[CC 1976 §525.010; Ord. No. 765 §1, 4-25-1961]
The following words when used in this Chapter shall have the
meanings set out below:
A "private swimming pool" shall include
all artificially constructed pools which are used in connection with
and appurtenant to a single-family residence and available only to
the family of the householder or his/her private guests.
Shall include any place open to the public for swimming or
recreative bathing whether or not a fee is charges for use thereof,
and shall be classified as pools, outdoor or indoor, which are entirely
of artificial construction.
A "semi-private swimming pool" shall include
all artificially constructed pools which are used in connection with
multiple family or cooperative groups (such as apartments, motels,
subdivision, etc.) and available only to such groups and their private
guests but not available to the general public.
A "swimming pool" shall mean an artificial
pool of water, including all appurtenances to its use, and used for
swimming or recreative bathing. Other terms shall be construed in
their normal and ordinary use and sense. Technical terms shall be
construed with the meaning accorded them by the Health Department
of this and other cities concerning swimming pools.
A "wading pool" shall mean either a portable
or permanent water container used for recreational wading purposes
which at its deepest point is not over thirty-six (36) inches. Any
such container with a volume in excess of six hundred seventy-five
(675) cubic feet of water shall for the purposes of this Chapter be
classified as a swimming pool and shall be subject to the regulations
pertaining thereto.
[CC 1976 §525.020; Ord. No. 765 §2, 4-25-1961]
A.
It shall
be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to construct,
alter, remove or demolish or to commence the construction, alteration,
removal or demolition of a swimming pool without first filing with
the Building Commissioner an application in writing and obtaining
a building permit therefor.
B.
An application
for such permit shall be submitted in such form as the Building Commissioner
may prescribe. Such application shall be made by the owner or lessee
or agent of either, or the architect, engineer or builder employed
in connection with the proposed work. Such application shall contain
the full names and addresses of the applicant and of the owner and
if the owner is a corporate body of its responsible officers. Such
application shall describe briefly the proposed work and shall give
such additional information as may be required by the Building Commissioner
for a proper understanding of the proposed work.
C.
Applications
for permits shall be accompanied by such plans and specifications
of the proposed work drawn to scale, including location, size and
typical section of wall construction (approved by and bearing the
seal of a registered architect or registered mechanical or civil engineer)
together with type and size of filter system with filtration and backwash
capacities, piping layout with sizes and types of material, pool pump
capacity and pressure or head at filter and backwash flow, waste disposal
system and other pertinent data as may be required by the Building
Commissioner.
D.
It shall
be the duty of the Building Commissioner to examine applications for
permits within three (3) working days after filing. If after examination
he/she finds same to be in compliance with the law and ordinances
applicable thereto and that the proposed construction or work will
be safe and adequate he/she shall approve such application and issue
a permit for the proposed work as soon as is practicable. If his/her
examination reveals otherwise he/she shall reject such application
noting his/her findings in a report to be attached to the application
and delivering the same to the applicant.
E.
All work
performed under a permit issued by the Building Commissioner under
this Chapter shall conform to the approved application and plans and
approved amendments thereto. It shall be unlawful to reduce or diminish
the area or the construction or work provided for in an application
hereunder.
F.
There
shall further be filed with the application a plot diagram in a form
and size suitable for filing permanently with the permit record, drawn
to scale with all dimensions figured, showing accurately the size
and exact location of all proposed new construction hereunder.
G.
The Building
Commissioner may revoke a permit or approval issued under the provisions
of this Chapter in the event that he/she finds that there has been
any false statement or misrepresentation as to a material fact in
the application or plans on which the permit or approval was based.
H.
Any plans
now showing all requirements of the granting of a permit upon plans
submitted shall not be construed as constituting a waiver of any provision
of this Chapter or of a sanctioning of any violation hereof.
I.
No swimming
pool shall be used in whole or in part until a certificate of swimming
pool use shall have been issued by the Building Commissioner certifying
that such swimming pool conforms to the provisions of this Chapter
and has been constructed in accordance with the application and of
the permit therefor.
