ORDINANCE NO 08 072 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENVILLE TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 10 ARTICLE 10 04 SWIMMING POOLS SECTION 10 04 001 AND AMENDING APPENDIX A ARTICLE AI0 04 SWIMMING POOLS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GREENVILLE PROVIDING FOR A REPEALING CLAUSE A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND A PENALTY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FROM AND AFTER JULY 4 2008 WHEREAS for puli sfety nd prevention City Stff is reommending hnges to Artile 10 04 nd WHEREAS these hnges will emphsize the responsiility of prtment owners of eletril supply deking nd furniture hemils going into our sewer system sfety equipment suh s SVRD lerts systems nd 911 systems nd immedite life sving equipment rings with ropes nd Shepprd s hooks NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENVILLE TEXAS SECTION 1 Tht the City Counil herey pproves the following mendments to Chpter 10 Artile 10 04 Setion 10 04 001 nd mending Appendix A Artile AIO 04 ofthe Code of Ordinnes ofthe City of Greenville Artile 10 04 SWIMMING POOLS Se 10 04 001 Stndrds dopted permit nd inspetion The ity ounil herey dopts the deprtment of stte helth servies Stndrds for Puli Swimming Pool nd Sp y referene s if fully set forth herein nd requires eh puli nd semipuli pool or sp to e permitted on n nnul sis with permit fee s set forth in setion A10 04 001 ofthe fee shedule in ppendix A to this ode per pool or sp per yer Eh pool or sp shll e inspeted t lest one nnully to ensure tht it meets the ove referened requirements Stte lw referenes Snittion V TC A Helth nd Sfety Code 9 341 001 et seq limittion oflndowners liility V T C A Civil Prtie nd Remedies Code 9 75 001 et seq The Stndrds for Puli Swimming Pool nd Sp re mended s follows Definition A swimming pool for the purposes of this rtile shll e ny pool hot tu or sp ontining or normlly ple of ontining wter to depth of one nd one hlf 1 12 feet or more No Pge I of16
suh swimming pool shll e onstruted or operted unless it omplies with the onditions nd requirements in this rtile Permit required A uilding permit shll e required for the onstrution of swimming pools within the limits of the ity nd plns for eh swimming pool shll show ompline with the requirements of this rtile Finl inspetion of suh swimming pool shll e withheld until ompline with requirements of this rtile hs een otined The fee for suh permit shll e TABLE INSET Permit fee Hot tu or sp Aoveground pool 3 feet or less Aoveground pool more thn 3 feet Inground pool for puli use 35 00 25 00 65 00 100 00 Fening required Every person in possession of lnd within the orporte limits of the s owner ity purhser under ontrt lessee tennt liensee gent mnger or otherwise in ontrol ofthe property upon whih swimming pool is loted shll t ll times mintin upon the lot or premises on whih the swimming pool is loted fene wll or other struture designed to prevent smll hildren from indvertently wndering into the pool The required fening or other struture shll mesure not less thn five 5 feet in height exept fene for n ove ground pool tht is forty two 42 inhes or less in depth my e onstruted t minimum height of four 4 feet No opening in the required fene wll or struture other thn openings in whih door or gte is loted my exeed four 4 inhes mesured in horizontl diretion or three inhes s mesured etween the d ottom ofthe fene wll or other struture nd the ground or supporting surfe utting the ground All doors or gtes opening into swimming pool enlosure shll e equipped with self losing nd self lthing devies designed to keep nd ple of keeping suh doors nd gtes seurely losed t ll times when not eing used for entry to or exit from the swimming pool enlosure The required self lthing devie shll e tthed to the upper qurter of ny suh door or gte The requirements for self losing nd self lthing devies shll not pply to the door of dwelling tht forms prt ofthe swimming pool enlosure if the door is trnsprent It shll e unlwful to mintin ny swimming pool in the orporte limits of the ity tht is not fened in ordne with the requirements ofthis setion Lotion of pool A swimming pool my e loted nywhere on the premises exept in required front yrd provided tht the following onditions must e stisfied Pge 2 of 16
