Each person in possession of land within the City, as owner, purchaser under contract, lessee, tenant, licensee or otherwise, upon which is situated a swimming pool or other out-of-doors body of water or structure designed, constructed or used, or capable of being used, for swimming or bathing, having a depth in excess of eighteen inches, shall maintain on the premises, completely surrounding the pool or body of water, a fence or wall not less than four feet in height. There shall be no openings, holes, or gaps in the fence or wall larger than four inches square, except that if a picket fence or other fence constructed of vertical members is maintained, the open space between the pickets or vertical members shall not exceed four inches horizontally and shall be not less than thirty- six inches vertically. Openings, holes, or gaps shall not be constructed or maintained in a horizontal series constituting steps or other means of access. A dwelling house or accessory building may be used as part of the required fence or wall.
(Ord. 3971, 9-24-80; Ord. 3031, 12-09-69; Ord. 2431, 4-02-62)