(a) The terms used in this chapter have the meanings ascribed to them in the Texas Administrative Code Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 265, Subchapter L, Section 182, as amended.
(b) In addition to the terms defined in Subsection (a), the terms in this chapter have the following meaning:
(1) DIRECTOR means the director of the department designated by the city manager to enforce and administer this chapter or the director's designated representative.
(2) PERSON means an individual, partnership, company, corporation, association, firm, organization, institution, or similar entity.
(3) PRIVATE POOL means a swimming pool appurtenant to a single-family or duplex residence (including condominiums and townhouses) and used only by the occupants of the residence and their guests.
(4) PUBLIC POOL means a swimming pool to which the general public has access.
(5) SEMI-PUBLIC POOL means a swimming pool that is privately owned and open only to an identifiable class of persons, including, but not limited to, motel guests, apartment residents, and club members. (Ord. Nos. 15256; 30090)
No person may construct, modify, or repair a pool in the city without obtaining a permit. The application for a permit must be on a form provided by the building official and must be accompanied by the required fee and a specified number of copies of the plans of which the applicant seeks approval. If the building official and the director are satisfied that the proposed pool will conform in all respects to the requirements of the law, a permit shall be issued by the building official to the applicant. (Ord. Nos. 15256; 30090)
(a) The director shall have all of the authority granted to the city under Texas Administrative Code Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 265, Subchapter L, Section 207, as amended, to inspect a pool at any reasonable time and to enter upon the premises where a pool is located to the extent necessary to make a full examination for compliance with this chapter and state law. Advanced notice or permission for inspections or investigations by the director is not required.
(b) Public pools and semi-public pools, excluding multiunit, shall be inspected at least annually, and multiunit pools shall be inspected with the graded inspections for multitenant properties in accordance with Chapter 27 of the Dallas City Code. For purposes of this subsection, "multiunit" has the meaning ascribed to it in Texas Health and Safety Code Section 757.001, as amended.
(c) Water samples from a pool may be taken.
The provisions of Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 757, as amended, apply and supersede any regulations in this chapter for pools owned, controlled, or maintained by the owner or manager of a multiunit rental complex or by a property owner's association and for doors and windows of rental dwellings opening into the pool yard of a multiunit rental complex or condominium, cooperative, or town home project. (Ord. 30090)