[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Borough
Council of the Borough of Rocky Hill 5-3-1965. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Construction code permit fee — See
Ch. 78, § 78-5A(1)(e).
Drainage of swimming pools into sewers — See Ch. 197, § 197-35B.
This chapter applies to all private swimming
pools used and maintained for swimming or bathing purposes.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any pool which is constructed, used or maintained to provide
recreational facilities for swimming, bathing or wading, and which
is capable of containing water to a depth greater than 18 inches,
and all buildings and equipment and appurtenances thereto.
It shall be unlawful to construct or establish
a private swimming pool, as herein defined, within the Borough of
Rocky Hill, in the County of Somerset, without first having obtained
a permit therefor in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
A.
Private swimming pools shall be constructed of materials
such that they may be maintained in a sanitary and safe condition
at all times.
B.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the
private swimming pool to maintain the pool in such a condition as
to prevent breaks in the structure or water from overflowing onto
adjacent public or private property.
C.
The water in any private swimming pool at all times
when in use shall equal the standards as set forth in the latest recommendations
of the American Public Health Association and the New Jersey State
Department of Health.
D.
At all times when the pool is in use the water shall
be sufficiently clear to permit the entire bottom of the pool to be
clearly visible from the walkways surrounding the pool.
A.
All private swimming pools now existing or hereafter
constructed or installed within the Borough of Rocky Hill shall be
enclosed by a barrier that shall be compliant with the current International
Building Code, New Jersey Edition. Said barrier shall be so constructed
as to prevent, within reason, any person from gaining access beneath
or through said barrier. Access gates or doors that are a part of
the barrier shall also be compliant with the current International
Building Code, New Jersey Edition.
[Amended 4-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
B.
The swimming pool gates or doors shall be kept closed
at all times except when opened for the purpose of ingress and egress.
[Amended 4-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
Each property owner upon whose property there
now exists a private swimming pool as defined in this chapter shall
supply and install a barrier around such pool, complying with the
requirements of this chapter, within 60 days after the adoption of
this chapter or any amendments thereto.
No artificial lighting shall be maintained or
operated in connection with private swimming pools in such a manner
as to be an annoyance to the occupants of neighboring properties.
Any person, corporation or other organization
who shall violate, or cause to be violated, any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to imprisonment
in the Somerset County Jail or in any place provided by the said Borough
of Rocky Hill for the detention of prisoners, for any term not exceeding
90 days, or to a fine not exceeding $200, or both.[1]
