[Added 6-19-1959; amended 8-3-1967 by Ord. No. 3-1967; 12-5-1979 by Ord. No. 7-1979; 4-15-2009 by Ord. No. 4-2009]
No swimming pool shall be constructed, installed or maintained on any premises within the City of Rye unless it complies with the provisions of this article.
"Swimming pool" as used in this Code means any structure intended for swimming, recreational bathing or wading that contains water over 24 inches (610 mm) deep. This includes in-ground, aboveground and on-ground pools; hot tubs; spas; portable pools; temporary pools and fixed-in-place wading pools.
A. 
No person shall construct or install a swimming pool without having first applied for and received approval from the Board of Architectural Review and received a permit from the Building Inspector. Such applications shall be accompanied by plans that specifications that in sufficient detail show the following:
(1) 
Pool dimensions, depths, and the distance of the pool from all lot lines, pool fencing, existing and proposed structures and septic tanks and their fields, if any.
(2) 
Pool construction, including details of materials to be used, water supply, type and size of filter system, pump details and capacity, drainage, waste disposal facilities and pool piping layout.
(3) 
Pool fencing, lighting layout and estimated cost.
(4) 
For public pools provide proof of Westchester County Health Department reviews and/or approvals.
B. 
Plans shall be prepared or approved and signed by a registered architect or licensed professional engineer.
C. 
The Building Inspector, after finding that the application and plans and specifications comply with the provisions hereof, shall approve the issuance of a permit for the construction or installation of such pool.
A. 
Every pool shall be constructed of materials sufficient to ensure against collapse thereof and leakage of water therefrom.
B. 
Filter pumps and mechanical devices used in connection with any pool shall be set back from the adjoining premises in accordance with the Zoning Code and shall be so constructed as not to interfere with the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of the occupants of the adjoining premises.
C. 
Aprons of suitable material shall be installed around the pool and shall be pitched to drain water away therefrom.
D. 
All pool facilities shall be kept clean and in a sanitary condition.
E. 
All pools shall be constructed in accordance with the latest editions of the Building Code of New York State and the Residential Code of New York State as amended from time to time. Such requirements are incorporated herein by reference.
Cross-connection between the piping system of a swimming pool and a potable water system is prohibited. If water for any pool is supplied from a potable water system, the inlet or fill pipe shall be located at least six inches above the overflow of such pool.
A. 
A swimming pool shall be provided with at least one metal grated outlet for drainage of pool water and for backwash water disposal. Such outlet shall have an area of openings at least four times the cross-sectional area of the drainpipe. The drainpipe shall be equipped with a gate valve located outside the walls of the pool and be connected to a storm sewer if it is available, and the backwash shall drain to a sanitary sewer if it is available. If a storm sewer or sanitary sewer is not available, the Building Inspector, with the approval of the City Engineer, will designate the disposal method or methods.
B. 
Pool water discharged into a brook or stream must comply with the disinfection and bacteriological regulations issued by the Health Officer of the City or, if none, by the Westchester County Department of Health.
If the use of any swimming pool shall be abandoned or permanently discontinued, the owner shall completely fill the pool and return the surface of the ground to its original grade and to approximately the same condition as existed before the pool was constructed.
Swimming pools existing on the effective date of this article shall comply with §§ 157-69D, 157-71B and 157-72 of this article.
It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector and health officials to enforce the provisions of this article. They may enter premises for the purpose of determining compliance herewith.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day the violation exists shall constitute a separate violation.