Pools

All private swimming pools require a building permit and application for permits shall be accompanied by plans, before construction commences. Following is an overview of Village regulations relating to swimming pools:

• Every swimming pool needs to be constructed to facilitate cleaning and shall be maintained to be clean and sanitary at all times.
• Any lights illuminating such swimming pool shall eliminate direct rays and minimize reflected rays of light onto adjoining properties and roadways.
• Except as provided below, a fence with a minimum height of 48 inches shall completely surround all swimming pools. There shall be no opening in said fence larger than six inches square. All gates or doors opening through such enclosure shall be kept securely closed at all times while unattended and shall be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching device capable of keeping such door or gate securely closed. Such fences shall be erected in such manner that there shall be an apron of level surface at least three feet in width surrounding all sides of the pool and conform to the side yard requirements for accessory buildings.
• A fence is not required around an above-ground swimming pools where the pool wall is at least 48 inches in height above grade for the full pool perimeter, and provided that all ladders, steps or other means of access to the pool are removed and/or designed to prevent access when the pool is unattended.
• The Plan Commission may also waive the fencing requirement for any pool with an approved safety pool cover that also complies with any site-specific safety and/or nuisance-related conditions placed upon such approval.
• All swimming pools must be equipped with an adequate self-contained filtration and recirculating system detached from any potable water supply or waste disposal system.
• Pools shall not drain into sanitary sewers, roadside ditches or neighboring properties. Pool waste water may be used for irrigation by surface or subsurface spreading providing no hazard, nuisance or unsanitary condition will occur in the opinion of the health officer, building inspector or the Director of Public Works.

Swimming pool regulations do not apply to storable children’s swimming or wading pools, with a maximum dimension of 15 feet and a maximum wall height of 15 inches and which are so constructed that they may be readily disassembled for storage and reassembled to their original integrity.