(a) No private swimming pool shall hereafter be constructed, installed or maintained without having first obtained a permit therefor in the manner hereinafter described. No permit shall be required for the construction, installation or maintenance of a wading pool.
(b) Application for a permit shall be made on such form as may be required by the City Manager to disclose the information necessary to determine whether such private swimming pool will be in compliance with the ordinances of this City and the laws of the State. The application, together with three sets of plans and specifications or descriptive brochures and a plot plan drawn to scale showing the entire lot upon which the pool is proposed to be constructed, installed or maintained, indicating thereon the exact size, shape, depth and location of such pool, the type, height and location of the fence, and the distance from the pool to property lines and from all other structures on the lot, shall be delivered to the City Manager with an application fee of ten dollars ($10.00). The City Manager shall forward the application with one copy of the plans and specifications to the Board of Health for approval. On the approval of the Board of Health, and if the proposed pool complies with this section and the ordinances of the City and the laws of West Virginia, the City Manager shall issue the permit.
(1975 Code Sec. 5-10)