Chapter 8.28
SWIMMING POOLS
Sections:
8.28.010 Findings.
8.28.020 Fencing required.
8.28.025 Setbacks.
8.28.030 Construction beneath electrical conductors.
8.28.040 Gates or doors.
8.28.050 Compliance.
8.28.060 Plans for new construction.
8.28.070 Variances.
8.28.080 Violation--Penalty.
8.28.010 Findings.
It is found and declared and determined that public and/or private swimming pools shall be fenced as a precautionary measure to prevent a severe hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the city of Angels, particularly small children. (Ord. 199 §1, 1974)
8.28.020 Fencing required.
A. Every person who owns or is in possession of any premises in the city on which there is situated a swimming pool, fish pond, wading pool or any outside body of water created by artificial means, any portion of which is two feet deep or more, shall provide and maintain, on the lot or premises upon which such body of water is located, a fence, wall or other structure, not less than sixty inches in height, which completely surrounds the body of water.
B. The fence or wall shall be constructed so as to prevent any person, including small children, from crawling or passing through, under or over the same, except at gates therein. (Ord. 199 §2, 1974)
8.28.025 Setbacks.
Unless otherwise established in Title 17 of this code, swimming pools shall be located outside of the front setback and shall have a minimum setback of five feet from any side or rear parcel boundary. (Ord. 405 §2, 2003)
8.28.030 Construction beneath electrical conductors.
A swimming pool, fish pond, wading pool or any outside body of water created by artificial means shall not be constructed beneath any electric conductor or within fifteen feet of the centerline of any line of poles devoted to public use. (Ord. 199 §3, 1974)
8.28.040 Gates or doors.
Gates or doors opening through the fence, wall or structure protecting the body of water mentioned in Section 8.28.020 shall be equipped with self-closing and self-latching devices capable of keeping such gate or door securely closed at all times when not in actual use. Such latching devices shall be located on the inside of such gates, and shall be of such size as to completely fill any opening in the fence or wall. The owner or person in possession of the premises on which such a body of water exists shall keep such doors and gates closed and securely latched at all times when such body of water is not under supervision by a competent person. (Ord. 199 §4, 1974)
8.28.050 Compliance.
The fencing required by these regulations shall be installed around all existing pools or bodies of water within ninety 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 effective date of these regulations, shall be filled with water until the fencing required by the provisions of this chapter has been provided. (Ord. 199 §5, 1974)
8.28.060 Plans for new construction.
All plans submitted to the city of Angels after the effective date of these regulations for swimming pools to be constructed shall show compliance with the requirements of the preceding sections of this chapter and final inspection and approval of all pools constructed after the effective date of these regulations shall be withheld until all requirements of the preceding sections have been complied with. (Ord. 199 §6, 1974)
8.28.070 Variances.
A. The city planning commission may make modifications in individual cases, upon a showing of good cause, with respect to the height, nature or location of the fence, wall, gates or latches, or the necessity therefor, provided the degree of protection provided for in this chapter is not reduced thereby.
B. Any variance from this chapter must be approved by the planning commission. (Ord. 199 §7, 1974)
8.28.080 Violation--Penalty.
Any violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 202 §1, 1974: Ord. 199 §7(a), 1974)