[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
(now Township Council) of the Township of Hillside as indicated in
article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-21-1971 as Ch. XVI, Sec. 16-1, of the 1971
Code]
There is hereby created and established rules
and regulations for the use and operation of the Margaret M. Roche
Memorial Swimming Pool. Use of the swimming facilities shall be subject
to further rules and regulations as may be promulgated by resolution
of the Swimming Pool Commission. The rules and regulations shall be
posted at all times upon the bulletin board at the swimming facilities,
and a copy thereof shall be filed with the Township Clerk for public
inspection.
As used in this Article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The individual's age on July 1 of each season.
The ten-foot area of concrete immediately surrounding the
pool.
The total area within the jurisdiction of the Swimming Pool
Commission.
The remainder of the concrete area surrounding the pool.
A.
Membership is open to residents of the Township of
Hillside and to nonresidents, except that membership of nonresidents
shall be limited to a maximum each year of 175 family memberships,
75 individual memberships and 75 senior citizen memberships. Nonresidents
must be sponsored by a paid resident member of the pool as a condition
to obtaining membership.
[Amended 12-19-1978 by Ord. No. G-136-78; 3-18-1980 by Ord. No. G-183-80]
B.
Types of membership shall include:
(1)
Family membership: includes husband, wife and unmarried
children up to and including 21 years of age residing within the same
household.
(2)
Individual membership: includes any person 18 years
of age or older.
[Amended 6-28-1995]
(3)
Senior membership: includes individuals 62 years of
age or older.
[Amended 6-28-1995]
(4)
Business memberships. Membership is open to corporations and all other forms of business organizations, provided that each such business maintains an office located within the township boundaries. Business memberships will not be subject to or included in the limitations imposed by Subsection A of this section. Use of business membership shall be limited to the hours of 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays only and shall not be used on weekends or holidays.
[Added 5-5-1998]
C.
All memberships are granted subject to this Article
and the rules and regulations of the Hillside Community Pool as established
by the Swimming Pool Commission. Failure to abide by these rules and
regulations may result in revocation or suspension of membership.
D.
The giving of false information on membership application
or on other documents required by the Swimming Pool Commission shall
be cause for denial, revocation or suspension of membership.
E.
The Swimming Pool Commission may deny membership to
any person who has violated the rules, regulations and prohibitions
of this Article or to any person whom the Commission, in its sole
discretion, finds would interfere with the health, safety and welfare
of other members.
[Added 11-7-1979 by Ord. No. G-168-79]
F.
Each family membership and each individual membership
shall be entitled to receive seven guest passes in any one year for
the use of nonresident persons who desire to utilize the pool. A guest
must be accompanied by a member of the pool and shall pay an admission
fee of $4 per day for admission on weekdays, an admission fee of $6
per day for admission on weekends and an admission fee of $8 per day
for admission on holidays. Rainchecks shall be issued to guests in
the event inclement weather causes the pool to close before 3:00 p.m.
[Added 5-5-1998]
A.
The schedule of membership fees for the various classes
of membership that are now or may hereafter be provided shall be adopted
by resolution of the Board of Swimming Pool Commissioners at least
45 days prior to the commencement of the time set for usage of the
pool by the membership, and the fee schedule shall be submitted to
the Township Council for final approval, and if approval then is granted,
it shall be done by a resolution of the Township Council.
[Amended 2-20-1973 by Ord. No. G-15-73; 5-5-1998]
B.
No fees are returnable for any reason after the first
operating date of each season.
C.
Members shall be required to make deposits on or pay
fees for such items as may be specified by the Swimming Pool Commission.
A.
All members shall be issued identification badges
which must be shown for admission to the pool area and be exhibited
at all times within the pool area.
B.
It is prohibited for a member to transfer or permit
transfer of his badge to any other person. Transfer of badges is punishable
by suspension or revocation of membership. If such offense occurs
near the end of the swimming season, the penalty may carry over until
the subsequent swimming season.
C.
Lost identification badges shall be reported to the
pool manager immediately. A replacement fee of $5 must be paid before
a new identification badge is issued.
[Amended 6-4-1975 by Ord. No. G-64-75; 6-28-1995]
D.
Altering or defacing badges shall result in a one-week
suspension of membership. A second offense shall result in season
revocation.
A.
All bathers, including babies, must wear bathing suits
in both the swimming and wading pools. Children wearing diapers shall
not be permitted in the wading or swimming pools.
B.
Women and girls of all ages shall wear bathing caps
at all times in the pool.
C.
All persons using the pool must shower prior to entering
the pool, using warm water and soap.
D.
Any person having a communicable disease, open blisters
or cuts, sore or inflamed eyes, ears, nose or mouth infections, excessive
sunburn or any type of skin disease shall be excluded from the pool
area.
