[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Aldan 7-14-1971 by Ord. No. 311. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
All of the rules and regulations in effect by
ordinance in the Borough of Aldan, covered by the Building Code and
Plumbing Code,[1] and all sanitary regulations of the Board of Health, are
conformed with the plans approved by the Building Inspector, the Plumbing
Inspector and the Borough Health Officer.
For the purpose and within the meaning of these
rules and regulations, the following definitions shall obtain:
The Board of Health of Aldan, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Any natural person, association, partnership, firm or corporation,
and any agent, servant, employee or representative thereof.
Includes any structure fashioned of stone, concrete, cement,
cinder or cement block, earth, fiberglass, rigid plastic, tile or
other material, permanently affixed on or into the ground, filled
or partially filled with water and intended for swimming or public
bathing by human beings.
Includes any pool, located on residential or other property,
the use of which is limited by the owner thereof to his or her own
family and such guests as shall be admitted to the pool and its accessory
facilities by the owner thereof.
A.
Private pools (of the kiddie type) shall not exceed
eight feet in diameter by 16 inches in height or its equivalent area
in any shape.
B.
PUBLIC POOL
SEMIPUBLIC POOLS
STANDARD METHODS
Private pools shall also include those pools larger than those designated in Subsection A but of semipermanent or collapsible construction.
Includes any pool open to the general public with or without
the payment of a fee for the use of the pool or its accessory facilities.
Includes any pool, the use of which is limited to persons
qualifying for membership in a club, association, company, corporation,
organization, etc., as a prerequisite to use of the pool or its accessory
facilities.
Refers to Standard Methods of the Examination of Water, Sewage
and Industrial Wastes, 10th Edition, 1955, prepared and published
jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Water
Works Association and the Federation of Sewage and Industrial Wastes
Associations, or such later edition as may be published following
the adoption of these regulations.
A.
A separate supply of water shall be used as a pool
supply, i.e., not to be connected to the normal house supply.
B.
Effluent must be drained into a stormwater sewer by means of an underground drainage system and/or by means of the nearest trap fixture to a sanitary sewer. Water must be post-chlorinated before discharge. This rule includes pools of type identified by § 224-2, Subsection B of the definition of "private pool."
Effective with the date on which these rules
and regulations are approved by the Council of the borough, no swimming
pool or other public bathing place shall be constructed in the borough
unless and until the following conditions shall have been met:
A.
No public or semipublic pool or other public or semipublic
bathing place shall be constructed except in accordance with at least
the minimum requirements for such structures set forth in the Report
of the Joint Committee on Bathing Places of the American Public Health
Association and Conference of State Sanitary Engineers: Recommended
Practice for the Design, Equipment and Operation of Swimming Pools
and Other Public Bathing Places, 1949 or later edition, published
by the American Public Health Association. Any persons desiring to
construct such public or semipublic swimming pool or other public
bathing place shall, prior to such construction, submit to the Board
for approval a plan or sketch of the proposed construction, in sufficient
detail to permit determination of compliance with the minimum specifications
set forth above, and shall not begin such construction until approval
of the proposed plan or sketch has been received, in writing, from
the Board.
B.
No private pool or other bathing place shall be constructed in the borough unless, prior to such construction, a plan or sketch, in sufficient detail to permit determination that the proposed construction will not constitute a health hazard in the borough, shall be submitted to and shall be approved, in writing, by the Board. All private pools, except those pools of kiddie type as set forth in § 224-2, Subsection A of the definition of "private pool," must be surrounded by a fence of substantial construction not less than four feet in height, set back a minimum of three feet from the edge of the pool. This rule shall also apply to pools described in § 224-2, Subsection B of the definition of "private pool."
C.
Any person desiring to construct any pool or other public bathing place in the borough shall, at the time the plan or sketch referred to in Subsection A and B of this section of these rules and regulations is submitted to the Board, pay to the borough an application fee according to the following schedule:
D.