1 The pool must e within n re of the yrd whih is permitted to e fened so s to omply with previous setion 2 The edge of the wter must e t lest five 5 feet from ny property line Generl requirements All pools shll e equipped with filtrtion system lrge enough to ompletely irulte the wter one every six 6 hours All pools shll e equipped with hlorintion system Adequte provision for dringe shll e mde to drin the pool into the snitry sewer system of the ity Andoned negleted inoperle or hzrdous privte swimming pools or sps Generl provisions Any person who opertes privte swimming pool or sp within the ity shll mintin sid pool or sp ording to the provisions of this rtile This rtile shll e lierlly onstrued nd pplied to promote its underlying purpose of proteting puli helth Definitions 1 Helth uthority shll men the helth offiil of the ity or his designted representtive 2 Shll The word shll whenever used In this rtile will e interpreted s mndtory my is permissive 3 Person shll men n individul firm prtnership ssoition orportion ompny or orgniztion of ny kind 4 Privte pool shll men ny swimming pool loted on privte single fmily residentil property under the ontrol of property owner or legl oupnt The use of suh pool is limited to the memers ofhis fmily or their invited guests 5 Swimming pool shll men ny struture sin hmer or tnk ontining n rtifiil ody of wter for swimming diving physil fitness or reretionl thing A sp is swimming pool 6 Sp shll men smll ody of wter mnmde whih is exlusively in onjuntion with high veloity ir nd or high veloity wter reirultion systems utilizing hot old or mient temperture wter inluding juzzis hot tus nd whirlpools 7 Privte sp shll men sp designed for reretionl or therpeuti use loted on privte single fmily residentil property under the ontrol of homeowner or legl oupnt The use of suh sp is limited to memers of his fmily or their privte guests Andoned negleted inoperle nd hzrdous privte swimming pools nd sps 1 Any privte pool or sp loted within the ity shll not remin in ondition so s to rete puli helth or sfety hzrd or nuisne to the generl puli Any time privte pool or sp ontins ny mount of wter the owner or oupnt of the premises must Mintin wter lrity so tht ll prts ofthe ottom n e seen Mintin proper fening s required under setion 5 408 d Mintin pool free ofll foreign mtter Seure nd lok ll ess gtes to ny pool loted on unoupied property Pge 3 of 16
e Prevent hrorge or reeding ples for insets or rodents 2 In the event tht ny inoperle ndoned or negleted privte pool or sp fils to meet the requirements ofsusetion 1 d or e sid pool or sp shll e deemed y the helth uthority to represent sfety hzrd ndor nuisne to the generl puli nd d the following shll pply No suh pool or sp shll e llowed to remin in n inoperle unsfe insnitry or dngerous ondition for more thn ten 10 onseutive lendr dys One n inoperle unsfe insnitry or dngerous privte pool or sp omes to the ttention of the helth uthority he shll mke ll resonle effort to notify the owner s or legl oupnt s to mke orretions In the event tht no responsile prty n e found nd or the pool or sp remins in n inoperle insnitry or dngerous ondition the ity shll hve the right to drin fill p nd or remove the pool or sp Additionlly other repirs nd or work to te the nuisne my e performed y the ity Any nd ll osts inurred y the ity my e hrged to the owner ofthe property Expenses inurred under this setion my e ssessed ginst the rel estte on whih the work or repir is done y the helth uthority filing sttement of expenses with the County Clerk of Hunt County The lien shll stnd s seurity for expenditures mde nd interest on the lien shll rue t rte of ten 10 on perent the mount due from the dte the expenditure ws mde y the ity Inspetion Agents ofthe helth uthority fter proper identifition shll e permitted to enter upon the property nd inspet ny privte pool or sp if there e just use to suspet tht sid pool or sp is in violtion of this rtile so s to pose helth or sfety hzrd to the puli e Penlty for violtion Any person firm orportion violting ny provision of this setion shll e deemed guilty of Clss C misdemenor nd upon onvition in the muniipl ourt shll e sujet to fine not to exeed two thousnd dollrs 2 000 00 for eh offense PUBLIC AND SEMI PUBLIC POOLS AND SPAS Generl provisions Any person who opertes puli or semi puli swimming pool or sp within the ity shll first otin permit from the helth uthority nd shll omply with the requirements of this rtile This rtile shll e lierlly onstrued nd pplied to promote its underlying purpose of proteting puli helth Definitions For the purpose ofthis rtile Approved mens epted s stisftory under the terms of this rtile nd given forml nd offiil sntion y the pproving uthority Comined residul hlorine hlormine mens the mount of hlorine whih hs reted with mmoni nd other nitrogenous mteril to form hlorommoni ompounds Fel oliform mens teri through l nlysis tht re inditive of fel pollution Pge 4 of 16
