When used in this chapter, certain words and
terms shall have the following meanings:
ABOVEGROUND SWIMMING POOL
All swimming pools having all or any section of their exterior
wall above the surrounding ground level.
IN-GROUND SWIMMING POOL
All swimming pools having their entire water surface below
the level of the surrounding ground.
PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION
The installation of an aboveground or below-ground swimming
pool which requires more than one foot of excavation for any part
of the pool and/or is constructed of concrete, wood, metal, or other
materials and/or encircled or partly encircled by a deck or platform,
any part of which cannot be dismantled for storage.
SWIMMING POOL
All private or semiprivate swimming, bathing, or wading pools,
ponds or tanks, above or below the ground, of permanent or temporary
nature, which have a depth of more than 24 inches and/or a water surface
of more than 100 square feet, and which are excavated, erected, constructed
or created by damming of a stream, whether out of doors or inside
a structure or building.
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION
The installation of an aboveground swimming pool which requires
less than one foot of excavation for any part of the pool, with no
platform encircling or partly encircling the pool, other than an entrance
platform 4 x 4 feet maximum size, all of which can be dismantled and
stored.
The location of a permanent or temporary swimming pool on the property must comply with all provisions of Chapter
245, Zoning, but under any circumstances must:
A. Not be placed in the front yard.
B. Be at least 15 feet from any side yard line and rear
yard line.
C. Be at least 15 feet from any house basement.
D. Be at least 20 feet from any active well, septic tank,
leach bed, etc., unless conditions warrant a lessening or increasing
of this distance.
E. Not endanger the health and/or safety of its user
and not unduly interfere with the use and enjoyment of the adjacent
property.
Every swimming pool presently constructed or
installed or hereafter constructed or installed shall be maintained
at all times in such manner as never to constitute a public nuisance,
a hazard or a menace to health or safety. Any such hazard which may
exist or develop in or in consequence of or in connection with any
such swimming pool shall be forthwith abated and/or removed by the
person in possession, owning or having jurisdiction over such pool,
upon receipt of notice from the Village.
Use of a swimming pool shall be in a reasonable
manner and at reasonable times so as not to cause undue discomfort
and/or annoyance to adjacent residents.
A person who shall violate any provision of
this chapter or fail to comply therewith or shall violate or fail
to comply with any order or regulation made thereunder shall be guilty
of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law. Any person violating any
provision of this chapter shall be subject to a fine or penalty not
to exceed $250 or imprisonment for not to exceed 15 days, or both.