[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.]
[Amended 6-15-2020 by Ord. No. 1290]
As used in this chapter, a private swimming
pool shall mean a pool of 24 inches or more in depth constructed,
whether temporarily or permanently, at a single-family or two-family
residential dwelling and available only to the occupants of the same
and their guests.
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]
[Amended 6-15-2020 by Ord. No. 1290]
All private swimming pools shall comply with
the health and sanitary regulations that pertain to swimming pools
that are contained within the International Plumbing Code, 2018 edition,
as published by the International Code Council, and the Allegheny
County Plumbing Code, as incorporated as Chapter XV of the Allegheny
County Health Department Rules and Regulations.
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.
[Amended 6-15-2020 by Ord. No. 1290]
All private swimming pools shall contain an
outlet drain that facilitates the conveyance of wastewater to the
sanitary sewer system. Any wastewater that drains from the swimming
pool or an abutting deck, or any wastewater the backwashes from a
swimming pool filter, shall be connected to the building drainage
system through an indirect waste pipe by means of an air gap.
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.
[Amended 6-15-2020 by Ord. No. 1290]
Installation of swimming pools shall be subject to the terms of the Uniform Construction Code and the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, in accordance with § 85-2 of the Brentwood Borough Code of Ordinances, and shall further be subject to the inspection and enforcement standards contained therein.
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.