Free residul hlorine mens the hlorine onentrtion in milligrms per liter equivlent to ppm prts per million of wter ville for rpid nd effetive ioidl tion This is the hlorine whih remins unomined with nitrogenous ompounds fter the initil hlorine demnd of the wter hs een stisfied Helth uthority mens the helth offiil ofthe ity or his designted representtive Min drins mens the outlet s t the deepest portion ofthe pool or sp Opertor mens the person ultimtely responsile for the sfe snitry mintenne of puli or semi puli pool nd or sp Person mens n individul firm prtnership ssoition orportion ompny or orgniztion of ny kind Privte sp mens sp designed for reretionl or therpeuti use loted on privte single fmily residentil property under the ontrol of homeowner or legl oupnt The use of suh sp is limited to memers of his fmily or their privte guests Privte pool mens ny swimming pool loted on privte single fmily residentil property under the ontrol of property owner or legl oupnt The use of suh pool is limited to the memers of his fmily or their invited guests Puli sp mens ny sp other thn privte sp tht is open to the generl puli nd designed for reretionl or therpeuti use ontining hot old mient or wrmed wter whih uses high veloity wter reirultion systems Pulipool mens ny swimming pool other thn privte pool whih is open to the generl puli nd intended to e used for swimming thing or other relted purposes nd is operted y n owner lessee opertor liensee or onessionire regrdless of whether fee is hrged for its use Regultory uthority mens the helth uthority Swimmingpool mens ny struture sin hmer or tnk ontining n rtifiil ody of wter for swimming diving physil fitness or reretionl thing A sp is swimming pool Semi puli sp mens sp whih is privtely owned nd ville only to reognizle group of people ptrons or ustomers to inlude ut not limited to prtment ondominium or townhouse residents hotel guests nd helth lu memers Semi puli pool mens swimming pool whih is privtely owned nd ville only to reognizle group of people ptrons or ustomers inluding ut not limited to motel guests prtment residents nd lu memers Shll The word shll whenever used in this rtile will e interpreted s mndtory my is permissive Sp mens smll ody of wter mnmde whih is exlusively in onjuntion with high veloity ir nd or high veloity wter reirultion systems utilizing hot old or mient temperture wter inluding Juzzis hot tus nd whirlpools Totl residul hlorine mens the rithmeti sum of free ville residul hlorine nd omined residul hlorine Turnover rte mens the mount of time required for pool or sp irultion system to disple the entire volume of wter in tht pool or sp Permits required Pge 5 of 16
A person ommits n offense if he opertes or uses to e operted puli or semi puli pool or sp within the ity without vlid permit issued y the helth uthority A person who desires permit to operte puli or semi puli pool or sp within the ity shll mke written pplition for sid permit on forms provided y the helth uthority Suh pplition shll inlude the opertor s full nme nd street ddress home numer nd whether suh opertor is n individul firm orportion or prtnership The pplition shll lso inlude the lotion of the pool or sp the size in gllons the type of filter equipment the type of disinfetnt in use nd suh other informtion s my e required y the helth uthority No permit to operte puli or semi puli pool or sp will e issued until the pool or sp for whih pplition for permit is mde is inspeted y the helth uthority nd found to e in ompline with the provisions of this rtile d Where more thn one 1 pool or sp is operted on the sme premises seprte permit shll e required for eh e Permits shll e posted nd ville for review y the helth uthority f Permits issued under provisions of this rtile shll not e trnsferle g Permits issued under provisions of this rtile shll remin in fore for one 1 yer from the dte of issune unless or suspended revoked Permit fees A fee of one hundred dollrs 100 00 shll e ssessed for permit to operte puli or semi puli swimming pool or sp Where person opertes more thn one 1 pool or sp on the sme premises fee of one hundred dollrs 100 00 shll e ssessed for permit to operte the first nd fee of fifty dollrs 50 00 shll e ssessed for permit to operte eh dditionl pool or sp on the premises No permit fee shll e hrged to ny pool or sp operted y governmentl geny independent shool distrit institution of purely puli hrity or hurh however suh estlishments shll omply with ll other requirements of this rtile Registered ertified pool opertor required Within 90 dys of the effetive dte ofthis rtile ny person who opertes puli or semi puli pool or sp shll employ t lest one 1 person who hs vlid nd urrent