§ 34-572. Operational approval.

(a)

Permit required. No person or permit holder shall operate a pool without having first applied for and obtained a valid permit to operate from the board of health. A permit to operate a pool may be suspended or revoked for any violation of this article. Operating permits will become invalid as indicated by the permit expiration date. Any swimming pool operating without a valid permit from the board of health shall be subject to immediate closure.

(b)

Permit nontransferable. Permits to operate are not transferable from one person to another. If the permit holder is changed, then the current permit to operate the swimming pool is invalid and a new permit to operate is required.

(c)

Permit and current inspection report. The operating permit shall be framed and displayed in a conspicuous place as close to the pool entrance as possible such that it is easily readable by the public at all times. A copy of the current inspection report from the board of health shall be displayed in a conspicuous place where it is easily readable by the public at all times. The current inspection report is not to be removed until a new report is issued.

(d)

Operating instructions. All instructions necessary for the proper operation and maintenance of all pool equipment and appurtenances must be easily readable and readily accessible in the filter or equipment room.

(e)

Fees. For any pool, a fee, in accordance with the current fee schedule, shall be submitted with the application for a permit to operate. If the permit holder is changed, then the current permit to operate the swimming pool is invalid and a new permit to operate is required. For any pool that is in operation beyond the permit expiration date without permission from the board of health, the fee for an application for a permit to operate shall be doubled, in accordance with the current fee schedule.

(f)

Pools not in use/abandoned pools. Any pool that is closed, not open, not in use or operation, or seasonal pools that are closed until the next swim season, shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. The owner, permit holder or authorized agent for any abandoned pool shall create an opening through the shell of the bottom of the pool for drainage and fill the entire pool with clean earth. Neither an abandoned pool nor any pool not in use shall be allowed to create a nuisance as defined in article VII, "Nuisances" of this chapter.

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