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HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-O-5926•-0-59_ AN ORDINANCE'S Regulating the -Constructions Maintenance, and Operation of Private Residential Swimming Pools BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.. 1 SECTION 1: Short Title. This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the Private Residential Swimming Pool Ordinance of the City of Evanston. SECTION 2: Definition. Private Residential Swimming Pool, as regulated by this ordinance, shall mean any swimming or wading pool over 2 feet in depth, or with a surface area exceeding 250_square feet, located upon private resi- dential property in connection=with a private residence, and intend- ed only for the use of the individual owner, his family and friends. This shall include portable or temporary type pools installed entire- ly above ground elevation except that the provisions of Sections 4 (a) and,5 (a) shall- not apply to said -pools. The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all existing or new swimming pools as defined in this ordinance, except where otherwise indicated. SECTION 3: Location. Private Residential Swimming Pools, -as regulated by this ordinance, shall be permitted in residential zones as defined by the present or here- after adopted zoning ordinance, No portion of any private residential swimming pool shall be located at a distance less than 8 feet from any side or rear property -line or building line. Pumps, filters and water disinfection equipment installation shall be located at a distance of not less than 6 feet from any rear or side property line. Pools and appurtenant equipment shall -not be permitted in any required side yard between buildings. The provisions of this section shall not apply to private residential swimming pools, of a permanent nature, constructed prior to the effective date of this ordinance. SECTION 4: Permit Required. (a) Installation Permit: It shall be unlawful to install, enlarge or alter any private residential swimming pool with- in the City of Evanston unless a permit therefor shall have first been obtained from the Director of Building.. The permit fee for the erection, construction or -alteration of a private residential swim- ming pool shall be $10 for each 250 square feet or fraction thereof of surface area, to be contained -within the proposed pool as deter- mined by the plans and specifications submitted with the application for permit. (b) Operation Permit: A permit to operate and maintain a private residential swimming pool shall be required. Such permits shall be applied for annually, and whenever a pool is reopened for swimmers' and waders' use or operation after being closed three months or more. Application for.an operation permit shall be made to the Director of Health who shall cause said pool to be inspected before any operation permit is issued. The operation -permit -fee shall be $10 annually. If three or more inspections are required to enforce compliance with the provisions of this ordinance, an additional fee of $10 for the third and for each successive inspection during any one calendar year shall be paid by the operator of said pool. Operation permit fees shall be payable to the,City Collector. SECTION 5: (a) Drawings and Plans: All drawings and plans for the construction, installation,. enlarge- ment or alteration of any private residential swimming pool and appurtenances shall be presented to the Director of Building for examination and approval as to location and construction. All draw- • 7v - 2'- ings shall be complete, showing the lot lines and including inform- ation pertaining to Fence construction, water supply system, drainage and water disposal system and all appurtenances to the pool. (b) Material and Structural Design. Private residential swimming pools shall be constructed of impervious material. The pool structure shall be designed to withstand the water pressure from within and to resist pressure of the earth when the pool is empty, against the forces to which it will be subjected. No pool shall be -constructed in such proximity to adjoining property as to cause a weakening of any adjoining foundations or collapse of soil. (c) Fences. All private residential swimming area or area in which the pool is located shall be completely enclosed by a fence adequate to restrain children. (d) Compliance with Plumbin and Electrical Codes: Private residential swimming pools, as controlled by this ordinance, shall comply with the ,present or hereafter adopted Evanston Plumbing and Electrical Codes. No Current carrying -electrical conductors shall cross private residential swimming pools either overhead or underground, or 'within 15 feet of such ,pools. All metal fences, enclosures, or railings near or adjacent to said pools, which might become electrically alive as a result of contact with broken overhead conductors or from any other cause, shall be effectively grounded. (e) Water'Sup2lz. No source of water other than that secured from the City of 'Evanston Water Works distribution system shall•be used in private residential swimming pools. SECTION 6: Sanitary. Requirements - Adoption of Rules and Regulations. The City -Council shall adopt such written rules -and regulations,submitted by the Director of Health as may be necessary to establish minimum safety and sanitary requirements in connection with the installation and operation of private resi- dential swimming pools provided that such rules and regulations shall not be in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance. The Director of Health shall file a certified copy of all said rules and regulations, which may be adopted by�the City Council, with the City Clerk. Such rules and regulations shall -have the same force and effect as the provisions of this ordinance and the penalty for violations thereof shall be the same as the penalty for violations of the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 7: Sanitation of Premises. The buildings, grounds, and all other pool facilities shall be kept clean and in a sanitary condition and maintained free from garbage, trash and other refuse. SECTION 8: Interference with Enjoyment of Property Rights Prohibited. No private residential swimming pool shall be so located, designed, operated or maintained as to interfere unduly with the enjoyment of property rights by owners of property adjoining the pool or located in the neighborhood. SECTION 9: Shieldino Lights. Lights used to illuminate any private residential swimming pool shall be so arranged and shaded as to reflect light away from adjoining premises. SECTION 10: Unnecessary Noise. It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue or cause to be made or continued at any private residential swimming pool any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise or any noise which annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others. In the operation of a private residential swimming pool the use or permitting the use or operation of any radio, musical instrument, phonograph or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound _in such manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of the neighboring inhabitants or at any time with louder volume than is necessary for convenient hearing of the person or persons who are in the swimming pool or on the pool premises, shall be unlawful. -3- -L= r 709 SECTION 11: Indecent Exposure. Every person using an outdoor private residential swimming pool must wear a bathing suit or other suitable garment to protect his person from indecent exposure. SECTION 12: Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not less than $10 nor -more than $200. Each day any violation of this ordinance continues shall constitute a separate offence. SECTION 13: Severability. The intention of the City Council is hereby expressed that this ordinance is severable and that the invalidity of any section hereof or of any portion of any section hereof, shall not affect any other section or portion of section of this ordinance. SECTION 14: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 15: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication, according to law. ----------------- INTRODUCED October 26 ADOPTED AS AMENDED November 9 ATTEST /s/ Maurice F. Brown City Clerk Approved as to form: ------------------------ /s/ Rex A. Bullinger Corporation Counsel Published , 1959 , 1959 APPROVED, November 9 , 1959 /s/ J. R. Kimbark Mayor , 1959