§ 00047-1. Definitions.  


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  • (A)

    "Additional" shall mean any additional public swimming pool, spa or special use pool(s) located at the same address as the primary public swimming pool, spa or special use pool.

    (B)

    "Health Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of health of the City of Cincinnati, or any of the commissioner's authorized representatives.

    (C)

    "Person" shall mean the state, any political subdivision, special district, public or private corporation, individual, firm, partnership, association, or other entity.

    (D)

    "Primary" shall mean the initial or sole public swimming pool, spa or special use pool at a given address.

    (E)

    "Public swimming pool" shall mean any indoor or outdoor structure, chamber, or tank containing a body of water for swimming, diving, or bathing that is intended to be used collectively for swimming, diving, or bathing and is operated by any person whether as the owner, lessee, operator, licensee, or concessionaire, regardless of whether or not a fee is charged for use but does not mean any public bathing area or private bathing area or private residential swimming pool.

    (F)

    "Private residential swimming pool" shall mean any indoor or outdoor structure, chamber, or tank containing a body of water for swimming, diving, or bathing located at a dwelling housing no more than three families and used exclusively by the residents and their nonpaying guests. For purposes of this paragraph, "dwelling" includes an individual room or individual suite of rooms at a hotel, motel, or other establishment providing temporary lodging.

    (G)

    "Public spa" shall mean any public swimming pool that is typically operated as a smaller, higher temperature pool for recreational or non-medical uses.

    (1)

    "Smaller" means less than 5,000 gallons in volume.

    (2)

    "Higher temperature" means greater than 90° F.

    (H)

    "Public bathing area" shall mean an impounding reservoir, basin, lake, pond, creek, river, or other similar natural body of water.

    (I)

    "Special use pool" shall mean a public swimming pool containing flume slides, wave generating equipment, or other special features that necessitate different design and safety requirement.

(a. Res. No. 2004-28, §§ 1, 2, eff. Dec. 28, 2004; a. Res. No. 2009-04, § 1, eff. April 28, 2009)