[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of
the Town of Southborough as Art. XI, Sec. 4 of the 1983 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
No swimming pool or appurtenance thereto shall
be constructed, installed, enlarged or altered until a permit has
been obtained from the Building Department.
A.
All outside or open-air wading or swimming pools,
in existence or to be constructed or installed, shall be enclosed
and made safe by the erection of a fence, wall or other suitable barrier;
said fence and/or other type of enclosure shall be a minimum of four
feet in height and otherwise meet with the approval of the Building
Inspector.
B.
Pools built totally aboveground whose height would
form a natural barrier shall have removable stairs and shall not be
left unattended with these stairs in position.
Artificial and man-made ponds and portable wading
pools less than 24 inches deep and having a surface area of less than
250 square feet are exempt from the terms and conditions of this chapter.
The owner or owners of land on which a wading
or swimming pool is now in existence shall erect an enclosure as aforesaid
within 90 days from the date on which this chapter takes effect.
The owner or owners of land on which a wading
or swimming pool is constructed, installed or in existence, who fails
to comply with the requirements of this chapter, shall be punished
by a fine of $20 and an additional fine of $5 per week for each week
the conditions of this chapter are not complied with.
[Amended 11-1-2021 STM
by Art. 2]
The Select Board may, on petitions, after public
notice and hearing, grant exceptions to the provisions of this chapter
in cases where the Board finds that said exceptions will not be injurious
to the neighborhood or otherwise not detrimental to the public welfare.