ertified pool opertor registrtion issued y the helth uthority A person who opertes puli or semi puli pool or sp is in ompline with the provisions of this setion if he hs t lest one 1 full time employee ville for onsulttion nd responsile for mintenne of sid pool or sp who hs vlid nd urrent ertified pool opertor registrtion Semi puli pools owned y homeowners ssoitions or mintined y off premises mngement ompnies shll utilize pool mintenne ompnies whose field employees re registered ertified pool opertors It shll e the responsiility of the permit holder to require nd verify mintenne ompny employees registrtion nd e le to doument the use of registered pool opertors to the stisftion ofthe helth uthority The helth uthority shll issue ertified pool opertor registrtion to ny person who sumits the required pplition pys the required fee of ten dollrs 10 00 nd Pge 6 of 16
d provides evidene of ompletion of n pproved ertified pool opertor ourse pproved ertified pool opertor ourse shll meet the following minimum riteri 1 The ourse must hve een ompleted within the previous three 3 yers 2 The ourse shll e tught y person dequtely trined in swimming pool snittion suh s puli helth offiil person trined in the life sienes iologist or hemist d 3 The ourse urriulum shll inlude the following topis Swimming pool design Disinfetion Cirultion Filtrtion e Swimming pool hemistry f Sfety 4 Persons ompleting the ourse shll e given doument of ertifition y the ourse provider Term evidene nd trnsfer of registrtion 1 Unless sooner revoked y the helth uthority for use s stted herein ertified pool opertor registrtion expires three 3 yers from the dte ofissune 2 The person operting puli or semi puli pool or sp must provide evidene t the request ofthe helth uthority tht registered pool opertor is employed 3 A ertified pool opertor registrtion is not trnsferle An 4 Denil or revotion of registrtion The helth uthority my refuse to issue or my revoke ertified pool opertor registrtion only if the pplint or holder Hs een onvited of preventing the lwful inspetion of puli or semi puli pool or sp Mkes flse sttement ofmteril ft in pplition for registrtion e Ws employed s pool or sp opertor where suh pool or sp losed y order ofthe helth uthority two 2 under his re ws or more times within two yer period or where the permit to operte pool or sp under his re ws revoked Registrtion y hllenge test 1 A person my otin ertified pool opertor registrtion y hieving pssing sore seventy 70 or perent etter on hllenge exm dministered y the helth uthority in lieu of ttending n pproved ourse 2 A person filing to hieve pssing sore on the exm my not re tke the exm nd my not e registered without hving first ompleted n pproved trining ourse 3 A fee often dollrs 10 00 shll e hrged for dministrtion ofthe exm Constrution stndrds All puli or semi puli pools or sps onstruted within the ity fter the efietive dte of this rtile shll onform to the urrent dopted design stndrds of the Texs Stte Bord ofhelth for Puli Swimming Pool Constrution or Minimum Stndrds for Puli Sps ofthe Ntionl Swimming Pool Institute however where suh stndrds re less restritive thn the stndrds ofthis rtile or ny other provision of the Code of the ity the more restritive ode will govern Pge 7 of 16
All puli or semi puli pools or sps undergoing repir or renovtion within the ity fter the effetive dte of this rtile shll e repired or renovted ording to the provisions ofthis rtile Wter qulity mintenne nd opertion Disinfetion 1 Swimming pools If hlorine is used s disinfetnt free ville hlorine residul of t lest 1 0 mg l nd not greter thn 5 0 mg l shll e mintined in ll pools during hours of opertion If romine is used s disinfetnt the totl residul shll e t lest 2 mg l nd not greter thn 10 0 mg I Pool disinfetnt levels shll e tested t lest three 3 times per dy nd the results reorded Testing will e done 1 Before opertionl time egins 2 During the mid point of opertionl time nd 3 One 1 hour prior to pool losing In the event the pool is open on twenty four hour sis the testing shll e done every six 6 hours nd the results reorded d Cynuri Aid stilizer Cynuri Aid or Chlorinted Isoynurte shll never exeed 100 mg l in ny puli or semi puli pool or sp Ifin use this shll e tested t lest one week nd reorded Testing equipment shll e ville nd mintined 2 Sps If hlorine is used s disinfetnt free ville hlorine residul of t lest 2 0 mg l nd not greter thn 5 0 mg l shll e mintined If romine is used s disinfetnt the totl residul shll e t lest 4 0 mg l nd not greter thn 10 0 mg I Sp disinfetnt levels shll e tested every two 2 hours during times of opertion nd eh time the sp is opened for