[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Englewood
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-15-1972 by Ord. No. 1960 (§§ 23-1
to 23-9 of the 1978 Revised General Ordinances)]
Membership in the municipal swimming pool shall be available
to any person residing permanently in Englewood.
[Amended 3-21-1978 by Ord. No. 2302[1]]
Membership and other fees shall be as provided for in Chapter 191, Fee Schedule.
A.
The pool season shall commence on the last day of public school term
of each year with a seven-day week schedule.
B.
The pool may be closed for maintenance operations, health conditions,
inclement weather, or any other reason deemed necessary by the pool
manager and/or the Director of Recreation.
A.
Children nine years of age and under must be accompanied by an adult
member or chaperone at least 16 years of age.
B.
Use of wading pool shall be limited to children up to and including
six years of age. All children must be constantly supervised at the
wading pool area by an adult.
C.
All children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible
adult member after 6:00 p.m.
D.
Swimming area may be cleared of children at the discretion of the
pool manager for the purpose of allowing adults to use the pool. This
rule applies to all children under 18 years of age.
[Amended 3-21-1978 by Ord. No. 2302]
A.
Each member will be issued a membership badge which will bear his
or her number. In order to be admitted to the pool, this badge must
be shown to the admission clerk. Badges must be worn at all times
while using the pool facilities.
B.
Badges are not transferable. Misuse of membership badges will revoke
all swimming privileges for the remainder of the season. Where membership
fees are involved, no refund will be made.
A.
All bathers must rinse with water before entering the pool area.
B.
No smoking is permitted.
C.
Admission to the pool shall be refused to anyone showing evidence
of a communicable disease, sore or inflamed eyes, infection, or any
type of skin disease. No person with any type of bandage or cast will
be allowed in any pool area.
D.
No pets shall be allowed within the pool facilities.
E.
No glass or metal containers of any kind will be permitted within
the pool area.
F.
No running, pushing, ball playing, or undue disturbances affecting
the safety and comfort of others will be permitted.
G.
No food or beverages shall be brought into the pool area.
H.
No diving is permitted.
I.
All bathers must wear bathing suits at all pool areas.
J.
Kapok or cork jackets, air-inflated tubes, underwater masks, goggles,
flippers, snorkels, etc., will not be permitted.
K.
Parents should make certain that their children make periodic visits
to the rest rooms.
L.
Expectorating and nose blowing in the pool is prohibited.
M.
Only water shoes will be permitted in the deck area.
N.
Dressing and undressing will be done in bathrooms only.
A.
Cost of any property damage will be charged to the responsible member
and will result in suspension or revocation of membership.
B.
Alcoholic beverages are prohibited on pool grounds. Any person considered
by pool management to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs will
be denied access to the premises.
C.
No abusive or profane language will be tolerated.
D.
Members of the Police Department of the City, designated agents of
the Englewood Recreation Department, the pool manager and the assistant
manager, and all other lifeguards when on duty at the swimming facilities
shall have the authority to prohibit any action or conflict which
they may consider to be dangerous, improper or immoral or any act
or actions in violation of the aforementioned rules and regulations,
and shall have the power of expulsion and suspension of the privileges
otherwise granted to pool members.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate
offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which the
violation occurs or continues.
[Adopted 10-5-1978 by Ord. No. 2335 as §§ 23-10
to 23-24 of the 1978 Revised General Ordinances]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any pool designed, used and maintained for swimming purposes
by an individual for use by members of his or her household and guests.
Any artificially constructed pool, not designed or used for
swimming purposes, with a maximum area of 120 square feet and a maximum
water depth of 24 inches.
It shall be unlawful to construct or establish a private swimming
pool or wading pool (other than a portable wading pool not more than
12 feet in diameter and not more than 19 inches deep) without having
obtained a permit therefor in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
A.
An application for a permit to construct or establish a swimming
pool or wading pool shall be made to the Chief Inspector and shall
include plans showing the location and dimensions of the property,
the location and dimensions of the proposed pool and any other buildings
or improvements to be constructed, and the location, height and a
description of all existing and proposed fencing and walls on the
property.
B.
C.
The foregoing permit fees are exclusive of any fee required for the
construction of accessory buildings to be used in connection with
the swimming pool.
D.
