1966-034 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, REGULATING THE DIS-
CHARGE OF WASTE WATER FROM SWIMMING POOLS BY RE-
QUIRING SAME TO BE DISCHARGED INTO THE STORM
SEWER OR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM, PRESCRIBING THE
~IZE OF LINE REQUIRED FOR SUCH DISCHARGE, PROVID-
ING OTHER RESTRICTIONS, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR
VIOLATIONS HEREOF, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE,
REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, AND DECLARING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas,
as hereby amended and suDplanted by substltutang new Article
4 74 (k) to Chapter Four of said Code whach shall hereafter
read as follows
Article 4 74 (k) Swimming Pools
All waste water from swimming pools shall be
d~scharged into the storm sewer system ~f one
is situated wlthan one hundred feet (100') of
any such pool If no storm sewer system is
situated within one hundred feet (100'), all
waste water from any such pool shall be dis-
charged into the sanitary sewer system Any
such connection shall be made under the dar-
ectlon of the Plumbing Inspector in one of
the following manners.
(1) Pumped The discharge lane of all waste
pumped Into a sanatary sewer shall not exceed
two inches (2") in d~ameter
(2) Gravity A gravaty flow waste water l~ne
connected to the sanitary sewer system shall
not exceed four inches (4") in diameter Any
such gravity flow llne shall have a free fall
d~scharge ~th a minimum air break of four
inches (4").
Under no condition shall cross connections exist between
a swimming pool, swimming pool water, or the reclrculatlon
system and the water supply or the waste drain or the sewer
(Cross reference - Permits)
SECTION II
Any person, assoclatmon of persons, firm or corporation
violating any provision of this Ordinance for which a penalty
is not otherwise provided shall be fined upon conviction any
amount not exceedlng Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00), and each
day any such violation continues shall constitute a separate
offense
SECTION III
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in fomce
when the provisions of this ordinance become effective which
are inconsistent or in conflict with the terms or provisions
contained in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent
of any such conflict
SECTION IV
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause,phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof
to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the
City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it
would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such
invalidity
SECTIO
That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14)
days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is
hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be
published twice in the Denton Record Chronzcle wlthzn ten
(10) days of the date of its passage ~~
PASSED AND APPROVED th~s ~day of
A D. 1966
Warren Whltson, Jr , Mayor
City of Denton, Texas
ATTEST
~rooks Holt, Czty Secretary
C~ty of Denton, Texas
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM