§ 51-1. Definitions.

The following words, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings respectively ascribed to them:

(1)

"Chemical feeder" means any device or equipment used to add or inject chemicals into the water of a swimming pool.

(2)

"Filter" means any device or equipment which is used to remove particulate matter from swimming pool water.

(3)

"Filtration rate" means the rate of flow of swimming pool water through the filter. It is normally calculated as gallons per minute per square foot of filter media surface area.

(4)

"Inlet" means a feature of the swimming pool which returns water to the pool from the filters as a part of the recirculation system.

(5)

"Limited access pool" means a swimming pool maintained in conjunction with a hotel-motel, apartment house, condominium, health club, or similar facility, and which is not available for use by the general public, but only by their occupants or members and their guests.

(6)

"Main drain" means the fitting(s) located on the bottom of the swimming pool in the deepest part which are connected by pipe to the recirculation equipment. Main drains allow water from the bottom of the swimming pool to be filtered and chemically treated and may also serve to drain or empty the swimming pool.

(7)

"Manager" means the manager of the department of public health and environment or a duly authorized representative of the manager of public health and environment.

(8)

"Natural swimming area" means a designated portion of a natural or impounded body of water in which the designated portion is devoted to swimming, recreative bathing, or wading and for which an individual is charged a fee for the use of such areas for such purposes. Appurtenances used in connection with the natural swimming area shall be considered part of the natural swimming area.

(9)

"NSF" means National Sanitation Foundation.

(10)

"Overflow gutter" means a feature of the swimming pool that skims the water and removes surface film or floating debris and is normally a part of the recirculation system.

(11)

"Skimmer" means a feature of the swimming pool that may be used in place of overflow gutters as a means of skimming the water.

(12)

"Swimming pool" means a body of water, other than a natural swimming area, maintained exclusively for swimming or wading and includes appurtenances used in connection with the swimming pool. It does not include private swimming pools used solely for family purposes or natural swimming areas.

(13)

"Turnover rate" means the time necessary to circulate the entire volume of the swimming pool water through the filtration system.

(14)

"Wading pool" means any artificial swimming pool of water equal to or less than eighteen (18) inches deep and intended for wading purposes.

(Ord. No. 212-97, § 1, 4-7-97; Ord. No. 427-18, § 28, 6-11-18)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.