A.
General.
(1)
No swimming pool greater than three feet in depth of
water or appurtenance thereto shall be constructed, installed, enlarged or
altered until a permit has been obtained form the Building Official. The approval
of all city and state authorities having jurisdiction over pools shall be
obtained before applying to the Building Official for a permit. Certified
copies of these approvals shall be filed as a part of the supporting data
for the application for the permit. In the event of any conflict between the
provisions of these regulations and any provision of state law or requirement,
rules or regulations of the State Department of Public Health, the provision
imposing the higher standard or the more stringent requirement shall have
precedence.
(2)
Before any permit for a swimming pool is issued, plans,
including a site plan with elevations, shall be submitted showing accurate
dimensions and construction of the pool and appurtenances, properly established
distances to lot lines and details of water supply, drainage and water disposal
systems.
(3)
A private swimming pool may be constructed in any zone
as an accessory use to a residential use.
(4)
Any swimming pool and appurtenances shall conform to
the same yard and coverage requirements for buildings as set forth for each
zone and shall conform to the standards for walls and fences set forth in
these regulations.
B.
Water supply and drainage system.
(1)
No direct mechanical connection between a source of domestic
water supply shall be made to a swimming pool or to the piping to the pool.
The water supply for filling the pool, when derived from a potable supply,
shall be by means of an over-fall fillspout to the pool or an over-fall supply
to a surge tank, wherein the water will freely overflow at deck level or the
top of the surge tank before coming into contact with the water supply outlet.
(2)
The swimming pool and equipment shall be equipped to
be completely emptied of water, and the discharged water shall be disposed
of in an approved manner that will not create a nuisance to the adjoining
property. Whenever any waste or drainage from a swimming pool is connected
to a sanitary sewer or storm sewer, an air-gap or a relief manhole shall be
provided which will positively preclude against surge or back flow introducing
contaminated water into the swimming pool or water treatment plant. The written
permission of the public authority having control of such sanitary or storm
sewer shall be filed with the application for a permit.
C.
Safety precautions.
(1)
No electrical wiring shall be permitted to pass overhead
within 20 feet of the swimming pool enclosure.
(2)
There shall be an adequate enclosure either surrounding
the property or the swimming pool area, which shall be sufficient to make
the pool inaccessible to small children. Such enclosure, including gates,
must not be less than four feet above grade. All gates must be self-latching
with latches placed at least four feet above the ground or otherwise made
inaccessible from the outside to small children. A natural barrier, building,
hedge, pool cover or other protective device approved by the Building Official
may be used if the degree of protection afforded by the substituted device
or structure is not less than the protection afforded by the enclosure, gate
and latch described herein.
