(a) Public swimming pools.
(1) The approving authority must inspect, from time to time during reasonable hours, any part of a public swimming pool for the purposes of determining compliance with the provisions of this chapter. A person must not obstruct or deny access to a properly authorized representative of the approving authority.
(2) Before any piping and equipment is permanently concealed, a person constructing a public swimming pool must obtain an inspection by the approving authority.
(3) A newly constructed public swimming pool is not eligible for an operating permit until a final inspection has been made by the approving authority.
(b) Private swimming pools.
(1) When the Department of Permitting Services receives a complaint that a private swimming pool is in violation of this Chapter, the Department must inspect, during reasonable hours, the private swimming pool to determine compliance with this Chapter.
(2) An owner who constructs or substantially alters a private swimming pool must obtain all inspections required by the Department of Permitting Services.
(3) Within 5 days after a pool is completed, an owner must request a final inspection of the pool by the Department of Permitting Services if the Department issued the building permit for the pool. The Department must not certify that a private swimming pool passes final inspection unless the owner has complied with this Chapter. A private swimming pool must not be filled until it has passed final inspection. (1971 L.M.C., ch. 45, § 1; 1985 L.M.C., ch. 48, § 1; 1990 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 20, § 1; 1998 L.M.C., ch. 12, § 1; 2001 L.M.C., ch. 14, § 1; 2002 L.M.C., ch. 16, § 2.)