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. e ORDINANCE NO. 939 . AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS AS HEREIN DEFINED; CONTAINING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING AN ANNUAL PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS; REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Definitions. . (A) Swimming pool. Any structure, basin, chamber, tank or other receptacle capable of containing an artificial body of water for swimming, diving or recreational bathing and having a depth at any point of three (3) feet or rnore. (B) Public swimmin~ pool. Any swimming pool, other than a private residential sWl.mming pool, as hereinafter defined, intended to be used collectively by numbers of persons for swimming or bathing, however owned or operated and regardless of whether a fee is charged for such use. Such terrn includes, but is not lirnited to, swimming pools owned or operated incident to a rnulti-farnily dwelling project. (C) Private residential swimming pool. located on private property under the control owner, the use of which is limited to mernbers their invited guests. Any swimming pool of a single horne of his farnily or (D) Multi-farnily dwelling project. Any combination of two or more farnily dwelling units. (E) Wading pool. Any special purpose pool or receptacle set aside prirnarily for use by children. . Section 2. Water Quality. (A) The provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to private residential swimming pools, as herein defined. (B) All public swimming pools, as well as wading pools, as herein defined, shall rnaintain water quality at all tirnes consistent with the requirernents herein set forth: (I) Disinfectant. There shall be introduced into such pools sufficient disinfectant so as to rnaintain at all tirnes a free chlorine residual of not less than 0.5 ppm as shown by the standard ortho-tolidine test, which level shall be maintained in all parts of the pool. (2) Acidity-Alkalinitr. The pool water shall be maintained in an alkaline conditl.on so that pH of the water shall not be less than 7.2. (3) Clarity of water. The pool water shall be suffi- ciently clear so that the rnain drain in the deepest part of said pool is clearly visible frorn the edge of such pool nearest said drain. . (4) Algae. Pool water, floors, walls and surrounding decks and overflow gutters shall be kept free of algae.