opertion The results of sid testing shll e reorded Bthers shll not e permitted in pools or sps when disinfetnt residuls re elow or ove the required levels RequiredpH levels 1 If hlorine is used s disinfetnt the ph shll e mintined etween 72 nd 8 0 while thers re present 2 Ifromine is used s disinfetnt the ph will e mintined etween 7 2 nd 84 3 ph levels shll e tested dily nd reorded 4 The use of ron dioxide gs in n indoor pool or sp is prohiited Alklinity The totl lklinity in pool or sp shll not e less thn 50 mg l s CC03 This shll e tested weekly nd the results reorded d Wter lrity Every pool or sp shll hve lrity suffiient for the min drins or six inh dimeter turidity disk pled t the deepest portion of pool or sp to e redily Pge 8 of 16
visile This shll pply t ll times ny mount of wter is in the pool or sp Filure to meet this requirement shll onstitute grounds for immedite losure of sid pool or sp e Bteril wter qulity The presene of fel oliform teri or stndrd plte ount of more thn two hundred 200 teri per milliliter shll e deemed uneptle wter qulity Filure to meet this requirement shll require immedite losure ofthe pool or sp nd the initition oforretive tion f Foreign mtter Pools nd sps shll e mintined free of foreign mtter inluding sediment dirt slime lge nd ll other foreign mtters g Wter temperture Wter in ny heted pool or sp shll never exeed one hundred four 104 degrees F A thermometer shll e ville to ny heted pool or sp whih mesures tempertures in the rnge of t lest ninety 90 degrees to one hundred ten 110 degrees F in inrements distinguishle to two 2 degrees F Wter temperture ontrols shll not e essile to pool or sp ptrons Temperture of heted pools nd or sps shll e heked t opening nd the temperture in sps shll e heked every two 2 hours while the sp is in use All temperture mesurements shll e reorded h Test kits The opertor of pool shll mintin test kit ple of deteting disinfetnt residul y the DPD method dimethyl p phenylenedimine nd test kit for mesurement ofph to the nerest 02 ph units Test kits must lso e ville for the mesurement of totl lklinity i Chnge of wter in sp Every puli or semi puli sp shll e ompletely drined kwshed disinfeted lened nd filled with fresh wter t lest one every seven 7 lendr dys when sp is ville for full or prtil use in ny seven dy period This event shll e reorded j Turnover rtes 1 Pools Swimming pools shll not hve turnover rte tht exeeds six hour period 2 Sps Sps shll not hve turnover rte tht exeeds thirty 30 minutes k The reirultion nd filtrtion systems of puli pools or sps shll e in opertion nd properly mintined t ll times All pumps filters hemils feeders drins ldders lighting ropes nd other ppurtennt equipment used in opertions shll e mintined in good working ondition Filters must e servied nd repired ording to mnufturers speifitions 1 Bkwsh wstewter overflow wter All dringe from ll puli nd semi puli pools nd sps must e dishrged into the snitry sewer system Wstewter lines from m pool or sp must e properly plumed ording to the ltest edition of the Uniform Pluming Code Bliflow ross onnetion ontrol 1 An pproved type of kflow devie must e instlled to ny fresh wter soure leding to puli or semi puli pool or sp These devies my inlude ir gps nti siphon vlves nd doule gte doule heks 2 No wter hose or ny soure of fresh wter supply my e pled in or elow the overflow rim of pool or sp 3 Any hose i within fifty 50 feet of pool or sp must e fitted with n nti siphon devie Pge 9 of 16
n Lighting No puli or semi puli pool or sp my e operted without proper lighting A pool or sp must e lighted so tht the entire ottom is visile while it is ville for use 0 Flow meter nd pressure guge 1 All puli nd semi puli pools nd sps shll hve opertionl flow meters instlled on the dishrge side of the pump This meter shll mesure flow rte in gllons per minute nd shll e kept in good repir 2 All puli nd semi puli pools nd sps shll hve t lest one 1 opertionl pressure guge If only one 1 per irultion system exists then it must e pled on the systems filter or other lotion in the pump system s pproved y the helth uthority This shll mesure pounds per squre inh nd e kept in good repir p All reorded informtion required under this setion shll e mintined nd mde ville to the helth uthority upon request Chemil storge nd hndling All hemils lening ompounds nd similr mterils shll e stored off the ground in their originl ontiner in ool dry nd well ventilted ple out of essiility to ptrons nd hildren moisture Aids nd ses shll e stored seprtely nd proteted from 1 There shll e no smoking in ny ofthe res where ny pool or sp hemils re stored or re eing pplied The use of hlorine gs in