As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
POOL OWNER Every person or entity that owns, directly or indirectly, or operates, uses or has custody or control of or has the right to use any swimming pool.
SWIMMING POOL Any man-made depression in the ground, either temporary or permanent, or a container of water, either temporary or permanent and either above or below the ground, in which water of 42 or more inches in depth at any point is contained, or which has a diameter of 10 feet or more. Spas, hot tubs, in-ground, aboveground and public pools are included in this definition.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489]
All pool owners as defined herein shall abide by the regulations contained in this chapter. These regulations are applicable to all swimming pools, including those constructed before the effective date of this chapter.
All gates or doors opening through enclosures shall be equipped with an inside, self-closing and self-latching device for keeping the gate or door securely closed at all times when not in actual use. The door for any dwelling which forms part of the enclosure need not be so equipped, but shall be secured in a similar manner.
Safety devices shall be supplied for every swimming pool. At least one life preserver or rope or other safety device shall be supplied for every swimming pool with a capacity for water of at least four feet or which is at least 10 feet in diameter.
No water drained from a swimming pool may be discharged into an adjacent property without the written consent of the owner of that property, or into the municipal sanitary sewerage system, or directly into a navigable body of water.
[Amended 11-11-2013 by Ord. No. 610]
Separation from overhead and underground electrical wiring shall be in accordance with the State Electrical Code as adopted in Chapter
98 of this Municipal Code, which requires that no swimming pool shall be located directly under or over electrical transmission lines, or within 10 feet of said lines; but if the electrical transmission lines are underground, this separation distance may be reduced to five feet. All electrical connections to a swimming pool, as defined herein, whether considered a permanent, storable, portable or temporary pool, shall conform to the requirements of Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 316 and may require an electrical
permit as set forth in Chapter
98.
All swimming pools designed to keep water throughout the summer shall be maintained in such a way as to not create a nuisance, hazard, eyesore, or otherwise result in a substantial adverse effect upon neighboring properties, or to be in any way detrimental to public health, safety or welfare; said water shall be properly treated to prevent the growth of algae.
Those pool owners owning pools classified as public swimming pools and requiring state permits pursuant to Wis. Admin. Code ch. Comm 90, Design and Construction of Public Swimming Pools, and ch. HFS 172, Safety, Maintenance and Operation of Public Swimming Pools, shall be required to construct, maintain and operate their pools as set forth in the state code, and are excepted from the requirements herein only insofar as these requirements are in conflict with the state requirements.
Violators of this chapter shall be subject to penalties as provided in Chapter
1, Article
II, of this Code.