(A) No person, firm or corporation in possession of land within the city, either as owner, purchaser under contract, lessee, tenant or licensee, upon which is situated a swimming pool or other outside body of water designed or used for swimming, dipping or immersion purposes by men, women or children, of a minimum depth of 18 inches shall fail to maintain on the lot or premises upon which such pool or body of water is located and completely surrounding such pool or body of water, a fence or wall not less than six feet nor more than eight feet in height, with openings, holes or gaps therein no larger than four inches in any dimension; prohibited, however, that if a picket fence is erected or maintained, the horizontal dimension shall not exceed four inches; provided, further, that the wall of a building located on the same property as the swimming pool may be used as a part of such enclosure. The height of the fence or wall shall be measured from the grade of the property upon which the swimming pool is located. If there is a grade differential between the property upon which the swimming pool is located and any adjacent property, the height of the fence or wall shall be measured from the higher of the two properties.
(B) All gates or doors opening through such enclosure shall be at the same height of the enclosure and shall be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching device designed to keep, and capable of keeping, such door or gate securely closed at all times when not in actual use; provided, however, that the door of any building occupied by human beings and forming any part of the enclosure hereinabove required need not be so equipped.
('86 Code, § 9.52.010) (Ord. 2751, passed 9-3-57; Am. Ord. 3634, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 1.12.010
All plans submitted on and after October 20, 1957, to the city for swimming pools to be constructed shall show compliance with the requirements of § 9.52.010 and final inspection and approval of all pools hereafter constructed shall be withheld until all requirements of § 9.52.010 shall have been complied with. Swimming pools in existence prior to September 3, 1957 shall be fenced in accordance with the requirements of § 9.52.010 of this code on or before November 15, 1957; thereafter it shall be unlawful to maintain any swimming pool which is not fenced in accordance with the requirements of § 9.52.010.
('86 Code, § 9.52.020) (Ord. 2751, passed 9-3-57)
(A) The City Council may make modifications in individual cases, upon a showing of good cause, with respect to the height, nature or location of fence, wall, gates or latches, or the necessity therefor, provided the degree of protection is not reduced thereby.
(B) The City Council may permit other protective devices or structures to be used so long as the degree of protection afforded by the substitute devices or structures is not less than the protection afforded by the fence, gate and latch described in this chapter.
(C) Upon the application of a property owner, the City Council may grant extensions of time for compliance, in individual cases, upon a showing of good cause. The provisions of § 9.52.010 of this code shall not apply to public swimming pools for which a charge of admission price is required to be paid for the use thereof.
('86 Code, § 9.52.030) (Ord. 2751, passed 9-3-57; Am. Ord. 3634, passed - - )