In the event that the required plan or sketch referred to in Subsections A and B of this section of these rules and regulations is not approved by the Board, the application fee described in Subsection C shall not be returned to the applicant, but the applicant shall be permitted to submit a corrected or amended plan or sketch to the Board for approval without payment of an additional fee.
[Amended 1-11-1984 by Ord. No. 395; 11-16-2022 by Ord. No.
532]
A.
Effective with the date of approval of these rules
and regulations by the Borough Council, every person desiring to operate
any pool or other bathing place in the borough shall, on or before
May 1 of each calendar year, pay to the borough an annual license
fee according to a fee schedule passed by resolution of the Borough
Council from time to time.
B.
Fees listed in the fee schedule passed by the Borough
Council will be doubled if the fee is not paid by May 1 of any calendar
year. After June 1, the double fee shall remain in effect and citations
shall be issued as well for failure to pay the fee.
In the case of a pool or other bathing place the construction of which is completed after May 1 of any calendar year, the license fee as described in § 224-5 shall be paid to the borough before such pool or bathing place is placed in operation. In all cases the full annual license fee shall be paid without regard to the date on which application for such license is made.
The annual license issued by the borough, as
described above, shall be plainly posted or readily produced by the
operator of the pool for examination by agents or representatives
of the Board of Health.
A.
The Board shall, at its discretion, make inspection
of all pools or bathing places in the borough at such times and frequency
as the Board shall deem advisable in order to determine that no condition
exists in or at the pool or bathing place which shall constitute a
health hazard to the borough or the users of the pool or bathing place
or their accessory facilities. In the event that a health hazard is
detected, the owner or operator of the pool or bathing place shall
be so notified and shall be given such time as the Board shall deem
sufficient to correct the condition or defect which creates the health
hazard. Failure to correct the condition or defect creating the health
hazard within the time period authorized by the Board shall result
in either revocation of the annual license issued for the pool or
bathing place by the borough and the closing of the pool or bathing
place or the imposition of such fines or penalties as are prescribed
by these rules and regulations, or both.
Whenever, in the opinion of the Board of Health,
an emergency of a health nature exists in the borough, the Board may
order the temporary closing of any or all pools or bathing places
in the borough until such time as the Board directs that the health
emergency no longer exists.
The following rules of operation of pools or public bathing places within the borough shall be observed effective with the date of approval of these rules and regulations by the Borough Council. The following Rules 1 to 15, inclusive, shall also apply to pools designated in § 224-2, Subsection B of the definition of "private pool."
A.
Rule 1. All pools shall be treated with such agents
as are suitable to maintain the bacterial content of the water in
the pool at a level consistent with safe use by human beings.
(1)
Rules 1a. The introduction of the bactericidal agent
referred to in Rule 1 above shall, in the case of public or semipublic
pools or bathing places, be made by approved metering devices unless
otherwise authorized by the Board.
(2)
RULE 1b. The introduction of the bactericidal agent
referred to in Rule 1 above shall, in the case of private pools. be
made in such fashion as will maintain a satisfactory bactericidal
level of the agent in the water.
B.
RULE 2. All pools shall be treated with such agents
as are suitable to maintain the algicidal content of the water in
the pool at a level consistent with safe use by human beings.
(1)
RULE 2a. The requirements for introduction of the
algicidal agent described in Rule 2 above shall be made as described
for public or semipublic pools or bathing places in Rule 1a above
and for private pools or bathing places in Rule 1b above.
D.
RULE 4. The minimum required concentration of algicidal
agent in all pools shall be that approved by the Board for the particular
agent proposed for use by the owner or operator of the pool or other
bathing place.
E.
RULE 5. Every person operating a pool or other bathing
place shall, at the frequency described below, perform or have performed
tests according to the Standard Methods to determine that the quality
of the water in the pool is safe for human beings.
