Showing ordinances that apply to South Hempstead, NY
South Hempstead is an unincorporated community (population 3,406) in Nassau County, New York. Because South Hempstead is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Nassau County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The safety rules rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Nassau County Department of Health enforces pool safety including barriers, anti-entrapment drain covers (VGB Act), and chemical storage. Residential pools need no lifeguard, but pool alarms are required in some jurisdictions.
Federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act requires compliant drain covers on all pools. NY Public Health Law §1399-gg requires pool alarms on doors separating home from pool in new construction. Chemical storage per NY Fire Code Ch. 50. Electric shock hazard mitigation under NEC 680 requires equipotential bonding. No state-mandated lifeguards for residential pools.
Missing drain cover: federal and state violations, fines up to $1,000. No pool alarm on new builds: code violation blocking certificate of occupancy.
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