The application for a permit shall include a statement as to fencing to be maintained during the period of the construction of the pool. If the fence or enclosure required by § 8.51 of this chapter is not to be completed prior to the beginning of the excavation for the pool, a temporary fence not less than 48 inches in height and equally substantial as standard type snow fencing shall be constructed before any excavation is commenced so as to completely enclose the excavation and to prevent, within reason, any person from gaining access beneath or through said fence when the excavation or pool under construction is unguarded and unattended. In the event that the yard where the pool is being constructed is completely fenced, with gates, the requirement for such temporary fencing shall be waived, provided a written request to waive said requirement signed by the contractor and by the resident of the premises is filed with the building inspector at the time the application for permit is made. In the event that any excavation is commenced without the provisions of this section being complied with, the building inspector shall be empowered to forthwith order all excavation or other construction to be terminated and to take any other action which is necessary to protect the public interest, including the filling in of any excavation, and the cost of all such work shall be a charge against the person holding the permit for the construction of said pool.
(Ord. effective 10-12-2018)