§ 7.72.010. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

"CT value" means the concentration (C) of free available chlorine in ppm multiplied by time (T) in minutes (CT value = C × T) that is necessary to kill any designated microorganism. The CT value for Giardia is forty-five and the value for Cryptosporidium is nine thousand six hundred.

"Health officer" means the director of the department of environmental health or his or her authorized representative.

"Lifeguard" means a person designated to carry out safety procedures and supervision of swimming and other use activities at a swimming pool who holds a current certificate in one or more of the following water safety courses: American Red Cross Lifeguard Training, Young Men's Christian Association Lifeguard, Boy Scouts of America BSA Lifeguard, or other equivalent credential as determined by the health officer.

"Manager" means a person designated by a property owner, his or her agent, or lessee to be responsible for the operation, supervision and maintenance of a regulated swimming pool, spa pool, or recreational water feature on that property. The property owner or lessee is deemed to be the manager for this chapter until the health officer is provided contrary information by compliance with Section 7.72.030.

"Non-regulated spa pool" means any spa pool located at an individual residence under the control of the owner or lessee, where the use of the spa pool is limited to recreational or therapeutic bathing by the members of the owner's or lessee's family and/or their invited, non-paying guests.

"Non-regulated swimming pool" means any swimming pool located at an individual residence under the control of the owner or lessee, where the use of the swimming pool is limited to swimming or bathing by members of the owner's or lessee's family or their invited non-paying guests. Whenever such non-regulated swimming pool is used for persons other than the owner or lessee, his or her family or their non-paying invited guests, such non-regulated swimming pool shall be made to comply with the provisions of this chapter applicable to regulated swimming pools.

"Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, joint venture, company, municipality, body politic or subdivision of the state, club, group, other state franchised business entity such as a professional association, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership or other organization of any kind.

"Recreational water feature" means any other recreational structure other than a swimming pool or spa pool which is open to the general public or which is semi-public, involving the use of recirculated water in which people come into contact. This may include, but is not limited to, zero depth water features, interactive fountains, water slides, waterfalls or combinations of such water features. Water features not intended for human contact, such as ornamental fountains, are not included.

"Regulated spa pool" means any spa pool intended to be used by the general public or which is semi-public.

"Regulated swimming pool" means any swimming pool intended to be used by the general public, or which is semi-public.

"Semi-public" means any swimming pool, spa pool or other water feature which is intended to be used primarily by the occupants and their invited guests of any type of:

1)

A permanent residence facility, e.g., apartment house, condominium, residential club, homeowners' association and other housing complex;

2)

A temporary residence facility, e.g., hotel, motel and camp;

3)

A commercial or non-commercial workout club, swim club, exercise facility or country club; or

4)

An institution, such as a school, college, university, hospital, church, etc.

"Spa pool" means any spa, hot tub or special facility, other than a swimming pool, which is designed and intended for recreational and therapeutic use, and which is not drained, cleaned or refilled after each individual use. It may include, but not be limited to, units designed for hydro-jet circulation, hot water, cold water, mineral bath, air induction bubbles or any combination thereof. Common terminology for a spa includes, but is not limited to, "therapeutic pool," "hydrotherapy pool," "whirlpool," "hot spa" and "hot tub."

"Swimming pool" means any structure, basin, chamber or tank containing an artificial body of water intended for swimming, diving or recreational bathing and having a rim to bottom depth of two feet or more at any point.

"Wading pool" means any structure, basin, chamber or tank containing an artificial body of water for recreational bathing and having a rim to bottom depth of less than two feet at any point which is open to the general public or is semi-public.

(Ord. No. 46-592 § 1 (part))