[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Lumberton: Art. I, 12-17-1973 by Ord. No. 1973-19 as Ch. XIII of the 1973 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Water — See Ch. 271.
[Adopted 12-17-1973 by Ord. No. 1973-19 as Ch. XIII of the 1973 Code]
[Amended 12-15-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-12]
As used in this Article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated: 25301
Includes fill and draw, flow-through and recirculation pools,
outdoor and indoor, which are artificially constructed to provide
recreational facilities for swimming, bathing or wading, and shall
include only privately owned pools, and shall also include pools served
by natural outdoor ponds, rivers or lakes. It shall not include pools
constructed for use by the public regulated by the provisions of the
Swimming Pool Code of New Jersey or natural outdoor ponds, rivers
or lakes.
A.
Permit required. No person shall construct or maintain
upon any premises within the township any swimming pool unless he
has first applied to the Building Inspector and obtained a permit
to do so pursuant to the provisions of this Article and any other
applicable ordinance.
B.
Application information. The application for a permit
shall be accompanied by duplicate plans, specifications and the plot
plan of the property. The plot plan shall show the accurate location
of the proposed pool on the property as well as the location, height
and type of all existing or proposed fencing, including the type and
height of fencing or enclosure required by this Article. The application
shall also show the means of filling and emptying the pool, the physical,
chemical and bacterial quality of the pool water and the means by
which it is to be maintained.
C.
Fees. Applicable fees are detailed in the universal fee chart located in § 18-2, reference number 42, of the Code of the Township of Lumberton.
[Amended 12-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-17]
D.
Granting of permit. No permit for a swimming pool
shall be issued by the Building Inspector unless the plans, specifications
and plot comply with this Article and all other applicable ordinances
of the township and unless and until the applicant has presented to
the Building Inspector a certificate from the Board of Health certifying
that the plans for the pool comply with any ordinances, rules or regulations
of the Board of Health then in effect.
E.
Suspension; revocation.
(1)
Any swimming pool permit shall be conditioned upon
continued compliance by the permittee with all provisions of this
Article and other applicable ordinances of the township or of the
Board of Health. Any such permit may be suspended for a period not
exceeding five days and thereafter revoked following notice and hearing
on such suspensions for violations of any of the provisions of this
Article or any other applicable ordinance of the township or the Board
of Health.
(2)
Upon revocation, the permittee or owner of the ground
whereon the pool is located shall forthwith take such effective steps
to close the pool and to prevent intentional or accidental access
thereto as the Township Committee shall direct. Initial suspension
may be by the Building Inspector, but final revocation or suspension
after hearing shall be by the Township Committee.
The location of any swimming pool shall comply
with all applicable provisions of the zoning ordinance.[1] In addition thereto, a swimming pool shall not be constructed,
installed, located, maintained or operated within 10 feet of any property
line, nor nearer to any street line upon which the. property abuts
than the existing setback line for structures erected on such property,
but in no case less than 15 feet from a street line.
[Amended 10-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-14]
All pools installed that require fence protection shall comply
with the current adopted pool code for the State of New Jersey and
all its references.
A.
Lights used to illuminate any swimming pool or bathing
pool shall be so arranged and shaded as to reflect light away from
adjoining premises.
B.
Electrical fixtures and the wiring and installation
thereof used in connection with the swimming pool shall conform to
the standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for Electrical
Wiring and Apparatus.
Swimming pools shall be subject to any sanitary regulations provided in Chapter 298, Swimming Pools, of this Code or hereafter enacted by the Board of Health.
[Added 8-3-1992 by Ord.
No. 1992-6; amended 12-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-19]
Any person, firm, corporation, association or legal party whatsoever who shall violate, or authorize or procure a violation, or cause to be violated, any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided under § 1-11 governing general penalty provisions. If the state requires, limits or expands potential minimum or maximum penalties in contradiction to this article, state law shall apply.
