§ 39-28. Lifeguards.

The management of any public swimming pool shall designate and have on duty, within the pool area, a lifeguard or lifeguards, each of whom shall, as a minimum, have passed a current lifeguard training certification and also possesses a current approved first aid and CPR certification conducted by the American Red Cross or the Y.M.C.A. or a program shown to be the equivalent thereof to the director of public health. Each pool shall be equipped with and have available the following lifesaving equipment: a rescue tube per lifeguard, ring buoy, shepherd's crook, reaching pole, first aid kit, and any other equipment necessary. The required number of lifeguards shall be determined as follows:

(1)

For pools greater than two thousand (2,000) square feet in area, there shall be two (2) or more lifeguards.

(2)

For pools greater than four thousand (4,000) square feet in area, there shall be no fewer than two (2) lifeguards, plus an additional lifeguard for each fifty (50) bathers over one hundred fifty (150).

(3)

For pools two thousand (2,000) square feet in area or less, there shall be at least one (1) lifeguard; provided, however, that no lifeguard shall be required for such pools (i) if the pool is no more than five (5) feet in depth; and (ii) the pool is owned by a homeowners' association, recreation association, health club or condominium, or the pool is operated within a gated housing complex whose residents are limited primarily to unaccompanied military personnel; and (iii) if the following restrictions are adhered to for use of the pool:

a.

Only persons eighteen (18) years and older are allowed in the pool and pool area;

b.

A sign is clearly posted in the pool area, in four-inch or larger letters, that there is no lifeguard on duty;

c.

All other lifesaving equipment as specified in this chapter shall be available within the pool area.

(Ord. No. 4739-95; Ord. No. 5902-03; Ord. No. 6666-10)

(Ord. No. 4739-95; Ord. No. 5902-03; Ord. No. 6666-10)