(a) Lifeguards shall be provided at every swimming pool of two thousand (2,000) square feet of pool surface or greater during all periods it is open for use. This requirement includes hotel, motel, apartment and condominium pools. All pools that are not required to have a lifeguard shall have a sign posted in a clearly discernable location in the pool area or room that reads "Warning, No Lifeguard, Persons Age 16 Years and Younger Not Permitted to Swim Without an Accompanying Adult". Any pool that has a diving board shall have a lifeguard during all periods it is open for use, notwithstanding that its surface area may be less than two thousand (2,000) square feet.
(1) Any lifeguard employed as required hereunder shall have a Red Cross Senior Life Saving Certificate or its equivalent, as determined by the Department of Public Safety-Service and shall be in constant attendance at such pool.
(2) The foregoing requirements shall not apply to single-family or two or three family dwellings.
(b) Each swimming pool shall provide at least one (1) unit of lifesaving equipment for each two thousand (2,000) square feet of pool surface or fraction thereof. One (1) unit of lifesaving equipment shall include:
(1) A Coast Guard approved ring buoy or equivalent buoyant throwing device fitted with one-fourth (1/4) inch diameter line at least one and one-half (1-1/2) times longer than the maximum width of the pool.
(2) A reach pole or shepherd's crook with blunted ends and a minimum length of twelve (12) feet.
(Ord. 48-87. Passed 6-22-87.)