Inspection of Pool Roofs and Ceilings.
Boston Municipal Code § 9-9.10
in effect9-9.10 Inspection of Pool Roofs and Ceilings.
(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this Subsection, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CONSTRUCTED SWIMMING POOL. Any swimming pool which has been built, erected or fabricated primarily with manufactured building materials including, but not limited to: cement, concrete, steel, tile, fiberglass or any combination thereto; and which possesses a water filtration, treatment, circulation or drainage system.
ENCLOSED SWIMMING POOL. Any constructed swimming pool which has above it any type of roof, ceiling or other covering.
PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL. Any constructed swimming pool which is used, or which is built for use, in connection with a family residence consisting of not more than three individual residential units and available only to the family of the householder and his or her private guests.
PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL. Any constructed swimming pool which is not a private swimming pool.
(B) Special permit required for use or operation of public or semi-public enclosed swimming pool.
(1) No person or entity shall open, operate or allow the use of a public or semi-public enclosed swimming pool unless he or she possesses a current and valid special permit from the Commissioner of the city Inspectional Services Department (“Commissioner”
(2) The Commissioner shall issue such special permit only after he or she has received satisfactory proof of inspection by a registered engineering firm which attests to the structural soundness of the roof, ceiling or other covering over the pool. The Commissioner shall have the authority to evaluate the sufficiency of any such proof and to refuse to issue a special permit if, in his or her sole discretion, he or she determines such proof to be insufficient or such attestation to be inaccurate.
(3) The Commissioner shall also have the authority to inspect the roof, ceiling or other covering of a public or semi-public enclosed swimming pool before issuing or renewing a special permit. The special permit required under this Section is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other permits or licenses which may be required by the Inspectional Services Department or other public authorities with respect to swimming pools.
(C) Term of permit.
(1) A special permit shall expire one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed on the same terms and in the same manners as the original issuance.
(2) Any person or entity who continues to operate or allow the use of a public or semi-public enclosed swimming pool in violation of this Subsection shall be assessed a fine pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 21 in the amount of $25 for each day of non-compliance. The Commissioner is authorized to impose such a fine and to pursue any other available legal or equitable remedies for violation of this Subsection.
(CBC 1985 9-9.10; Ord. 1989 c. 11 § 1)
Source: City of Boston, Massachusetts, Boston Municipal Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/boston/latest/boston_ma/0-0-0-6016Fetched: 11/8/2026