§ 6.10.020 — Definitions
Riverside Municipal Code (Supp. No. 33: codified through Ordinance No. 7776, enacted June 23, 2026) · Riverside Municipal Code § 6.10.020
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6.10.020 - Definitions.
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter: A. Enforcement Officer shall mean the Riverside County Director of the Department of Environmental Health and his or her duly authorized Environmental Health Specialists. B. Hearing Officer shall mean the Riverside County Director of Environmental Health's designee authorized to conduct hearings for the suspension or revocation of a permit issued under this chapter. C. Official inspection form shall mean the form provided by the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health. D. Pool or pool facility, as used in this chapter, shall mean swimming pool, pool, wading pool, special use pool, temporary training pool or spa pool, as defined in Section 2 of [the ordinance from which this chapter derives]. E. Public pool applies to all those pool or pool facilities listed in Section 65503 of the California Code of Regulations Title 22. Only private pools maintained by an individual for the use of family and friends are exempt from provisions of this chapter. F. Spa pool or spa shall mean a pool as defined by Section 65501(f) of the California Code of Regulations Title 22, and means a pool, not used under medical supervision, that contains water of elevated temperature, and incorporates a water jet system, an aeration system or a combination of the two systems. G. Special use pools shall mean a pool as defined by Section 65501(c) of the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, and means pools designed and used exclusively for a single purpose such as wading, instruction, diving, competition or medical treatment where a licensed professional in the healing arts is in attendance. H. Swimming pool or pool shall mean a pool as defined in Section 65501(a) of the California Code of Regulations Title 22, and means an artificial basin, chamber or tank used, or intended to be used, for public swimming, wading, diving, or recreative bathing, but does not include baths where the main purpose is the cleaning of the body, nor individual therapeutic tubs which are drained and sanitized between each use. I. Wading pool shall mean a pool as defined by Section 65501(b) of the California Code of Regulations Title 22, and means an artificial basin, chamber or tank used, or intended to be used, for wading by small children and having a maximum depth of not to exceed 46 centimeters (18 inches) at the deepest point and no more than 30 centimeters (12 inches) at the side walls.
(Ord. 7341 § 5, 2016; Ord. 6429 § 4, 1998)
