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Hennepin County > Ordinances > Ordinance 4

Ordinance 4

Public Swimming Pool

Index

Section I: State Health Department rules adopted

Section II: Definitions

Section III: License required

Section IV: License fees

Section V: License expiration and renewal

Section VI: Inspection of public swimming pools

Section VII: Construction and plan review

Section VIII: Penalty

Section IX: Separability

Section X: Captions

Section XI: Effective date

For Hennepin County

"The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners ordains:"

Section I: State Health Department rules adopted

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 145A.01 - 145A.11, 144.1222 (Abigail Taylor Pool Safety Act), 375.51 - 375.55 and Minnesota 4717.0150 – 4717.3970, except 4717.0450 relating to public swimming pools, including all subsequent amendments thereto, are adopted by Hennepin County by reference. Reference 4717.0150 –4717.3970, except 4717.0450 to Board or Board of Health shall be to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners or their authorized representatives.

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Section II: Definitions

For the purpose of this ordinance the following words shall have the following meaning:

Subsection 1 "County"

"County" shall mean Hennepin County.

Subsection 2 "Health authority"

"Health Authority" shall mean the Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department, and its designated employees, agents, or contractors, as the Hennepin County Board may designate.

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Section III: License required

It is unlawful for any person to operate or permit swimming in a public swimming pool, regardless of whether a fee is charged for such use, unless Hennepin County has issued a valid license therefore which is in full force and effect. Licensing of swimming pools shall be pursuant to Hennepin County Ordinance No. 1. Where a property has more than one pool located upon it, a separate license shall be obtained for each pool. Only a person who complies with the provision of this ordinance and ordinances applicable thereto of the city or cities in which the public swimming pool is located shall be entitled to receive a license.

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Section IV: License fees

Fees for licenses issued hereunder shall be those established from time to time by resolution of the County Board of Commissioners.

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Section V: License expiration and renewal

Licenses issued pursuant to this ordinance expire on the last day of March each year. License renewal applications shall be filed with the County Board prior to April 1, of each year.

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Section VI: Inspection of public swimming pools

The Health Authority shall inspect every public swimming pool as frequently as they may deem necessary to ensure compliance with this ordinance.

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Section VII: Construction and plan review

All persons who construct or remodel a public swimming pool must first submit their plans and specifications to the Pool Engineer at the Office of the Minnesota Department of Health. If the Minnesota Department of Health does not require a plan review, its owner shall submit the plans to the Office of the Health Authority. The statutory or home rule charter city shall not issue a building permit for the facility or remodeling or alteration permit for the facility until such plans have the appropriate approvals. The swimming pool shall be constructed and finished in conformance with the approved plans. Inspections of the swimming pool will occur as frequently as the appropriate agency deems necessary during the construction or remodeling activities. They shall conduct a final inspection prior to the start of operations and issuance of an approved license.

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Section VIII: Penalty

Any person violating a provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished pursuant to Hennepin County Ordinance No. 1.

This ordinance was current when published on this web site. To be certain that it has not been amended since published, contact the Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department, at the email address shown on the right.

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Section IX: Separability

If any provision or application of any provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance.

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Section X: Captions

The captions printed in larger type before sections of this Ordinance are mere catch words to indicate the content of the section.

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Section XI: Effective date

After passage by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, this Ordinance shall be effective on November 15, 2022.

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Hennepin County Environmental Health and Epidemiology

epi-envhlth@hennepin.us

Phone: 612-543-5200

Fax: 952-351-5222

M–F, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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