(a) No person, including any individual, corporation, association, partnership, trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, lessee, agent or assignee, being the owner, lessee or having charge or management of any property located within the City shall cause or permit to exist upon such property an unattended swimming pool whether by virtue of a foreclosure or any other reason. Such swimming pool shall be defined as unattended upon the event that the property which contains the swimming pool is vacant.
(b) Upon the determination that a property which contains a swimming pool is vacant, the Chief Building Inspector shall cause the person, including any individual, corporation, association, partnership, trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, lessee, agent or assignee being the owner, lessee or having charge or management of any property to be notified via public service at the last known telephone number and by regular U.S. mail that the City shall immediately abate the swimming pool hazard.
(c) Upon the notification required in subsection (b) hereof, the Chief Building Inspector shall be authorized to enter onto the property and take all necessary steps to neutralize and abate any environmentally hazardous condition which exists in the unattended swimming pool. Upon the neutralization and abatement of the environmentally hazardous condition, the Chief Building Inspector shall be authorized to locate the sanitary sewer test tee and take all necessary steps to drain the swimming pool into the sanitary sewer system for the appropriate treatment.
(d) Upon the completion of the abatement of the swimming pool hazard as required above, the Chief Building Inspector shall notify the person, including any individual, corporation, association, partnership, trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, lessee, agent or assignee being the owner, lessee or having charge or management of any property by regular U.S. mail of any and all actions taken by the Chief Building Inspector under the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 2008-43. Passed 8-19-08.)