§ 34-568. Permit required.

(a)

Permit required. No person shall construct, operate or modify a pool or facilities thereof without having first applied for and received a valid permit from the board of health. The permit issued shall be valid until suspended, revoked, has expired, or there is a change in the permit holder. Failure to pay a permit fee, which includes failure due to returned checks for insufficient funds, shall be a violation of this article and shall invalidate the permit accordingly.

(b)

Other approvals. Any person constructing, operating or modifying a pool or facilities thereof must comply with all other applicable regulations and codes.

(c)

Use restrictions. The board of health may set use restrictions on any pool and shall require the permit holder or authorized agent to post appropriate compliance notices conspicuously in public view. The board of health shall post signs or require signs to be posted prohibiting or limiting the use of any pool for non-compliance with this article. Signs that are property of the board of health shall be removed only by the board of health. No person may, enter the pool enclosure while the pool is posted "Closed" except an employee or agent of the board of health or other authorized personnel. The pool area shall remain closed until permission to reopen is requested from the permit holder or authorized agent and permission is granted by the board of health.

(d)

Wastewater discharge. Direct discharge of polluted waters, such as drainage from overflow fittings, filter backwash waters or contaminated drainage from any pool, shall not be allowed to flow to any outlet or to any portion of the public storm drain system, or to any natural stream, or to any body of water or ground surface within the jurisdiction of the board of health, unless otherwise approved by the board of health.

(e)

Onsite sewage management systems. Any pool and related sanitary facilities proposed to be constructed on premises utilizing an onsite sewage management system must be approved by the board of health prior to construction and in accordance with the Fulton County Code, article XI, "Sewage Disposal" and state code.

(f)

Construction or modification without approval. Any pool or facilities thereof constructed or modified without the prior written approval of the board of health shall be subject to compliance with the current article.

(Ord. No. 09-0120, 1-7-09; Ord. No. 18-0340, Att. A, 5-16-18)