West New York, NJ Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)
Swimming pool permit rules in West New York, NJ, also covering above-ground pools, in-ground pools, and spa installations, set fencing, barrier, alarm, and inspection requirements.
Key Facts
- Permit issued by
- Board of Commissioners of the Town of West New York
- Permit to locate and construct
- $10 (§ 186-10DD)
- Permit to alter
- $10 (§ 186-10DD)
- Permit to operate, issue or renewal
- $50 (§ 186-10DD)
- Operating permit expires
- December 31 of each year
- Renewal application due
- Before November 30, with the required fee
- Code adopted by reference
- Swimming Pool Code of New Jersey (1955)
Summary
In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, no one may locate and construct, alter or operate a swimming pool until the Board of Commissioners issues a permit. Operating permits expire every December 31, and the renewal application with its fee is due before November 30. The Town adopted the Swimming Pool Code of New Jersey (1955) by reference.
§ 361-4. Permit required. [Amended 10-19-1977 by Ord. No. ... 1261] No person shall locate and construct, alter or operate a swimming pool until a permit thereof shall have been issued by the Board of Commissioners. § 361- ... 6. Renewals. Permits issued for the operation of a swimming pool shall expire annually on December 31 of each year and application for renewal thereof shall be submitted, together with the required fee, prior to November 30 of each year. § 361-7. Suspension or revocation of permit; hearing. [Amended 10-19-1977 by Ord. No. 1261] Permits required by this article or code may be denied or suspended by this Board of Commissioners for failure to comply with this article or code.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 361, Article I of the Town of West New York Code (Ord. No. 973, adopted 4-27-1967) regulates swimming pools in the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey. Section 361-1 adopts a standard code by reference covering the location, construction, alteration and operation of pools, and § 361-2 names it the "Swimming Pool Code of New Jersey (1955)." Three copies are kept on file with the Town Clerk for public examination (§ 361-3).
Section 361-4 sets the permit rule. The Board of Commissioners, not a staff official, issues the permit, and the requirement attaches to three separate acts: locating and constructing a pool, altering a pool, and operating a pool. Fees moved out of Chapter 361 when Ord. No. 16/19 repealed former § 361-5 on 9-4-2019. They now sit in § 186-10DD, which sets $10 for a permit to locate and construct a swimming pool, $10 for a permit to alter one, and $50 for the issuance or renewal of a permit to operate one.
Under § 361-6, permits issued for the operation of a pool expire annually on December 31, and the renewal application, together with the required fee, must be submitted prior to November 30 of each year. Under § 361-7, the Board of Commissioners can deny or suspend a permit for failure to comply with the article or the code, but it must give the affected person an opportunity to be heard in public hearing and then inform that person of its decision. The chapter's general references point to Chapter 161 (uniform construction codes), Chapter 414 (zoning), Chapter 97 (Swimming Pool Commission) and Chapter 269 (nuisances) for related rules.
Article II of the same chapter is separate: it sets membership fees for the Town's public swimming pool and caps memberships at 600 (§ 361-10). It does not replace the Article I permit.
Violations & Fines
Section 361-8 makes a violation of Article I or the Swimming Pool Code of New Jersey (1955) punishable, on conviction, under the penalties in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I. Each day a particular violation continues is a separate offense, so an unpermitted pool keeps accruing offenses daily. The adopted code also declares and defines certain swimming pools as nuisances (§ 361-1), and a permit can be denied or suspended after a public hearing under § 361-7.
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