[Amended 3-20-2025 by Ord. No. 25-07]
For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
PERMANENT PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL
Any type of private swimming pool not otherwise defined in this section.
PORTABLE PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL
Any above-surface-type private swimming pool made of permanently pliable plastic or plastic-coated material, canvas, pliable rubber or other permanently pliable material designed to be removed and stored, which shall be allowed for a period of six months after permit approval is issued.
PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL
Any artificial or semiartificial container or receptacle for the containment of water having an inside depth at any point greater than 12 inches, located outdoors and used or intended to be used for swimming or bathing by the owner or lessee of the property on which it is situated or by the family or guests of such owner or lessee, as an accessory to a residence, except aboveground pools, the top of which is four feet or more from natural ground level, which are straight-sided and have no bridge construction, protrusion, abutments or other means by which access to the top of the pool can be gained by climbing. The discretion of the Building Inspector shall govern within the limits prescribed as to whether the aboveground pool shall come within the aforementioned exception.
A. 
No person shall install, construct, erect or make any alteration, addition or other improvement to any permanent private swimming pool until he shall have obtained a building permit issued by the Construction Official as in the case of any other structure.
B. 
No person shall install, construct, erect or maintain a portable private swimming pool in any calendar year until he shall have obtained from the Construction Official a portable swimming pool permit for which the fee of $35 shall be charged. The application for the permit shall show the dimensions of the pool.
[Amended 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. 08-2]
Any private swimming pool shall comply with the detached accessory building location requirements of the zoning regulations (see Chapter 250, Zoning). No swimming pool may be located in a side yard. This restriction applies equally to portable and permanent private swimming pools.
[Amended 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. 08-2]
Every private swimming pool within the Borough, including all pools erected, installed or constructed above ground, shall be completely surrounded by a fence or wall not less than four feet in height which shall be so constructed as to not have openings, holes, or gaps larger than three inches in any dimension except doors and gates, and if a picket fence is erected or maintained, the horizontal dimension shall not exceed three inches. The fence or wall shall be so constructed a distance of at least three feet from the outside edge of the swimming pool. A dwelling house or accessory building may be used as part of such enclosure. All gates and doors opening through such enclosure shall be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching device for keeping the gates or doors securely closed at all times when not in actual use, except that the door of any dwelling which forms part of the enclosures need not be so equipped. Any existing private swimming pool shall be provided with an enclosing fence or wall and gate within 45 days of the date of final adoption of this chapter.
Lights used above the surface of the water to illuminate any private swimming pool shall be so arranged and shielded that the light will be reflected away from the adjoining premises.
The Construction Official and/or Health Officer of the Borough shall be responsible for the enforcement of this article.