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A. Required plans. A building permit application shall be made to the Director of Development and shall be accompanied by: (1) A complete set of construction plans drawn accurately to scale or a copy of literature and plans or sketches provided by the pool manufacturer in a form acceptable to the Department of Development. (2) A complete set of plot plans showing all lot lines, existing structures and yard measurements, drawn accurately to scale. B. Engineer or architect. All plans for private, permanent swimming pools of a capacity in excess of 1,500 cubic feet contained within a building or erected above or below ground level shall be designed by a licensed New York State professional engineer or architect. C. See § 75-16 for fees. § 198-5 Accessory buildings. A bathhouse, cabana, pump house, filter house or other structure erected in connection with any such private pool shall require a building permit and shall comply with the State Building Construction Code[1] and the City of Lackawanna Zoning Ordinance[2] and any and all local laws and ordinances and any amendments hereafter adopted. [1]Editor's Note: See Ch. 75, Building Construction. [2]Editor's Note: See Ch. 230, Zoning. § 198-6 Plumbing permit. A. Required. All plumbing and drainage connected therewith shall comply with the State Building Construction Code and shall require a plumbing permit. B. Fees; drawings. Plumbing permit applications shall be accompanied by: (1) The appropriate fee as established from time to time by the Council. (2) Complete detailed drawings, showing filling or feed system, filtration and/or purifying system and drainage system. § 198-7 Drain, grate and drainage. A. All excavated private pools of 1,500 cubic feet capacity and larger shall have a drain and each drain shall be covered by a grate four times the area of the drainpipe. The grate shall be removable only by the use of a hand tool. Where gravity is impractical, proper drainage shall be provided to a storm sewer.