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Board of Health for Madison and Dane County Resolution #2025-08 Authorization of Nomenclature Changes to License Types for Public Pools and Water Attractions, Recreational and Educational Camps, and Special Event Campgrounds within the Licensed Establishment Program
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Public Health Madison & Dane County (Public Health) proposes altering the nomenclature of license types for City of Madison public pools and water attractions, recreational and educational camps, and special event campgrounds in the fee schedules and license applications which are available at the Clerk’s Office and posted on the Department’s website.
The State of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) updated the licensing naming system for Chapter ATCP 76 Public Pools and Water Attractions and Chapter ATCP 78 Recreational and Educational Camps on September 24, 2023. The new naming system uses a modernized three-tiered complexity risk assessment which acknowledges the risks of the different pool operations and, if applicable, their associated pool features. The complexity assessment also acknowledges the different risks associated with recreational and educational camps along with whether they meet the definition of hospitality. This updated categorization system has six license types for public pools and water attractions and six license types for recreational and educational camps.
The new categories of license types for public pools are:
1. Simple Pool
2. Simple Pool with Features
3. Moderate Pool
4. Moderate with Features
5. Complex Pool
6. Complex with Features.
The new categories of license types for recreational and educational camps are:
1. Simple
2. Simple with Hospitality
3. Moderate
4. Moderate with Hospitality
5. Complex
6. Complex with Hospitality.
For decades, Chapter ATCP 79 Campgrounds has had a permit for temporary or special event campgrounds; however, City of Madison did not have a need for this license type until recently. In 2024, Public Health licensed three special event campgrounds. These campgrounds are planning to reoccur annually in City of Madison, presenting a need for these license types to be added to City of Madison fee schedules and applications.
These changes to nomenclature of license types will allow Public Health to align with DATCP and meet the emerging needs of the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Health for Madison and Dane County on behalf of Public Health Madison & Dane County does hereby support and
authorize the above-mentioned nomenclature changes to license types for Public Pools and Water Attractions, Recreational and Educational Camps, and Special Event Campgrounds within the Public Health Licensed Establishment Program; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that Public Health is authorized to update the Licensed Establishment Program fee schedules and license applications in accordance with the above-mentioned nomenclature changes to license types for Public Pool and Water Attractions, Recreational and Educational Camps, and Special Event Campgrounds.
Drafted by: Stefanie Moccero and Bonnie Armstrong
Introduced: 3/5/25
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