puli or semi puli pool or sp is prohiited Generl lenliness nd snittion d e The room enlosure of ny puli or semi puli swimming pool or sp shll e kept in good repir nd shll e mintined in len nd snitry ondition Dressing rooms shower rooms toilet rooms nd fixtures equipment nd hemil rooms equipment nd onession nd visitor res shll e kept in good repir e mintined in len nd snitry ondition nd shll Sop dispensers snitry towels nd trsh reeptles shll e provided t lvtories The floors of dressing rooms toilet rooms showers nd pssgewys of ll swimming pools nd sps shll e well drined nd mintined in len nd snitry ondition nd treted dily with n effetive fungiide Toilet rooms shower nd loker rooms nd dressing rooms shll e well ventilted f Hot wter shll e ville in showers nd t lvtories Sfety provisions Permissile thing lod Unless otherwise speifilly uthorized y the helth uthority the mximum numer of persons who my use the swimming pool or who my e permitted to e within the swimming pool room or enlosure t nyone 1 time shll not exeed the sum ofthe following Pge 10 of 16
1 One 1 person per fifteen 15 squre feet 14 sq m of wter surfe in the non swimming res ie portions of the pool with wter depth of five 5 feet 152 m or less plus 2 One 1 person per twenty five 25 squre feet 2 3 m of wter surfe in the swimming res i e portions of the pool with wter depth greter nd 3 One 1 person per diving ord thn five 5 feet Fening requirements Every puli or semi puli pool or sp shll e enlosed y fene wll or other struture designed to effetively prevent entry y smll hildren Suh fene or other struture shll e not less thn five 5 feet in height with no openings other thn doors or gtes lrger thn four 4 inhes mesured in horizontl diretion nd not more thn three inh opening etween the ground or surfe nd the ottom of the fene wll or struture nd designed so s not to e esily limle All doors or gtes opening diretly into suh enlosure shll e equipped with self losing nd self lthing devies designed to keep nd ple of keeping suh doors nd gtes seurely losed t ll times when not in tul use Suh lthing devie shll e loted in the upper qurter of suh door or gte provided however tht the door of ny dwelling oupied y humn eings nd forming ny prt of the enlosure herein required need not e so equipped if trnsprent It shll e unlwful to mintin ny puli or semi puli pool or sp in the orporte limits ofthe ity whih is not fened in ordne with the requirements ofthis setion Sfety equipment The following sfety equipment must e redily ville ny time puli or semi puli pool ontins wter 1 A life pole or shepherd s rook pole of suffiient length to reh every prt of the pool 2 A gurd line rope with uoynt flots seprting the shllow portion of the pool from the deep portion of the pool t depth of not more thn five 5 feet or t the rekpoint depth 3 A lest one 1 non infltle ring type uoynt flot with n tthed rope of suffiient length to reh ll prts ofthe pool 4 At lest one 1 unit of sfety equipment onsisting of 1 2 nd 3 ove shll e provided for eh two thousnd 2 000 squre feet 186 sq m or frtion thereof of wter surfe re ofthe swimming pool d Life gurd requirements All puli pools shll e ttended y t lest one 1 life gurd who hs een trined in nd hs demonstrted profiieny in first id life sving nd resusittion during ll hours of opertion At semi puli pools where no life gurd servie is provided sign shll e posted in plin view from ny prt of the pool whih sttes Wming No Life Gurd on Duty The sign shll e of legile letters t lest four 4 inhes high Also sign stting Children Should Not Use Pool Without An Adult in Attendne ville nd mintined shll e posted in four inh high letters A first id kit shll e e A sign in legile letters listing pool rules whih shll t minimum inlude ll pplile helth nd sfety regultions shll e posted in distint view of swimmers t ll puli nd semi puli pools In ddition this sign must inlude emergeny phone numers ofthe polie deprtment nd mulne servie in t lest four inh high letters There shll e n emergeny telephone ville in the pool re t ll times Pge 11 of 16
