Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson County |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 10. HEALTH AND SAFETY |
Division I. General Regulations |
Chapter 10.48. PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS |
§ 10.48.050. Plans and specifications.
A.
No person shall begin construction of a public swimming pool or shall substantially alter or reconstruct any public swimming pool without first having submitted plans and specifications to the department of health for review and approval. All plans and specifications shall be submitted in triplicate. Approval by the department of health shall not be construed to indicate approval of the strength or safety of any equipment or to indicate compliance with any requirement of a building code adopted pursuant to Section 16.08.010 and Chapters 16.28 through 16.40 and 16.48 through 16.50 of this code, as the same may be amended. Neither shall such approval by the department of health relieve any person from the duty to comply fully and completely with any and all applicable provisions of this code, nor any other requirement imposed by ordinance, statute, rule or regulation of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, the State of Tennessee and the United States Government.
B.
The pool and facilities shall be built in accordance with the plans approved, unless approval of changes has been given in writing by the department of health. The owner or his agent shall notify the department of health at specific predetermined stages of construction and at the time of completion of the pool to permit adequate inspection of the pool and related equipment during and after construction. The pool shall not be placed in operation until such inspections show compliance with the requirements of this chapter pertaining to swimming pools.
C.
The criteria to be followed by the department of health in the review and approval of plans shall be promulgated as rules and regulations as authorized by this chapter.
D.
The plans shall be drawn to scale and accompanied by proper specifications so as to permit a comprehensive engineering review of the plans, including the piping and hydraulic details, and shall include:
1.
Plan and sectional views with all necessary dimensions of both the pool and surrounding area;
2.
A piping diagram showing all appurtenances, including treatment facilities in sufficient detail, as well as pertinent elevation data, to permit a hydraulic analysis of the system;
3.
The specifications shall contain details on all treatment equipment, including catalog identification of pumps, chlorinators, chemical feeders, filters, strainers, interceptors and related equipment.
E.
Any person submitting plans and specifications in accordance with the provisions of paragraph A shall pay an initial filing fee per the following schedule:
1.
Plan for new construction ..... $250.00
2.
Revision of previously approved plan ..... 100.00
3.
Plans for modification to existing pools ..... 100.00
These filing fees shall not be refundable if the plans are not approved or if the application is withdrawn or if the pool is not built or modified, nor shall a prior fee be applied to any subsequent review.
(Ord. 92-396 § 1, 1992; Ord. 89-813 § 2, 1989; prior code § 20-1-186(a), (c)—(e))