(A) Structure or fence required. A safety fence at least four feet in height shall completely enclose the pool. All openings or points of entry into the pool area shall be equipped with gates or doors. All gates and doors shall have a latch which shall be so constructed and so placed as to be inaccessible to small children. All gates and doors shall be latched and locked to prevent access to the pool when the pool is not in use. Any opening between the bottom of the fence and the ground level shall not exceed three inches. As an alternative to a safety fence, an automatic pool cover may be utilized if it meets the standards of F1346-91 of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTEM), as such standards may be modified, superseded or replaced by ASTM. The automatic pool cover shall be closed at all times the pool is not in use.
(B) Walls and fence construction. The wall of any pool constructed above ground level, regardless of the height thereof, shall not qualify as a safety fence. Safety fences shall be constructed so as to inhibit the climbing thereof by any person. Any safety fence constructed primarily of wood shall be composed of vertical members with spaces no greater that three inches between the boards. If constructed primarily of other materials, a safety fence shall contain no space through which a sphere three inches in diameter may pass.
(1978 Code, § 905.05) (Ord. 85-9, passed 11-4-1985; Ord. 96-1, passed 4-23-1996; Ord. 2017-11, passed 8-23-2017) Penalty, see § 10.99