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wading pools. 1722.02 DEFINITIONS. The following definitions, terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall apply to this chapter (a) "Building Commissioner" means the Building Commissioner of the City of Lakewood or his/her authorized representative. (b) "Family swimming pool" means an artificial body ofwater accessory to either asingle-family or two~~family dwelling house with any horizontal measurement ten feet or more and used or intended to be used solely by the owner or lessees of such dwelling house or by his family or by friends invited to use it without payment of any fee. (c) "Portable family swimming pool" means a family swimming pool resting entirely above ground and designed to be easily dismantled, stored and moved from one place to another (e) "Family wading pool" means an artificial body ofwater accessory to either a single~~family or two~~family house, with a controlled water supply, with any horizontal measurement being less than ten feet and used or intended to be used solely by the owner or lessee ofsuch dwelling house or by his family or by friends invited to use it without payment of any £ee. (d) "Portable wading pool" means a family wading pool which maybe dismantled, stored or moved from one place to another (e) `Permanent wading pool" means a family wading pool which is built either upon or below the level of the gromd and which is not designed or intended to be readily dismanted, stared or moved from one place to another 1722.03 CONSTRUCTION PERMIT. Before work is commenced on the construction of a Family swimming pool or any altemtioq addition, remodeling or other improvement thereto, an application for a permit [o constmct and the plans and specifications and pertinent explanatory data hereinafter required shalt he submitted to the Building Commissioner for approval. No part of the work shall be commenced until the Building Commissioner have evidenced their approval by a suitable endorsement upon such plans and specifications, and have granted a permit thereof. 1722.04 FEES. The fee for the permit to coostruc[ a swimming pool shall be a[ the rate of four dollars ($4.00) per 100 square fee; or fraction thereof, ofthe ground area occupied by the pool structure, with a minimum fee oftwenty-five dollars ($25.00). Such fee is in addition to permit fees applicable to other structures which maybe incidental to the pool, or pWmhing, sewering or wiring connections therewith. 1722.05 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. All reasonable precautions shall be taken to protect the users of public and family swimming pools from injury or accident Convenient means of ingcess and egress shell be provided and the depth ofwater and any irzagularltles of the bottom shall be clearly indicated. Safety appliances such as lifebuoys, life-hooks, bamboo poles or ropes and equipment including first-aid kits shall be provided and be readily accessible. 1722.06 POLLUTION. No body of water, whether natural or artificia; which contains sewage, waste or other contaminating or polluting ingredients rendering the water hazardous to health, or which otherwise fails to meet the requirements of this chapter, shall be used for swimming or bathing puryoses by any person. 1722.07 LIGHT ARRANGEMENT. Lights used to illuminate any pool shall be so arranged and shaded as [o reflect light away from adjoining premises and public streets. Such lights shall be turned off at 10:00 p.m. and shall remain off unfit 8:30 a.m. 1722.08 FENCE. (a) Every outdoor family swimming pool and permanent family wading pool shall be completely surrounded by an appropriate fence not less than four feet in heighC for family pools A building or exieting wall maybe used as a part of Bach enelosure, (b) All. gates or doors opening through such enclosure shall be bfself-closing and self-latching construction and shall be designed to permit locking and shall be kept locked when the pool is not in actual use, or is left unattended. (c) These requirements shall apply to both new and existing outdoor family swimming pools except the owners of existing outdoor family swimming pools shall be given a reasonable period, not to exceed Ninety days from the effective date of this section, in which to comply. No person in possession of land within the City, either as owner, purchaser, lessee, tenant or a licensee, upon which is situated a family swimming pool shall fail to provide and maintain such fence or wall as herein provided. (d) Upon the approval by the Building Commissioner, modification maybe made in individual cases, upon showing of good cause, with respect to fhe Neigh; nature or location ofthe fence, gates or latches, or the necessity therefor, provided the protection as sought hereunder is not reduced thereby. Upon the approval the Building Commissioner, other protective devices or structures maybe used so long as the degree of protection afforded by the substitute devices or structures is not less than the protection afforded by the wall, fence, gate and latch described herein 1722.09 PLANS AND SPECIFPCATIONS. Plans, specifications and pertinent explanatory data roquired [o be submitted in connection with an application for a permit to construct a family swimming pool or any alteration, addition, remodeling or other improvements thereto shall comply with the following requirements, and shall include the following plans and information, as well as such other data as may reasonably be requested by the the Building Commissioner (a) Plans shall be drawn to a scale of not Tess than one-eighth inch per Foo; indicating all materials and method of construction and indicating all dimensions, including the length, width and depth ofthe pool and the width of the pool deck; (b) A profile plan showing the same information; 35