HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 901 N.C.S. 06/03/1968EER.: skw. 5 8
ORDINANCE) NO., ' 901 N .Cis _:
.-INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN
SECONDED B.Y.COUNCILMAN
AN ORD INANCE AMENDIN' G-THE! .P.E tALUMIA CITY,' CODE OF 1,9`58
BY ADDING :-:THERE
CHAPTER* 2 9 TO ,REGULATE .' THE FENCING
OF SWIMMING- POOLS j. -TO REQUIRE PERMITS AND TO ES TAB-
LISH- A FEE THEREFOR.
BE IT ORDAINED - BY THE i.CITY - ,.COUNC-`
,COUNCIL OF THE QTTY2.OF PETALUMA AS`
Section 1,1_ it is - hereby, found and- declared and determined, that
public or private swimming .pools :shall -be . Dended as -,a precautionary -
measure to - prevent I '.hazard to the., hoalth,i safety and,. welfare of
the. inhabitants of the City of - Petal'uma,,-, . partic'u'larly ChIldren.
Section 2,.� The Petaluma Cit Code of 1958 is hereby:_�amended by.
addin thereto Chapter 2.9 to regulate the - fencing of swimming pools and
to read as follows.:
CHAPTER 29
SWIMMING POOLS
Se cti o n - 2 FENCING- QF.,SWI POOLS REQUIRED-
Every
per8on in possession of - land 'within the City of Pe'-,taluma upon
which is
s a swimming pool or other- outdoor bi dy, of water designed, gned,.',, con-
structed and used for swimming,- dippIng or immersi:on= purposes,, and having.
a depth in excess of.twoJ2) feet S`hal-1 -atal times maintain on.,the
a
lot or-premises upon.which such pool or body of. water is located, and
completely surrounding such. pool, body of water or p remi s a. - 'or
pr emise s,
wall not lesis than four and (4 1,/2) feet in height so that the
swimming,.. pool. or body• of- -.water ils completely enclosed by such fence or
Wallj or is enclosed in part by such fence -or' wall; and in,,p4rt-by 'a
dwelling. hou,se- or other permanent.,structur which such fence or wall
,.is connected..
Said fen'de-dr, wall shall be const-rupted, so as prevent
a per'so`h including z smal-l. childrEin, f rom crawling or passing . through
under., or over the same except.-at gate's therein.
The construction of the or wall shall be
:approved by City,Bui-ld-ing Inspector.
Section-29.2i GATES;!. - Every gate or- door opening, . to a
sw im ming pool enclosure:, including gates, or doors . which' provide acces.s-
f rom� breezeways and garagejs,j,. and other auxiliary structures-, shall be
equipped-with a self - closing and sel device designed to ke'e.p'
and capable of keep I ping., such - door or gate. s ly�. cl.os.ed' at al times
when' not in. actual use,. Such latdhing; shall be -placed at least, fod.
feet' above. the ground-- level. or.othd.rwi,se:made- inaccessible.. to- small 61
children, provided, however., that the. -door - of : any 'dwelling 00,,qupied b
'T
human beings and forming any rt o hereinabove required.
need not be so
Section 2-5.3. TIME -.,FOR_',COMP'LTANCZ The feh required by
these-regulations sha.1l'be installed around all existing poo1s or bodies
of water within .ninety (YO) days from and after the effective date of
these regulations. No pool .. or other body. of water, the construction of
which is completed after the-, effected date of these regulations, shall,.
be filled - with,water until the fencing—required.by the provisions hereof
has been provided:..
Section 29.4. NEW CONSTRUCTION., All plans hereafter. sub-
mitte'd to the City.,of?etaluma for to be constructed,
show compliance with the - requirements of the preceding sections;,. and final.
inspection and approval, of all pools hereafter. constructed shall be with-
held until all requireinents -bf the .preceding section's shall -have been
com plied with.
S-ectich.-29. 5. MODIFICATIONS.
(a) The City. Counci 1 7 may make mod i fi cations" i n,. i nd-I vidual Cases, upon . a
showing of good' "cause, with respect to the h6ight:,. nature or -location
of the fence, wall, gates or latches -or the necessity therefor,' pro-
'ded the degreez
I f protection, provided for-herein, is not reduced'
thereby..
2-
(b). The: City Council may permit -- -other pr.ote.c' ire dev; ;c.es ;or.,
structures to be-used so long as the degree of protection afforded
by the substitute devices or structures is not less than the pro-.,
.tection afforded by the::fence, gate ;latch described herein.
(c), Upon the-. application, of, a. property owner,, the City Coun'c: l
may grant extensions - - time for compliance in individual cases
upon. a showing of' good c'aus.e. Such extensions of time shall not
exceed 30 days at a time..
Section ,29•.6.., PERMITS REQUIREID AND - ,PERMIT FEES No person,
firm or corporation -shall erect construct -, repair or move any - fences - o,-
walls as required herein without-first obtaining a permit for•;such, action
from the Building Of`ficial.. To :obtain the ,permit, the Applicant -shall
file; an application in- wr.itirig on a- form- furnished for that ,purpose by
the Building Department. The fees -for such, permit shall be:.paid:to:.the
Building Official and--shall be $ '` 2'.0 - 0
Section 3 . The.City - Clerk be, and she, - is hereby directed to
post %4 this -.ordinance in. the' manner- .and .for the period-as required
by,the City Charter
ORDERED POSTED /R this 3rd day of - June , 19'68:
AYES COUNCILMAN BRAINERD, COLI'N, JOERGER AND ",IPMAN.
NOES:. COUNCILMAN CAVANAGH,.JR.
ABSENT: COUNCILMAN B'ATTAGLIA AND:: "MAYOR PUTNAM:.
Mayor
Attest:
C City .Clerk
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I hereby certify that the within ordinance was posted inRjQj% public placeXih the City of Petaluma, to In X"
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I hereby :certify that the whole number of members of the Council of the City. of Petaluma as seven, and that the
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'foregoing ordinance was, passed by the. Council at its meeting of ._ .......... 1 .............. day o f ............... ..................... ,---.._-._:_•---
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(SEAL) C ITY CLERK
The foregoing Ordinance Number . Ch arter Series, having been regularly passed and presented to me-
this Jlth ............... day of Z.une ............. -1 b ................ day
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of ................. June !7,,_jP
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MAYOR