§ 51-8. Operating standards for public swimming pools.

The following basic principles shall govern the operation of public swimming pools and shall be used to interpret, promulgate regulations and to serve as the basis of issuance and renewal of operating permits under section 51-5.

(a) Operation generally. Public swimming pools shall be operated:

(1) To maintain clarity, cleanliness and chemical composition of the water in the pool at all times it is in use in a manner which will prevent the growth and spread of organisms, minimize deleterious effects on the bathers and permit the visual observation and surveillance of bathers at the deepest point of the pool.

(2) To provide such equipment and trained personnel as will:

a. Permit taking a required emergency action,

b. Permit regulation and control of the use of the pool, and

c. Assure proper operation of the pool, its equipment and associated facilities;

(3) To eliminate hazards to the health and safety of bathers and occupations due to:

a. Unsafe conditions, and

b. Unsafe practices;

(4) To maintain the cleanliness of decks, surfaces, bath houses and other associated facilities;

(5) To assure performance of equipment and fixtures in the manner for which they were intended;

(6) To provide for the personal hygiene of the bathers.

(b) Manual on public swimming pool operations. All permittees and licensees shall comply with the requirements for public swimming pool operation as set forth in this chapter and as set forth in the manual on public swimming pool operations as such manual may be issued by executive regulations by the county executive. The manual on public swimming pool operations shall incorporate an inspection form which shall constitute notice of violation as set forth herein when served on the owner, pool management company, pool operator or agent thereof. (1971 L.M.C., ch. 45, § 1; 1979 L.M.C., ch. 55, § 5.)