E.
No water paraphernalia shall be allowed within the
pool area during general membership hours.
F.
Diving shall be permitted in designated areas only.
G.
No person shall be allowed in the water unless a lifeguard
is present and the facility is under supervision.
H.
No swimming shall be permitted in diving areas.
A.
Street clothing shall be left in designated areas.
B.
Women and girls of any age shall not comb their hair
or wear pin curlers or rollers within the pool apron areas.
C.
Dressing and undressing shall be done in locker rooms
only.
D.
All food shall be served or consumed within designated
areas only.
E.
Children under nine years of age shall not be permitted
unless accompanied by a responsible member 15 years of age or older.
F.
Destruction of property shall result in suspension
or revocation of membership.
G.
Neither the Swimming Pool Commission nor its employees
shall be responsible for valuables brought into the area.
H.
All litter, paper or debris shall be placed in designated
trash receptacles.
I.
Persons wearing street shoes shall not be permitted
within the pool apron area.
J.
Children not toilet trained shall wear rubber pants.
K.
If a child is lost or separated from its parent or
other person in charge of it and the child comes under the care or
custody of pool personnel, it must be called for within 15 minutes
by the person in charge of the child. Failure to call for the child
within the time specified may be cause for revocation or suspension
of membership of the family under whose membership the child is in
the pool area, or the parents of the child if they are members, or
the person responsible for the child.
A.
No glass or glass containers shall be permitted within
the pool area.
B.
No metal containers shall be permitted within the
pool area.
C.
No alcoholic beverages shall be permitted within the
pool area.
D.
Bicycles shall be parked only in designated areas.
Baby carriages and strollers shall not be permitted on pool or wading
pool or apron areas.
E.
No wrestling, running, ball playing or other similar
activity shall be permitted within the pool area and parking area.
F.
No radios shall be operated on the pool apron area.
G.
No pets or animals shall be permitted within the pool
area.
H.
No smoking shall be permitted on or within the pool
area.
[Amended 6-24-2014 by Ord. No. O-14-04]
I.
Discarded cigars and cigarettes must be placed in
appropriate receptacles.
J.
No spitting shall be permitted.
K.
Roughness, rowdiness, profanity, gambling or other
conduct affecting the safety of others may be cause for suspension
or revocation of membership.
L.
Soliciting or vending by anyone other than the authorized
persons for such activity is prohibited, and soliciting or vending
shall be prohibited for 300 feet on either side of the swimming pool
entrance on the westerly side of Central Avenue during the hours that
the pool is open.
M.
No person shall interfere in any manner with the health,
safety or welfare of other persons admitted to the pool facilities.
[Added 11-7-1979 by Ord. No. G-168-79]
A.
Regulations shall be posted at the pool.
B.
The Swimming Pool Commission, pool manager or assistant
manager may close or limit the swimming facilities whenever, in their
judgment, such action is deemed necessary or desirable for the protection
of the health or safety of persons entitled to use the facilities.
C.
Members of the Police Department, Swimming Pool Commission
and their employees, when on duty at the swimming facilities, shall
have authority to prohibit any action or conduct which they may consider
to be dangerous, improper or immoral or any act or actions in violation
of rules and regulations provided in this Article.
D.
The Swimming Pool Commission, the manager or assistant
manager, when in charge, shall have the power of expulsion or suspension
of the privileges otherwise granted to the holder of the membership
badge.
The Swimming Pool Code of the New Jersey State
Department of Health[1] is hereby incorporated into this Article and becomes a
part thereof.
[1]
Editor's Note: For current provisions, see
Chapter IX, Public Recreational Bathing, of the New Jersey State Sanitary
Code, N.J.A.C. 8:26-1 et seq.
[Amended 10-21-2003]
Any person convicted of a violation of a provision
of this Article or any supplement thereto shall have his membership
revoked, which may be in addition to a fine not exceeding $1,000;
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days; and/or a period of
community service not exceeding 90 days.
The provisions of this Article shall not relieve
any person of the duty to observe other provisions as set forth in
any New Jersey statute or ordinance of the township or as otherwise
provided in this Article.
[Added 5-15-1973 by Ord. No. G-19-73]
All moneys received from any source by the Swimming
Pool Commission shall be immediately paid to the Treasurer of the
Township of Hillside in accordance with the § 35-4 of this
Code.
[Added 5-15-1973 by Ord. No. G-19-73]
The Swimming Pool Commission shall recommend
all claims for payment or reimbursement of any kind, except payroll,
and payment shall be made in accordance with the Township of Hillside
claims procedure in § 35-5 of this Code. The payroll account
shall be regulated in accordance with § 35-6 of this Code.
