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Chapter 1345 <br /> Swimming Pools and Water Features <br /> 1345.01 Permit required. 1345.05 Standards for private residential <br /> 1345.02 Fence or cover required. pools. <br /> 1345.03 Protection when not in actual use. 1345.99 Penalty. <br /> 1345.04 Standards for public and semi- <br /> public pools. <br /> 1345.01 PERMIT REQUIRED. <br /> Before proceeding with the installation, construction or excavation for a permanent <br /> swimming pool, , , exterior spa or hot tub,or other pool of <br /> water, a permit shall first be obtained from the Building Commissioner by the owner of the <br /> property upon which such swimming pool, exterior spa or hot <br /> tub,or other pool of water, is to be installed. For purposes of this permit requirement, "other <br /> pool of water" shall not include decorative landscape aquatic features provided that the water <br /> does not exceed 18" in depth, nor the pool of water exceed 50 square feet in area. <br /> 1345.02 FENCE OR COVER REQUIRED. <br /> Every swimming pool, , exterior spa or hot tub,or other <br /> pool of water in the City, or the premises upon which a swimming pool, fish-pond, <br /> cistern, exterior spa or hot tub, or other pool of water is located, shall either be enclosed by a <br /> fence or barrier, . . • . • ••_ • . . • • . -. • : ! • • • • • • • • • . <br /> . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • . • •,or shall be equipped with a suitable <br /> cover which can be securely fastened and locked when not in use. Such fence, barrier, or cover <br /> shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the "Barrier Requirements" of the <br /> Swimming Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs Appendix listed under Section 1345.05. For purposes <br /> of this fencing requirement, "other pool of water" shall not include decorative landscape aquatic <br /> features provided that the water does not exceed 18" in depth, nor the pool of water exceed 50 <br /> square feet in area. <br /> 1345.03 PROTECTION WHEN NOT IN ACTUAL USE. <br /> The gates in such fence or the cover to such swimming pool, , <br /> eistern;exterior spa or hot tub, or other pool of water, shall be securely fastened at all times, <br /> except when such installation is in actual use. <br /> 1345.04 STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC POOLS. <br /> . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . <br /> Public and semi-public pools, spas, hot tubs, and spray grounds shall be constructed <br /> and maintained in accordance with the requirements of the Ohio Building Code and the <br /> Ohio Department of Health. <br />