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Name

AURORA FLATS

Address

1427 EASTCREST DRIVE

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28205

Premise Type

53 - Year-Round Swimming Pool

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

11/5/2025

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

INSPECTION WITH HUNTER DELAO OF MCHD PRESENT. POOL IS CLOSED BY ORDER OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. KEEP POOL CLOSED SIGNS POSTED AT BOTH GATES AT ALL TIMES UNTIL THE POOL IS REOPENED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. CORRECTIONS MUST BE VERIFIED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE POOL CAN BE REOPENED. OBSERVED GLASS SHARDS ON THE POOL DECK. THEY WERE REMOVED. KEEP GLASS OFF OF THE POOL DECK. OBSERVED THE POOL RULES SIGNS TO BE FADED TO THE POINT THEY ARE BECOMING DIFFICULT TO READ. REPLACE THEM WITH PROPER NORTH CAROLINA POOL RULES SIGNS THAT HAVE THE CORRECT WARNING STATEMENTS AND LETTER HEIGHTS. OBSERVED CHLORINE PUCKS ON THE POOL FLOOR. POOL HAS ALSO BEEN SHOCKED WITH CHLORINE. THE POOL CANNOT BE OPEN WHEN SHOCK OR OTHER DISINFECTANT HAS BEEN PUT DIRECTLY INTO THE POOL, IT MUST BE CLOSED WITH POOL CLOSED SIGNS POSTED. A POOL MUST HAVE CHLORINE INTRODUCED THROUGH THE CHLORINE SYSTEM WHEN IT IS OPEN FOR SWIMMING. POOL IS NOT APPROVED FOR NIGHT SWIMMING. A SIGN AT THE POOL INDICATES THAT THE POOL IS OPEN UNITL 8PM. SUNSET IN CHARLOTTE, NC ON THIS DATE IS 5:24PM. THIS POOL CANNOT BE OPEN AFTER SUNSET OR BEFORE SUNRISE. THE SIGNAGE MUST BE CHANGED TO REFLECT THIS OR THE POOL MUST BE APPROVED FOR NIGHT SWIMMING BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. MAIN DRAINS AND EQUALIZER LINE COVERS EXPIRE 4/19/2029. CONTACT C. ELMORE WHEN CORRECTIONS ARE MADE. 704-507-6814

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
3	6	Water quality: pool water pH	No	No	No	.2535(1) Maintain pH at 7.2 to 7.8. Observed pool pH to be 8.0. This is out of the proper range. Immediate Suspension issued.
5	4	Water quality: daily written records of water quality and test kit kept on site	No	No	No	pH, chlorine, and main drains must be checked once a day when the pool is open. Total Alkalinity and Cyanuric Acid (if in use) must be checked once a week, 100ppm maximum. Observed some gaps in pool records. Staff was advised of gaps and requirements.
8	4	Pool maintenance: surface skimmers (with weirs, baskets and covers) or gutters clean, in good repair, and functioning properly, no floating debris	No	No	No	.2518(k) Replace missing weirs. .2518(k) Replace missing or damaged skimmer baskets. Observed 5 weirs out of 7 skimmers missing. Observed multiple damage skimmer baskets. Replace these items.
12	4	Pool maintenance: inlets and other fittings in place and in good repair	No	No	No	.2537(8) Fittings and/or face plates shall be replaced when damaged and kept in good repair. Observed missing eyeball fitting on a return.
15	6	Premises: body hook and ring buoy with throw rope or lifeguard with rescue tube provided and properly located	No	No	No	.2530(a) Provide USCG approved ring buoy. Observed ring buoys damaged to the point of being unacceptable for use. Observed throw ropes badly tangled. Provide USCG approved ring buoys in good repair with proper 1/4 inch throw ropes that are exactly 50 feet long from the point of attachment. This pool requires 50 foot ropes for the ring buoy. This pool requires 2 ring buoys due to the size of the pool.
16	4	Premises: fence or barrier with self-closing, self-latching gates properly constructed and maintained	No	No	No	.2537(b) All gates and doors shall be self-closing, self-latching. Observed gate not self-closing and self-latching. Gate is sticking on the sidewalk. Correct the gate to function properly.
29	2	Dressing and sanitary facilities: required fixtures provided, clean, and in good repair	No	No	No	.2526(m) Keep restrooms and fixtures clean and in good repair. .2526(f) At least one sink, one toilet, one urinal is required for men's restroom. Observed restrooms badly soiled and in disrepair to the point of being unusable. Clean them and repair damage fixtures, such as the urinal in the men’s restroom.