CHAPTER 10
SWIMMING POOLS
SWIMMING POOLS
10-10-1 Definitions | 10-10-11 Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal |
10-10-2 Purpose | 10-10-12 Standards for Pool Design, Equipment, Operation, and Installation |
10-10-3 Warning | 10-10-13 Barrier Requirements |
10-10-4 Interpretation | 10-10-14 Conflicting Provisions |
10-10-5 Scope | 10-10-15 Site Maintenance |
10-10-6 Indemnification | 10-10-16 Street Protection |
10-10-7 Permit Requirements, Conditions, Fees | 10-10-17 Violations |
10-10-8 Building Official | 10-10-18 Appeals |
10-10-9 Inspections | |
10-10-10 Maintenance | |
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms are defined:
1. “Backwash” means the process of cleansing the filter medium or elements by the reverse flow of water through the filter.
2. “Barrier” means a permanent fence, wall, building wall, or combination thereof that completely surrounds the swimming pool and restricts access to the swimming pool from the outside of the barrier. For the purpose of this definition, permanent shall mean not being able to be removed, lifted, or relocated without the use of a tool.
3. “Immediate vicinity” means within 10 feet in any direction of an object while still being able to make eye contact with that same object.
4. “Permanent swimming pool” means a swimming pool in which the sides and bottom are primarily located in the ground and that by its construction cannot be removed or disassembled on a seasonal basis.
5. “Potable water” means water that is satisfactory for drinking, culinary, and domestic purposes and that meets the requirements of the health authority having jurisdiction.
6. “Public swimming pool” means a swimming pool or spa owned or operated by a local or State government, or commercial interests or private entities including, but not limited to, public or private schools corporations, hotels, motels, camps, apartments, condominiums, health clubs, and country clubs.
7. “Residential swimming pool” means any swimming pool that is used, or intended for use, which is accessory to a one- or two-family residential dwelling and is available only to the household and its private guests. A residential swimming pool used for any commercial purpose, including, but not limited to, swimming lessons or exercise classes, shall comply with the requirements set forth by the State Department of Public Health Swimming Pool Rules.
8. “Spas” means a product with a water surface area that is less than 100 square feet intended for the immersion of persons in a temperature-controlled environment where water is circulated in a closed system such as a hot tub or whirlpool, and not intended to be drained and filled with each use. A spa/hot tub usually includes a filter, a heater, a pump or pumps, and a control, and may also include other equipment, such as lights, blowers, and water sanitizing equipment.
9. “Storable swimming pool” means a swimming pool in which the sides and bottom are primarily located above ground and that may be removed or disassembled on a seasonal basis.
10. “Swimming pool” means a structure, chamber, tank, or area constructed of man-made material, whether permanent, storable, private or public, that is intended for swimming, bathing, or wading. For the purpose of this definition, the following shall not be considered swimming pools:
A. Storable swimming pools with a designed water depth of 12 inches or less and which are drained and filled daily.
B. Landscape features such as fountains, fishponds, and garden ponds provided that the water surface area is less than or equal to 100 square feet and has a maximum water depth of 12 inches deep, extending a minimum of 30 inches into the water feature. This edge shall be known as a safety edge. In lieu of the safety edge, a structural pond cover may be used if the cover is anchored in place and capable of supporting a weight of 60 pounds, without the cover submerging into the water more than 12 inches. The pond cover shall not have openings that allow passage of a sphere six inches in diameter.
C. Ponds, lakes, and detention/retention facilities shall not be considered a swimming pool.
It is the purpose of this chapter to require architects, builders, contractors, pool suppliers, property owners, their agents, and others, to meet their responsibilities with respect to proper construction, construction techniques, and premises safety, and to provide for inspection as a means of compelling compliance therewith. It is not the purpose of this chapter to create any duty on the part of the City, its officers, agents, or employees, owing to any individual member of the public or to protect any particular or circumscribed class of persons. Specifically, it is not the intent of this chapter to create any duty or liability by the City, its officers, agents, or employees, to premises occupants, owners, tenants, or any other person.
No person shall place reliance upon this chapter, any inspections performed, or Certificates of Occupancy issued pursuant to this chapter, as indicating the safety of or quality of construction of any particular premises. Neither this chapter, nor inspections made pursuant thereto, nor certificates issued, are intended to assume the duty of any person to adequately construct and maintain a premises or provide a safe premises or to, in any way, indicate a decrease in the risk associated with the use or occupancy of any premises. A certification that a premise has been inspected pursuant to this chapter shall not, in any way, constitute a warranty or guarantee of the safety or quality of that premises.
1. New Construction. The general design, placement, construction, and barrier requirements for swimming pools and spas.
2. Existing Facilities. Additions to, alterations of, or repairs to any existing swimming pools and spas. The Construction Services Administrator may, when such additions, alterations, or repairs are made, order other reasonable additions or alterations within the facilities or barriers not currently in compliance with this Code.
3. All public swimming pools shall follow the rules set forth by the Iowa Department of Public Health.
The applicant for a permit for any swimming pool, by making such application, assumes and agrees to pay for all loss or damage to property whatsoever, an injury to or death of any person or persons whomsoever, including all costs and expenses incident thereto, however arising from or in connection with or related to the issuance of such permit or the doing of anything thereunder, or the failure of such applicant, or the agents, employees, or servants of such applicant, to abide by or comply with any of the provisions of this chapter or any other ordinance of the City; and such applicant, by making such application, forever indemnifies the City, its officers, and employees, and agrees to save it and hold them harmless from any and all claims, demands, lawsuits, or liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, injury or death, costs and expenses, by reason of the foregoing even though acts or omissions of the City, its officers, or employees, may have caused or contributed thereto. The foregoing provisions shall be deemed to be part of any permit issued under this chapter whether expressly recited therein or not.
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