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 of 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.
WADING POOLS
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.
A. 
Every person who constructs or installs or intends to construct or install or 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 Health Officer 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 Health Officer 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 Health Officer.
C. 
The approval issued in response to the application shall contain such terms and conditions as may be required by the Health Officer to insure compliance with the provisions of this health code.
A. 
Every person owning, managing or maintaining a public bathing place shall obtain a permit from the Health Officer. Application for a permit to operate a public bathing place shall be on forms provided by the Health Officer, 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 Health Officer may require to enable him to determine whether the provisions of the health code are being compiled with. The application is also to be accompanied by a plan 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 schedule of fees,[1] as adopted and amended from time to time by the Borough Council of the Borough of Columbia.
[1]
Editor's Note: The schedule of fees is on file in the office of the Borough Clerk.
C. 
The applicant and/or operator shall post the permit in a place accessible to patrons in the principal office of the public bathing place, in the entranceway or in any other conspicuous place approved by the Health Officer.
D. 
The holder of a permit to operate a public bathing place shall be held responsible for compliance with the provisions of this health code on and within the premises operated under such 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 of Health endangers the life, safety or health of the users of any public bathing place, the Board of Health may revoke the operator's permit.
A. 
The Health Officer 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 standards and requirements of this article of this health code.
B. 
Public bathing places shall be open at all reasonable times to inspection by the Health Officer.
A. 
Water. Water supplies shall be furnished from a public water system and shall comply with the provisions established under the Sewage Code or other applicable similar code of the Borough of Columbia.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 173, Sewers and Sewerage.
B. 
Plumbing systems, both house and pool, shall conform to the standards established by the applicable plumbing codes or other codes of the: Borough of Columbia.
C. 
All sewage and liquid waste and the discharge of filter backwash, except pool wastewater, shall be disposed of in the sanitary sewer of the Borough. If a sanitary sewer is not available, all sewage must be disposed of in accordance with Sewage Code or other applicable similar code of the Borough of Columbia. All pool wastewater shall be disposed of in a storm drain in a manner approved by the Health Officer.
D. 
Toilets.
(1) 
Adequate and separate toilet facilities for each sex shall be provided at all public bathhouses. The minimum shall be one toilet and one urinal for each 100 men and one toilet for each 75 women. Flush toilets and urinals shall be provided and shall be properly maintained. The toilets shall be located between the dressing rooms and showers.
(2) 
Toilets shall be kept clean, in good repair, well-lighted and properly ventilated by exterior windows or other mechanical means. The floors shall be constructed of material impervious to water and shall be provided with a sanitary base and with adequate and sufficient drains to permit cleaning. The use of linoleum or similar floor coverings is prohibited. The walls and ceilings shall be of smooth washable surface and shall be finished in a light color. Doors to entrances of toilet rooms shall be sell-closing. All openings to the outside shall be effectively screened or otherwise protected during periods when flies are prevalent.
E. 
Lavatories. Lavatories shall be located adjacent to the toilet facilities and shall be provided in the number of one lavatory to each 150 persons using the pool at the time of maximum load.
The water in any indoor pool shall be heated to a temperature of 68° F. to 72° F. The temperature of the air surrounding an artificially-heated swimming pool shall not be permitted to become more than 8° F. warmer or more than 2° F. cooler than the water in the pool at any time when the pool is in use.
A. 
Except for public bathing places located at multiple-unit residential facilities (including continuing-care facilities for the elderly), which public bathing places are open for use only by residents of such facilities and their guests, one or more lifeguards in adequate numbers 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 bathers. Lifeguards need not be assigned to hot tubs, spas or whirlpools.
B. 
Lifeguards shall be capable swimmers, skilled in lifesaving methods and In methods of artificial resuscitation as evidenced by their possession of currently valid certificates from the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or equivalent credentialing organization in advanced lifesaving, lifeguard or water-safety instructor categories.