[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Vinland
as Title 5, Ch. 6, of the 2004 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An outdoor structure containing a body of water in a receptacle
or other container having a depth for water at any point greater than
1 1/2 feet located above or below the surface of ground elevation,
used or intended to be used solely by the owner, operator or lessee
thereof and his/her family and by friends invited to use it, and includes
all structural facilities, appliances and appurtenances, equipment
and other items used and intended to be used for the operation and
maintenance of a private or residential swimming pool.
Storable children's swimming or wading pools which are so constructed
that they may be readily disassembled or deflated for storage and
reassembled or inflated to their original integrity are exempt from
the provisions of this chapter.
Before work is commenced on the construction or erection of
private or residential swimming pools or on any alterations, additions,
remodeling or other improvements, an application for a swimming pool
building permit to construct, erect, alter, remodel or add must be
submitted in writing to the Zoning Administrator. Plans and specifications
and pertinent explanatory data shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator
at the time of application. No work or any part of the work shall
be commenced until a written permit for such work is obtained by the
applicant. The swimming pool permit fee shall apply and shall accompany
such application.
In addition to such other requirements as may be reasonably imposed by the Zoning Administrator, the Zoning Administrator shall not issue a permit for construction as provided for in § 365-3 unless the following construction requirements are observed:
A.
All materials and methods for construction in the construction, alteration,
addition, remodeling or other improvements and pool installation shall
be in accord with all state regulations and codes and with any and
all ordinances of the Town now in effect or hereafter enacted.
B.
All plumbing work shall be in accordance with all applicable ordinances
of the Town and all state codes. Every private or residential swimming
pool shall be provided with a suitable draining method and, in no
case, shall waters from any pool be drained into the sanitary sewer
system, onto lands of other property owners adjacent to that on which
the pool is located or in the general vicinity.
C.
All electrical installations, including lights and heating, but not
limited thereto, which are provided for, installed and used in conjunction
with a private swimming pool, shall be in conformance with the state
laws and Town ordinances regulating electrical installation.
A.
No swimming pool shall be erected or constructed on an otherwise
vacant lot. A lot shall not be considered vacant if the owner owns
the contiguous lot and said lot is occupied by a principal building.
B.
Permanent pools shall maintain a minimum side and rear yard clearance
of 20 feet from the adjoining property.
A.
Pools within the scope of this chapter which are not enclosed with
a permanent building shall be completely enclosed by a fence of sufficient
strength to prevent access to the pool. Such fence or wall shall not
be less than four feet in height and so constructed as not to have
voids, holes or openings larger than four inches in one dimension.
Gates or doors shall be kept locked while the pool is not in actual
use.
B.
No permit for the construction of a pool shall be issued unless the
same shall be accompanied by plans for the pool and the fence, showing
the exact location and adequate provisions for drainage.
C.
The pool enclosure may be omitted where portable pools are installed
above ground and have a raised deck around the entire pool perimeter
with an attached enclosed railing or uncovered sidewalls a minimum
of 36 inches high, provided that ladder or stair access can be restricted.
All swimming pools existing at the time of passage of this Code
not satisfactorily fenced shall comply with the fencing requirements
of this chapter when water is placed in the pool.
No private swimming pool shall be constructed so as to allow
water therefrom to drain into any sanitary sewer or septic tank nor
to overflow upon or cause damage to any adjoining property. Provisions
may be made for draining the contents of any swimming pool into a
storm sewer but such installation shall be subject to prior approval
by the Building Inspector.
All private swimming pools within the meaning of this chapter
must have, in connection therewith, some filtration system to assure
proper circulation of the water therein and maintenance of the proper
bacterial quality thereof.
All swimming pools of a permanent nature shall have the sides
and bottom of a smooth finish, and no sand or dirt bottom shall be
permitted.
Portable pools over one foot in depth must be drained, fenced
or covered in such manner as to provide public safety after each day's
use.