(1)
Public or semipublic or other bathing places;
(a)
Residual bactericidal agent content test: as
often as necessary during periods of heavy use of the pool but not
less frequently than four times daily at approximately equal intervals
during the daily period in which the pool is in use.
(b)
Determination of total bacterial count: not
less frequently than once each week during the period in which the
pool is in use.
(c)
Coliform bacterial determination: not less frequently
than once each week during the period in which the pool is in use.
(2)
Private pools or other bathing places. All tests shall
be performed as frequently as is required to ensure the maintenance
of the pool in a condition safe for use by human beings.
F.
RULE 6. The standards for a bacteriologically safe
water shall be described in the aforementioned Recommended Practice
for Design, Equipment and Operation of Swimming Pools and Other Pools
and Other Public Bathing Places, 1949 or later edition, issued by
the American Public Health Association, and the laboratory performing
the required tests shall state that the test results do or do not
meet the required standards.
G.
RULE 7. The time, date, results and the name and address
of the person by whom performed of all tests required by Rule 5 above
shall be recorded and such records preserved for examination by the
Board for a period of 12 months from the date of performance of the
test.
(1)
RULE 7a. In the event that the bacteriological test
results indicate that the water in the pool is unsuitable for use
by human beings, the pool shall be immediately closed until subsequent
bacteriological test results indicate that the pool is again safe
for human use. On receipt of any report that a pool is bacteriologically
unsafe for use by humans, a copy of the report will be immediately
delivered to the Board together with a statement that the pool has
been closed and will remain closed until found to be safe for use.
H.
RULE 8. Public and semipublic swimming pools shall
be equipped with an efficient, approved-type filtration system, designed
to circulate and filter the pool water. An efficient system or apparatus
shall be used to maintain the bottom of the pool in a clean and sanitary
condition. The pool and its accessory facilities shall at all times
be kept in a state of good repair and free of defects which might
adversely affect the health of those using the pool.
I.
RULE 9. Private pools shall be maintained in such
manner and with such equipment as will keep the water clear and free
of debris and the pool bottom clean.
J.
RULE 10. All public and semipublic pools or other
public bathing places shall be equipped with washrooms and sanitary
facilities constructed in accordance with standard practices and existing
borough ordinances. Such pools may or may not be equipped with dressing
room facilities, but when so equipped, the dressing room or rooms
shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
K.
RULE 11. No food shall be served or consumed within
the limits of any pool nor within an area of 20 feet from the sides
of the pool. Where the service and consumption of food outside of
the above area is permitted by the owner or operator of the pool,
suitable containers shall be provided for the disposal of unconsumed
food, food wrappings, containers, etc. Such disposal containers shall
be such as to prevent access to the contents by flies and other insects.
L.
RULE 12. The area surrounding all pools, washroom
facilities, dressing room facilities, eating areas and other facilities
used in connection with the pool shall at all times be maintained
in a clean and sanitary condition. At least once each day, or oftener
if required, all such areas and facilities shall be cleaned and sprayed
or otherwise treated with an approved disinfecting agent in such concentration
as shall render the areas and facilities safe for human use. When
necessary, an approved extermination agency or firm shall be employed
to maintain the pool and its adjacent areas in a rodent-free condition.
M.
RULE 13. At such times as the water in any pool shall
be drained, such emptying of the water shall be carried out in such
a manner as not to create either a health hazard or nuisance to the
users of the pool or the borough.
N.
RULE 14. No person with open lesions of the skin shall
be admitted to any pool in the borough.
O.
RULE 15. No animals shall be permitted in any pool
intended for human use nor in or on the accessory facilities of the
pool. A conspicuous notice warning users of the pool of the prohibition
against the admission of animals shall be plainly posted at the entrance
to all public or semipublic pools or other public bathing places.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which
shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600, plus costs
of prosecution, and in default of payment of such fine and costs shall
be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 30 days. Every day that a violation
of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense. Notice
to the offender by the Board of Health shall not be necessary in order
to constitute an offense.