f Drins All grtings skimmer skets nd drin overs shll not e removle without the use of tools All min drins of puli or semi puli pools or sps must meet one 1 g or more ofthe following riteri 1 Shll e overed with grte tht hs minimum re equl to one hundred forty four 144 squre inhes 2 Hve seprte min drins tht re onneted in prllel nd nnot e individully losed offnd re t lest three 3 feet prt from eh other 3 My e overed with n nti vortex plte For sps nd shllow wding pools the nti vortex over must e instlled nd mintined in suh wy s to prevent stuing or tripping Depth mrkers All puli nd semi puli pools shll omply with the following 1 All puli nd semi puli pools shll hve nd mintin depth mrkings in feet on oth the dek nd on the inner wlls of the pool Sid mrkers shll e required t one foot depth intervls ut not more thn twenty 20 feet prt round the re of the swimming pool whih hs wter depth offive 5 feet or less 2 Diving shll not e llowed in wter five 5 feet or less in depth nd it shll e stted so y sign s pinted on the dek 3 In wter depths greter thn five 5 feet depth mrkers will e set t intervls of every two 2 depth feet nd t the mximum depth point nd 4 All letters nd numers shll ontrst nd shll e t lest four 4 inhes in height nd e slip resistnt 5 Only one 1 person t time shll e llowed on diving ord h Dek ndpool equipment mintenne All puli nd semi puli pools nd sps shll e mintined in suh mnner s to not present stuing utting or tripping hzrd to swimmers No equipment in the immedite re of pool or sp shll e pled to present hzrd to swimmers or left s Regultions in pool nd sp res It shll e unlwful nd n offense for ny person 1 To llow n niml under his or her ontrol to enter or remin within or puli semi puli pool or sp re 2 Who hs skin rsions open sores skin disese eye disese nsl or er dishrge or ommunile disese to swim in puli or semi puli pool or sp 3 To work t puli or semi puli pool or sp while infeted with ommunile disese 4 To lter use destroy or remove sfety equipment fene rriers or gtes from ny puli or semi puli pool or sp 5 To rry glss within puli or semi puli pool or sp re or enlosure exept for eye glsses 6 To intentionlly ontminte or pour dishrge foreign mterils or fluids tht redue wter qulity nd or the sfety of puli or semi puli pool or sp 7 To onsume food or drink while in the wter of ny puli or semi puli pool or sp Pge 12of 16
Andoned negleted inoperle nd hzrdous puli or semi puli pools or sps Any puli or semi puli pool or sp whether permitted or unpermitted shll not remin in ondition so s to rete puli helth or sfety hzrd or nuisne to the generl puli Any time puli or semi puli pool or sp ontins ny mount of wter the opertor must 1 Mintin wter lrity so tht ll prts ofthe ottom n e seen 2 Mintin proper fening nd rriers s required under this rtile 3 Seure hin nd lok ll ess gtes into unpermitted pools nd sps nd 4 Prevent hrorge or reeding ples for insets or rodents In the event tht ny inoperle ndoned or negleted puli or semi puli pool or sp fils to meet the requirements pool or sp shll e deemed y the helth offiil to represent sfety hzrd nd or nuisne to the generl puli nd the following shll pply 1 No suh pool or sp shll e llowed to remin in n inoperle unsfe insnitry or dngerous ondition for more thn ten 10 onseutive lendr dys One n inoperle unsfe insnitry or dngerous puli or semi puli pool or sp omes to the ttention of the helth uthority he she shll mke ll resonle effort to notify the owner s mnger s opertor s to mke orretions In the event tht no responsile prty n e found nd or the pool or sp remins in n inoperle insnitry or dngerous ondition the ity shll hve the right to drin fill p nd or remove the pool or sp Additionlly other repirs nd or work to te the nuisne my e performed y the ity Any nd ll osts inurred y the ity my e hrged to the owner of the property Expenses inurred under this setion my e ssessed ginst the rel estte on whih the work or repir is done y the helth uthority filing sttement of expenses with the County Clerk of Hunt County The lien shll stnd s seurity for expenditures mde nd interest on the lien shll rue t rte of ten 10 perent on the mount due from the dte the expenditure ws mde y the ity Inspetions The helth uthority shll inspet ll puli nd semi puli pools nd sps loted in the ity or its polie jurisdition nd shll mke s mny inspetions nd reinspetions s re neessry for enforement of this rtile Agents of the helth uthority fter proper identifition shll e permitted t ny resonle time to enter the property upon whih ny puli or semi puli pool or sp exists for the purpose of mking inspetions to determine ompline with this rtile Suh gents shll e permitted to exmine ny reords pertinent to the opertion of sid pool or sp inluding informtion out persons employed in the opertion nd shll e permitted to otin wter smples s neessry for the purpose of determining wter qulity Applition for nd opertion of puli or semi puli pool or sp within the ity onstitutes onsent for the helth uthority to enter the premises upon whih sid pool or sp exists nd perform inspetions to determine ompline with this rtile It shll e Pge 13 of 16
