Except as hereinafter provided, the following
general requirements shall apply:
A. No owner of land in this Township shall construct,
maintain or use and no such owner shall suffer or permit construction,
maintenance or use of an unfenced swimming pool.
B. No lessee and no tenant or other occupier of land
in this Township shall construct, maintain or use and no such lessee,
tenant or other occupier shall suffer or permit the construction,
maintenance or use of an unfenced swimming pool.
C. All fences and gates enclosing swimming pools shall conform to the
currently adopted building codes in the State of New Jersey. Those
swimming pool fences which do not conform to the adopted building
codes shall be considered to be an unfenced swimming pool.
[Amended 6-7-2018 by Ord. No.
18-06]
D. All latching devices shall be located either on the
pool side of the gate or, if on the outside, at least five feet above
ground level and shall be maintained in good working order.
[Amended 10-3-1977 by Ord. No. 77-37]
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this chapter and who shall fail to comply with any violation notice
shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty of not more
than $500 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both.
Each day that such violation continues beyond the date specified in
the violation notice shall constitute a separate offense.