§ 33-12. Approval of plans, specifications prior to construction.

(a)

No person shall construct or substantially alter or reconstruct any swimming or wading pool until the plans and specifications have been approved by the public health department. The plans and specifications shall be prepared by a professional engineer or architect licensed to practice in the state and shall be submitted in triplicate to the health department along with a permit application and such other information as the health department may require to determine if the proposed facility complies with the provisions of this chapter.

(b)

Plans, specifications and pertinent explanatory data required to be submitted in connection with any application for a permit to construct a swimming pool or any alteration, addition, remodeling or other improvement to a swimming pool shall comply with the following requirements and include the following plans and information as well as such other data as may be reasonably requested by the public health department:

(1)

Plans drawn to scale indicating all dimensions, including the length, width, and depth of the pool, width of pool deck and the enclosure requirements.

(2)

A profile plan showing the same information as required by subsection (b)(1) of this section.

(3)

A cross section of scum gutters or skimmers, outlets, make-up waterlines, vacuum lines, waste and discharge lines, circulation and other piping.

(4)

The pool equipment room layout, showing the location of filters, pumps, chlorinators, chemical feeders, flow meter gauges, sight glass, strainers, hair and lint interceptors, dimensions of the filter room and its location, the location of floor drains and sumps, and other pertinent information.

(5)

The liquid capacity of the pool.

(6)

The liquid capacity of any wading pool.

(7)

The kind and number of filters, including the square footage of the filter area in each unit.

(8)

Top capacity in gallons per minute.

(9)

A description of chemical feeders for soda ash and alum.

(10)

The type, kind and description of chlorinator.

(11)

A description of the gauges and water flow meter.

(12)

A description of the skimmers or scum gutters.

(13)

The type and range of testing equipment, including chlorine testing.

(Code 1964, § 34A-6; Code 1988, § 33-12; Ord. No. 50781, §§ 5, 6, 6-1-1972; Ord. No. 52394, § 1, 11-6-1973)