Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
· adopted 2008-04-21
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CITY OF CORNER BROOK
SWIMMING POOL REGULATIONS
PURSUANT to the powers vested in it under Section 236 of the City of Corner
Brook Act, R.S.N.L. 1990, c. C-15, as amended, and all other powers it enabling,
the Corner Brook City Council, in a session convened on the 21st day of April,
2008, hereby passes and enacts the following regulation.
1.
These regulations may be cited as the City of Corner Brook Swimming
Pool Regulations.
Definitions:
2.
In this regulation:
"City" means the City of Corner Brook;
"Council" means Corner Brook City Council;
"Director" means the Director of Operational Services;
"Hot Tub" means a hydro-massage pool or tub for recreational or
therapeutic use, designed for immersion of users, which may or may not
have a filter, heater and motor driven blower, whether described as a hot
tub, spa or using any other name;
"Portable Pool" means a container of water less than 450 millimeters in
depth that can readily be disassembled for storage and reassembled to its
original integrity; and
"Swimming Pool" means any depression in the ground, either temporary
or permanent, or a container of water, either temporary or permanent,
either above or below ground and which is used primarily for the purpose
of wading or swimming excluding Portable Pools and Hot Tubs as defined
herein.
Application:
3.
This Regulation shall apply to all new, remodeled, altered and relocated
residential swimming pools and residential hot tubs, but shall not apply to
Portable Pools.
Permit Required:
4.
A permit shall be obtained from the City Development Inspection Office prior to
the construction, placement, alteration, repair or relocation of a swimming pool
or hot tub.
Permit applications shall be accompanied by fully dimensioned
drawings showing the following information:
a)
Location of swimming pool, hot tub or spa on lot showing the distance
from property lines, easements and structures;
b)
Location of overhead and/or underground electrical wiring in relation to
swimming pool, hot tub or spa;
C)
Dimensions and depth of swimming pool, hot tub or spa;
d)
Type, location and height of fence, either existing or proposed; and
e)
Type, dimensions and location of deck, either existing or proposed.
General Requirements:
5.
Swimming pools and hot tubs shall comply with the City Development
Regulations.
6.
Swimming pools shall not be located within two (2) meters of any structure
other than a deck.
7.
Swimming pools and hot tubs or any part of a structure connected to a
swimming pool or hot tub shall not be located within one (1) meter of a side or
rear property line.
8.
Swimming pools and hot tubs shall not project beyond the front building line.
9.
Swimming pools and hot tubs shall not be located in utility or drainage
easements.
10.
All construction, plumbing and electrical installations of swimming pools, hot
tubs and any structure to which they are connected shall meet the requirements
of the latest edition of:
(a)
the National Building Code of Canada;
(b)
the National Plumbing Code of Canada; and
(c)
the Canadian Electrical Code.
11.
A wiring permit shall be obtained from the Government Service Centre prior to
any electrical installation.
12.
Where there is a conflict between the these regulations and the standards set
out in section 10, the more stringent requirement shall prevail.
Shielding Lights:
13.
Lights used to illuminate any residential swimming pool, hot tub or spa shall be
so arranged and shaded as to reflect light away from adjoining properties.
Drainage:
14.
A swimming pool or hot tub shall not be drained on to adjoining properties.
Drainage shall be directed to the municipal sanitary sewer system.
Sanitation:
15.
A swimming pool or hot tub shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and
the filtration systems shall be maintained in proper working order.
Interference with Enjoyment of Property Rights Prohibited:
16.
No residential swimming pool or hot tub, shall be located, designed, operated or
maintained so as to interfere unduly with all rights to which owners of neighbouring
properties are entitled.
Fence Requirements:
17.
A fence not less than 1.8 meters high shall enclose all swimming pools and hot
tubs with the following exceptions:
a) Hot tubs do not need fence protection as long as they are covered with a hard
cover and key locked when unattended; and
b) Portable pools do not need fence protection but must be drained or covered in
such a manner as to prevent access when left unattended.
18.
A fence shall not be located within 1 meter of a swimming pool or hot tub.
19.
A deck which adjoins a swimming pool, hot tub or spa shall be protected at the
perimeter by a guard rail not less than 900 millimeters high where there is a difference
in elevation to adjacent surfaces of more than 600 millimeters.
20.
Handrails are required on stairs and ramps and shall be:
a) constructed as a guard rail,
b) not less than 900 millimeters high, and
c) otherwise in compliance with these Regulations including but not limited
to section 10.
21.
Guard rails, fences and gates shall be constructed so as to prevent the passage of
a spherical object 100 millimeters in diameter either through or under the guard rail or
fence.
22.
Gates shall be:
a) of the same height as the guard rail or fence;
b) equipped with an approved self closing device;
c) equipped with an approved self latching device located on the inside of the gate;
and
d) closed and locked while unattended.
23.
Guard rails, fences and gates shall be constructed so that no member,
attachment or opening located between 100 millimeters and 900 millimeters above the
deck, ground or walking surface will facilitate climbing.
24.
Decks, landings, ramps and stair treads shall have a slip resistant surface.
25.
No variances for fences, guard rail and handrail heights less than specified in
these Regulations shall be granted.
26.
Where any person contravenes any of the provisions of these Regulations such
person is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine or to a period
of imprisonment or both in accordance with s. 438 of the City of Corner Brook Act.
27.
These regulations shall come into force as of the date enacted by Council and
The City of Corner Brook Swimming Pool Regulations passed March 20, 2006 and all
amendments thereto are hereby repealed upon the coming into force of these
Regulations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF this By-Law is sealed with the Common Seal of the City of Corner
half of the Council by the Mayor and Council at
undland and Labrador, t h i ~ 5 ' ~
day of May, 2008.
Published in The Western Star - March 12, 2008
First Reading - March 3, 2008
Second Reading -April 21,2008