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Editor's Note: Former Art. VI, §§ 90-43 through 90-52, Food and Beverage Vending Machines, as amended, was repealed 11-18-1987 by Ord. No. 3069. For current provisions, see Article V of this chapter.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CLEAN WATER
New clean water used to refill the pool, new clean water used to replace loss by splashing or during cleaning the pool or water taken from the pool and returned after filtration, or any combination of such water.
NATURAL BATHING PLACE
Any natural pond, river or lake without bathing place improvements and any lake or body of water created by excavation or impoundment which is without bathing place improvements and which has not been created or altered from the natural state for the purpose of providing a public bathing place.
OPERATOR
The person responsible for the operation of a public bathing place.
PUBLIC BATHING PLACE
Any outdoor or indoor place used for amateur, professional or recreative swimming or bathing, whether or not a fee is charged for admission or for the use of said place, exclusive of a bathing place at a private, single-family residence which is used solely by the owner of the residence, his family and their personal guests.
[Added 9-21-1977 by Ord. No. 1802; amended 3-20-1991 by Ord. No. 3233]
WADING POOLS
[Added 12-20-1989 by Ord. No. 3177]
A pool or whirlpool containing less than three feet of water used at a public bathing place for communal swimming, bathing or hydrotherapy. Wading pools are further divided into three classes:
A. 
Class 1: Fill and drain. A pool emptied after each use.
B. 
Class 2: Auxiliary. A pool sharing a common recirculation/filtration system with a permitted swimming pool.
C. 
Class 3: Independent. All other pools utilizing an independent recirculation/filtration system such as baby pools, lap pools and whirlpools.
[Amended 1-18-2006 by Ord. No. 3768]
A. 
Every person who constructs or installs or intends to construct or install or who desires to extend, alter or modify a public bathing place shall have plans and specifications for such construction, installation, alteration, extension or modification approved in writing by the Director of Building and Planning before beginning the work or before permitting the work to be started by a contractor or any employee.
B. 
The application for approval of plans required by the Director of Building and Planning shall contain complete plans and specifications fully describing the public bathing place or extension, alteration or change contemplated in the application and shall be made on forms provided by the Director of Building and Planning.
C. 
The approval issued in response to the application shall contain such terms and conditions as may be required by the Director of Building and Planning to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Code.
A. 
Every person owning, managing or maintaining a public bathing place shall obtain a permit from the Board. Application for a permit to operate a public bathing place shall be on forms provided by the Board, which shall set forth the name, residence, business address and telephone number of the applicant, the location of the public bathing place, the name and address of the operator of the public bathing place and any additional information which the Board may require to enable it to determine whether the provisions of the Health Code are being complied with. The application is also to be accompanied by plans showing details of the pool and facilities.
B. 
Each applicant, at the time of applying for a permit to operate a public bathing place, shall pay an annual inspection fee for each swimming pool and wading pool on the premises, as set forth in the Township Schedule of Fees, as adopted and amended from time to time by the Board of Commissioners.[1]
[Amended 9-21-1977 by Ord. No. 1802; 12-20-1989 by Ord. No. 3177]
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Editor's Note: For the current Schedule of Fees, see Ch. A167, Fees.
C. 
Such person shall post the permit in a place accessible to patrons in the principal office of the public bathing place, in the entryway or in any other conspicuous place approved by the Director of Building and Planning.
[Amended 1-18-2006 by Ord. No. 3768]
D. 
The holder of a permit to operate a public bathing place shall be held responsible for compliance with all the provisions of this Health Code on and within the premises operated under such a permit.
E. 
If it is found that the provisions of this Health Code are not being complied with or that any condition exists which in the opinion of the Board endangers the life, safety or health of the users of any public bathing place, the Board may revoke the operator's permit.
[Amended 1-18-2006 by Ord. No. 3768]
A. 
The Director of Building and Planning shall collect or cause to be collected and shall analyze or have analyzed in an approved laboratory such samples of water, pool water or any other material or substance found on the public bathing place premises as may be necessary to determine compliance with the standards and requirements of this article of this Code.
B. 
Public bathing places shall be open at all reasonable times to inspection by the Director of Building and Planning.
A. 
Water. Water supply shall be furnished from a public water system or an approved source.
[Amended 1-18-2006 by Ord. No. 3768]
B. 
Plumbing. Plumbing systems, both house and pool, shall conform to the standards established under Chapter 115, Plumbing.
C. 
All sewage and liquid waste and the discharge of filter backwash, except pool wastewater, shall be disposed of in a sanitary sewer of the Township. If a sanitary sewer is not available, all sewage must be disposed of in accordance with Article VII of this Health Code. All pool wastewater shall be disposed of in a storm drain in an approved manner.
[Amended 1-18-2006 by Ord. No. 3768]
D. 
(Reserved)[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, Toilets, was repealed 1-18-2006 by Ord. No. 3768.
E. 
Lavatories. Lavatories shall be located adjacent to the toilet facilities and shall be provided in the number of one lavatory to each 60 persons using the pool at the time of maximum load.
F. 
The pool operator shall comply with the standards set forth in the Pennsylvania Code, Title 28, Health and Safety, Chapter 18, Public Swimming and Bathing Places.
[Added 1-18-2006 by Ord. No. 3768]
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Editor's Note: Former § 90-28, Quality of pool water, was repealed 1-18-2006 by Ord. No. 3768.
[Added 12-20-1989 by Ord. No. 3177]
A. 
Except for public bathing places located at multiple-unit residential facilities (including continuing-care facilities, as defined in § 155-2.1), which public bathing places are open for use only by residents of such facilities and their guests, one or more lifeguards in adequate number shall be on duty waterside at a public bathing place at all times such bathing place is open for use by bathers. While they are on waterside duty, lifeguards shall not be assigned other tasks that will divert their attention from the safety of the bather. Lifeguards need not be assigned to hot tubs, spas or whirlpools.
[Amended 3-20-1991 by Ord. No. 3233; 2-26-2020 by Ord. No. 4184]
B. 
Lifeguards shall be capable swimmers, skilled in lifesaving methods and in methods of artificial resuscitation as evidenced by their possession of a currently valid certificate from the American Red Cross in advanced lifesaving, lifeguard or water safety instructor categories.