(a) No person shall locate, construct or install any swimming pool or make any changes therein or in the appurtenances thereof without having first submitted an application and plans therefor to, and having obtained a permit from, the Building and Zoning Official and the appropriate Health Department. The application fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00). The fee for such permit which shall be collected by the Building and Zoning Official shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) in any case, and in the event of new construction shall be at the rate of two dollars ($2.00) for each 100 square feet of surface area, or fraction thereof, of the pool proper.
(Ord. 1603-97. Passed 5-27-97.)
(b) The permit shall not be issued until the plans and specifications have been approved as to the structural safety and compliance with this chapter by the Building and Zoning Official, and the pool shall not be used until the construction thereof has been so approved by the Building and Zoning Official.
(Ord. 1212-79. Passed 9-24-79.)
(c) Every pool, including existing pools, shall have a functioning filtration system which is approved by the Board of Health. Every in-ground pool shall have a filter cover installed on any drain that will prevent children being trapped by suction force to the bottom or side of the pool. (Ord. 26-13. Passed 10-28-13.)
(d) No person shall use, operate, repair or maintain any swimming pool in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any lawful order of the Building and Zoning Official, or in violation of any regulation of the Board of Health, or any order of the Health Commissioner issued pursuant thereto. (Ord. 1212-79. Passed 9-24-79.)