[Added 5-15-1973 by Ord. No. G-19-73; amended 6-24-2014 by Ord. No.
O-14-04]
All hiring of personnel and contracts for services,
maintenance or equipment shall be submitted to the Hillside Township
Council for its approval before becoming effective.
[Adopted 12-21-1971 as Ch. XVI, Sec. 16-2, of the 1971
Code; amended in its entirety 12-16-1975 by Ord. No. G-84-75]
As used in this Article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Artificially constructed aboveground swimming pools or tanks,
plastic or otherwise, established or maintained on any premises by
any individual for his own or his family's use or guests of his household.
Those pools which are not otherwise permanently installed; do not require water infiltration, circulation and purification; do not exceed a water surface of 120 square feet; and do not exceed 18 inches of water depth. Wading pools shall not be subject to the requirements of § 269-18.
[Amended 10-21-2003]
It shall be unlawful to establish or construct
a swimming pool without first having obtained a permit from the Construction
Official. Application for a permit accompanied by three (2) sets of
plans and specifications or proper descriptive brochures shall be
made to the Construction Official by the owner of the property. The
Construction Official shall issue a permit for the construction or
installation of the pool if the pool complies with the requirements
of this Article, and provided further that the same has been approved
by the Plumbing Inspector. A fee of $10 per $1,000 of the cost of
the swimming pool, with a minimum fee of $25, shall be charged by
the Construction Official for each permit.
Private residential aboveground swimming pools
shall adhere to the following standards:
A.
All pools shall be located only in rear yard areas,
and no pool or wading pool shall be constructed or installed on any
lot unless a residence building is located on the lot or unless the
lot is part of a residence curtilage.
B.
Pools shall occupy no more than 25% of the rear yard
area or a maximum of 800 square feet as measured along the surface
of the water, whichever is smaller.
C.
No edge of any pool shall be closer to the main building
of any lot line than seven feet.
D.
In the case of a corner lot, a private permanent swimming
pool shall not be constructed, erected, installed or maintained closer
to the side street line than the prevailing setback line on that street.
E.
Suitable and appropriate trees, shrubbery, planting
or fencing shall be provided and maintained so that neither the pool
itself nor the bathers using it are visible at any time to a person
standing on the ground on any adjoining street or on any contingent
property, except that this provision does not apply to diving boards
or platforms or to bathers while they are on such diving boards or
platforms.
F.
The pool may be lighted by underwater or exterior
lights, or both, provided that all exterior lights are located so
that the light is neither directed nor reflected upon adjacent properties
in such a manner as to be a nuisance or an annoyance to neighboring
properties. All freestanding standards used for exterior lighting
shall not exceed 12 feet in height and shall be no closer than nine
feet to the edge of the pool. Underwater lighting shall be in compliance
with the applicable National Electrical Code. Accompanying the application
for a building permit shall be a certificate of approval from the
National Board of Fire Underwriters that the underwater lighting facilities
meet their specifications.
G.
The pool shall be completely surrounded by such fencing
as will effectively exclude children or trespassers, except that gates
shall be provided which shall be kept locked when the pool is not
in use.
H.
Sound-absorbing and sound-deflecting structures and
planting shrubbery and trees shall be provided in such manner and
number as to effectively reduce the sounds from the pool as heard
on contiguous property or streets to the end that there shall be no
unreasonably loud noise or sound which is abnormal to the surrounding
neighborhood.
I.
All areas surrounding the pool shall be made and kept
neat and attractive so as to be in conformity with surrounding property,
and no rubbish, debris or litter shall be permitted to remain or accumulate
in or about the pool.
J.
All material used in the construction of swimming
pools shall be waterproof and easily cleaned. The bottom and sides
of the pool shall be either white or a light color, except that aluminum
paint shall not be used as a finish. Sand or earth bottom shall not
be used.
K.
There shall be no physical connection between a potable
public or private water supply system and such pools at a point below
the maximum flow line of the pool or to a recirculating or heating
system of a pool unless such physical connection is so installed and
operated that no pool water can be discharged or siphoned into a potable
water supply system.
L.
All swimming pools hereafter constructed shall be
provided with not over one two-inch-diameter galvanized iron pipe
or approved equal drain extending from the pool to a brook, adequate
dry well, curb gutter opening or storm sewer where capacity is adequate
as determined by the Township Engineer. No pool drain shall be connected
to the sanitary sewer system. Pool drainage systems must be approved
by the Plumbing Inspector prior to the issuance of a permit by the
Construction Official.
M.
All swimming pools shall be so constructed, installed
and maintained as to provide necessary equipment for the chlorination
and other disinfection and filtering to comply with such approved
bacteriological standards as may be promulgated by regulations issued
by the Board of Health to the township.