No permit for a private swimming pool or wading pool shall be issued
by the Chief Inspector until the plans, specifications and plot plan
have been approved by the Health Officer and the City Engineer.
All pools shall be constructed of easily cleanable, waterproof
materials, shall be designed and constructed so as to be capable of
being maintained and operated in a safe and sanitary condition, and
shall be maintained so as to prevent breaks, leaks and overflows onto
any other property.
There shall be no connection between a potable public or private
water supply system and any private swimming pool at a point below
the maximum waterline of the pool, nor to any recirculating or heating
system for such pool.
A.
No water from a private swimming pool shall be discharged onto any
public street.
B.
Water from a private swimming pool may be discharged for use in connection
with a lawn sprinkler system or, with the prior approval of the City
Engineer, into a storm sewer or natural waterway.
C.
Water from a private swimming pool may be discharged into a sanitary
sewer only with the prior approval of the City Engineer, which approval
shall be granted only if there is no feasible alternative system of
discharge available.
D.
No permit for construction or establishment of a private swimming
pool shall hereafter be issued unless the provisions for discharging
water therefrom, including the place where the water is to be discharged,
has first been approved by the City Engineer.
Where water from a private swimming pool is to be discharged
into the sanitary sewerage system, the owner of said pool shall pay
an annual sewer charge to the City in accordance with the following
schedule, with the first such payment to be made before issuance of
a permit, and each subsequent annual charge to be paid on or before
June 1 of each year:
All private swimming pools shall be treated with chlorine or
its compounds in sufficient quantity so that there will be present
in the water at all times when the pool is in use a residual of excess
chlorine of not less than 0.40 parts per million of available free
chlorine, and so that the pH measurement of the pool water shall be
within the range of 7.2 to 8.2.
Not more than 20% of the samples of water taken from any private
swimming pool, when more than 20 samples have been examined, and not
more than three samples, when less than 20 samples have been examined,
shall contain more than 200 bacteria per cubic centimeter or shall
show positive test (confirmed) for coliform in any of five ten-cubic
centimeter portions of water at times when the pool is in use. For
the purpose of this section, any number of samplings of water on a
single day shall be considered as one sample. The Board of Health
is hereby authorized to take samples to ensure compliance with these
requirements.
Locker rooms, bathhouses, cabanas, shower rooms, toilets, runways
and all other physical facilities or equipment incident to the operation
of any private swimming pool shall be kept in a sanitary condition
at all times.
A.
No private swimming pool or wading pool shall be erected on any premises
within any of the following setback distances from the front, side
or rear property line of such premises:
B.
On a corner lot where the street frontages are such that the shorter
frontage is 90% or less of the longer frontage, the lot shall be deemed
to front on the street possessing the shorter frontage, and the longer
frontage shall be considered the side property line.
All private swimming pools with water more than 18 inches deep
shall include fencing as follows:
A.
If the pool is less than 200 feet distant from the front property
line of the property on which it is located, the pool shall be completely
enclosed by a fence or wall.
B.
If the pool is distant 200 feet or more from the front property line,
the pool shall either be completely enclosed by a fence or a wall,
or a fence or wall shall be provided along all of the side and rear
property lines of the property on which the pool is located.
C.
The height of any required fence or wall shall be as required in applicable provisions of Chapter 250, Land Use.
D.
Any required fence or wall shall be such as to reasonably prevent
persons from gaining access to the pool by passing under, over or
through the same, and shall include a self-closing gate or gates which
can be locked when the pool is unguarded or unattended.
No artificial lighting shall be maintained or operated in connection
with private swimming pools in such a manner as to be a nuisance or
an annoyance to neighboring properties, and underwater lighting facilities
shall be permitted in any private swimming pool only if the electrical
fixtures and installation thereof are approved by and conform to the
standards of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., or some other
recognized and duly qualified testing laboratory, and have been inspected
and approved for that purpose by the Chief Inspector.
Every private swimming pool or wading pool shall at all times
comply with the requirements of the Board of Health. Any nuisance
or hazard to health which may exist or develop in or in consequence
of or in connection with any pool shall be abated and removed by the
owner, lessee or occupant of the premises on which the pool is located
within 10 days of receipt of notice from the Chief Inspector, City
Engineer, or Board of Health of the City.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate
offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.
