§ 111.70. Electrical requirements.  


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  • (a) All electrical installations provided for, installed and used in conjunction with a residential swimming pool or portable swimming pool shall conform with the state electrical code.

    (b)

    The following parts of swimming pools shall not be placed under existing service-drop conductors or any other open overhead wiring; nor shall such wiring be installed above the following:

    (1)

    Swimming pool and the area extending ten (10) feet horizontally from the inside of the walls of the pool.

    (2)

    Diving structure.

    (3)

    Observation stands, towers or platforms.

    (c)

    All metal fences, enclosures or railings near or adjacent to a private residential swimming pool or portable swimming pool, which might become electrically alive as a result of contact with broken overhead conductors, or from any other cause, shall be effectively grounded.

    (d)

    Lighting, when used to illuminate any swimming pool, shall be so arranged and shaded as to reflect light away from adjoining premises. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 45.070)