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e e Ordinance No. 939 , Page 2. . (5) Bacterial quality. Not rnore than 15% of sarnples tested shall show the presence of coliforrn organisrns nor have a plate count of rnore than 200 bacteria per rnillileter. (6) Recirculation systern. Each public swimming pool shall be equipped with a recirculation systern which shall con- sist of pumping equiprnent, hair and lint catcher and filters. Wading pools shall be physically separated frorn swimming pools and shall be served by the swimming pool recirculation systern or by a separate systern. . Section 3. Annual Public Swimming Pool License. (A) It shall be unlawful to establish, rnaintain or oper- ate a public swimming pool, as herein defined, without first securing a public swimming pool license frorn the City of La Porte Health Departrnent. Written application for such license must be filed with the Health Department, and rnust contain sufficient inforrnation to identify the owners andlor operators of the public swimming pool, the location of such pool, and the narne and address of the person, firrn or corporation seeking the license. (B) As an exception to the requirernent for a license, the owner or operator of an existing public swimming pool will be perrnitted to continue operation of such swimming pool for a period of sixty (60) days frorn the effective date of this Ordi- nance without obtaining a license therefor upon the following conditions: (I) Such owner andlor operator shall'. rnake applica- tion for a license, paying the required fee therefor within such sixty (60) day period. (2) Upon receipt of such application, the Health Departrnent shall cause an investigation to be made of such public swimming pool to deterrnine if the sarne rneets the water quality requirernents of this Ordinance. . (3) If the inspection of applicant's public swirn- rning pool indicates cornpliance with the water quality standards contained in this Ordinance, such applicant shall be issued a license which shall be valid for a period until the following June 30th. If the inspection deterrnines water quality variances frorn the requirernents of this Ordinance, and the same are con- sidered by the Health Departrnent to be dangerous to life, health and safety of the public, such license shall be denied. In the event of the denial of a license, it shall be unlawful to con- tainue the use of a public swimming pool until the water quality standards are determined to be in compliance with this Ordinance, and the required license is obtained. (4) For good cause shown, the Health Department may extend the period for completion of any necessary upgrading in the water quality standards for one additional period of sixty (60) days. . (C) It shall be unlawful for any public swimming pool owner, or operator, to continue operating such swimming pool unless he shall have rnade application for a public swimming pool license as provided herein within sixty (60) days frorn the effective date hereof. (D) Licenses shall be valid for a period of one (I) year beginning on "-May 1 of each year and shall be renewable annually during the rnonth of April. The license fee and annual license