(A) In every private residential swimming pool, at least one skimming device shall be provided for each 800 square feet of surface area or fraction thereof. Skimmers shall be located at least 30 feet apart. Handholes shall be provided and consist of a bull-nosed coping not over two and one-half inches thick for the outer two inches or an equivalent approved handhold. The handhold must be no more than nine inches above the normal water line. Skimming devices shall be built into the pool wall and shall adequately remove floating oils and waste.
(B) Each skimmer shall be designed for a flow-through rate of at least 30 gallons per minute and a total capacity of all skimmers on any pool shall be at least 50% of the required filter flow of the recirculation system.
(C) They shall be automatically adjustable to variations in water level over a range of at least three inches.
(D) An easily removable and cleanable basket or screen through which all overflow water must pass shall be provided to trap large solids.
(E) The skimmer shall be provided with a device to prevent airlock in the suction line. If an equalizer pipe is used, it shall provide an adequate amount of makeup water for pump suction should the water of the pool drop below the weir level. This pipe shall be at least two inches in diameter and shall be located at least one foot below the lowest overflow level of the skimmer.
(F) An equalizer line shall be provided with a valve that will remain tightly closed under normal operating conditions, but will automatically open at a differential of not more than four inches between the pool level and the level of the overflow tank.
(G) The overflow weir shall be of sufficient length to maintain a rate of flow of at least 20 gallons per minute per lineal foot of weir lip.
(Ord. 179-62, passed 7-17-62)