations shall contain an outlet drain
connected to the sanitary sewer system of the Borough of Brentwood, and said
drain shall contain a gate-type valve a maximum of two inches in diameter.
All private swimming pools, now existing or hereafter installed, shall
be enclosed by an open-type ornamental fence, four feet in height, except
that with respect to private swimming pools constructed above ground with
a perpendicular sidewall exceeding three feet in height, such fence shall
not be required, provided that access to the deck of the same is by removable
steps or ladders and said steps or ladders are so removed when said private
swimming pool is not in use.
All inspection and enforcement provisions of the Building Code of the
Borough of Brentwood shall apply to private swimming pools.[1]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine
of not more than $600, plus costs of prosecution and, in default of payment
thereof, shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 30 days. Every day that
a violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.