d unlwful nd n offense for ny person to physilly prevent or otherwise ostrut the lwful inspetion of puli or semi puli pool or sp y the helth uthority In ddition it shll e unlwful nd n offense for ny person to willfully provide flse informtion to the helth uthority s it reltes to enforement of the provisions rtile of this Whenever n inspetion is mde of puli or semi puli pool or sp the findings shll e reorded on n inspetion report form provided y the helth uthority The originl of the inspetion report form shll e furnished to the owner or person in hrge of sid pool or sp nd shll onstitute written notie of ny violtions of this rtile present t the time of inspetion Suspension denil or revotion of opertionl permit Suspension or denil ofperm it 1 The helth uthority shll hve the right to temporrily suspend or deny permit to operte puli or semi puli pool or sp for the following resons The nnul permit fee is not pid or The permit holder or pplint fils to hve in his employ ertified registered pool opertor ording to the requirement of this rtile or The permit holder or pplint fils to keep ll pool nd sp equipment properly mintined s to omply with the requirements of this rtile or d The ondition ofthe pool or sp due to poor wter qulity lk of sfety equipment struturl defiienies or hzrds nd or improper wstewter disposl is deemed y the helth uthority to e hzrdous to the helth or sfety of swimmers the environment or to the generl puli or e The permit holder or pplint fter reeiving notifition of violtion from the helth uthority fils to orret the violtion within time frme speified y the helth uthority or f The permit holder or pplint prohiits the helth uthority from onduting lwful inspetion or g The permit holder or pplint or the ertified pool opertor in his employment provides flse informtion or flsified doumenttion to the helth s uthority it reltes to the provisions ofthis rtile 2 The permit shll remin suspended or denied until ll uses of suspension or denil hve een orreted The helth uthority shll post signs t the pool or sp entrne stting tht the pool or sp is losed y uthority of the helth deprtment Sid signs shll remin posted until removed y the helth uthority 3 Upon denil or suspension of permit the pplint or permit holder shll e notified in writing of the deision to deny or suspend sid permit of the resons of suh denil or suspension nd of the pplint or permit holder s right to ppel 4 An pplint or permit holder shll hve the right to ppel the deision to deny or suspend permit y sumitting to the helth uthority within ten 10 usiness dys of the reeipt of notie of denil or suspension written request for hering efore the helth ommittee The helth ommittee within ten 10 dys following the reeipt of request shll provide hering t time nd ple designted y them If request for hering is not reeived within ten 10 dys the tion ofthe helth uthority is finl Pge 14 of 16
Powers nd duties ofthe helth ommittee 1 The helth ommittee onsists of the Diretor of Community Development nd two 2 of his or her designees nd shll hve the uthority to sustin modify or resind ny offiil notie or order issued y the helth uthority s provided y respetive ity ode 2 A written report of deision y the helth ommittee shll e furnished to the permit holder y the helth uthority Permnent revotion ofpermit 1 For violtions of ny ofthe provisions ofthis rtile whih the permit holder fils to orret fter hving reeived notie ofsuh violtion from the helth uthority the permit my e permnently revoked 2 Prior to suh tion the helth uthority shll notify the permit holder in writing stting the resons for whih the permit is sujet to revotion nd dvising tht the permit shll e permnently revoked t the end of five 5 usiness dys following servie of suh notie unless written request for hering efore the helth ommittee is filed with the helth uthority within suh five dy period If request for hering is not reeived within sid five dy period the tion ofthe helth uthority shll e finl A permit my e suspended for use pending its revotion or hering reltive thereto 3 The helth ommittee within ten 10 usiness dys following the reeipt of request shll provide hering t time nd ple designted y them SECTION 2 Tht if ny setion provision susetion prgrph sentene luse phrse or word in this Ordinne or pplition thereofto ny person or irumstne is held invlid y ny ourt of ompetent jurisdition suh holding shll not ffet the vlidity of the remining portions of this Ordinne nd the City Counil ofthe City ofgreenville Texs herey delres it would hve ented suh remining portions despite suh invlidity 2008 SECTION 3 This Ordinne shll e in full fore nd effet from nd fter July 4 PASSED AND APPROVED this the 24th dy of June 2008 6 UL Thoms B Oliver Myor ATTEST t Pge 15 of 16
APPROVED AS TO FORM Pge 16 of 16