§ 18-1196. Unlawful construction.

A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly operates a spa, classified as a public pool:

(1)

Constructed of wood;

(2)

Having carpet or wood decking within three feet surrounding the spa or such surface is not impervious or easily cleanable;

(3)

Whose inside walls are not a light color;

(4)

Not capable of being completely drained by gravity or an operable attached pump into the sanitary sewer;

(5)

Not equipped with an automatic state-approved disinfection system in constant operation;

(6)

Intended for commercial or multifamily use which is not equipped with a surface skimmer in constant operation when open for operation for the surface area in excess of and for each 100 square feet in area thereafter;

(7)

Not equipped with a pump and filter in constant operation capable of recycling the entire water supply at least once every 30 minutes;

(8)

Not equipped with an automatic thermostat, if equipped with a heater, in constant operation or which is equipped with a thermostat which permits the water temperature to exceed 104 degrees Fahrenheit or 40 degrees Celsius;

(9)

Or private residential swimming pool, cross connected with a public or private drinking water supply without an antisiphonage device on all fill or makeup water pipes or tubes unless an air gap of six inches is provided between the end of the pipe or tube and the flood rim of the spa; or

(10)

Without an approved method of prevention of outlet entrapment, including but not limited to:

a.

Two outlet pipes of equal diameter, one of which may be the skimmer if one cannot be cut out by valve or otherwise;

b.

An antivortex drain; or

c.

A 12-inch by 12-inch or 30-centimeter by 30-centimeter or larger square grate if only a main drain is used.

(Code 1967, § 28-15; Ord. No. 7721, § 1, 6-13-96)