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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1210 ORDINANCE NO. 1210 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 3420 AND 3421 OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS 3411, 3420.1, 3420.2, 3420.3 AND 3421.1 THERETO. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That Sections 3420 and 3421 of the Arcadia Municipal Code be amended to read as follows: 3420. FENCE REQUIRED. Every person in possession of land, either as owner, purchaser under contract, lessee, tenant or licensee, upon which is situated a swimming pool as hereinbefore defined, shall at all times maintain on the lot or premises upon which such swimming pool is located and completely surrounding such pool, lot or premises, a fence or other solid structure not less than four (4) feet in height with no opening therein (other than doors or gates) larger than six (6) inches square. 3421. GATE REQUIREMENTS. Every gate or door opening through the enclosure required by Section 3420 shall be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching device placed at least forty- eight (48) inches above the adjacent finished grade and so designed to keep and capable of keeping such door or gate securely closed at all times when not in actual use; provided, however, that the door of any dwelling occupied by human beings and forming any part of the enclosure hereinbefore required need not be so equipped. SECTION 2. That new Sections 3411, 3420.l, 3420.2, 3420.3 and 3421.1 be added to said Arcadia Municipal Code, the same to read as follows: -1- 1210 /IH-E /IOS' (/),e.j) f7S- 3411. SWIMMING POOL DEFINED. For the purpose of this Chapter, swimming pool shall mean and ,include every artificial body or open container of water permanently constructed or main- tained upon any lot, whether designed, intended or used exclusively or principally for swimming or not. 3420.1. SAME. GRILLWORK AND PICKETS. Grillwork and picket fences may be used if in the opinion of the Building Official the strength of the material thereof is adequate to prevent bending. If grillwork or picket fences are used, either the vertical or horizontal dimension of any opening may exceed four (4) inches if the corresponding horizontal or vertical dimension, respectively, of each such opening is less than four (4) inches. 3420.2. SA~lli. ACROSS DRIVEWAYS. No fence, gate or wall required by this Part may be constructed across any driveway. 3420.3. SAME EXCEPTION. The provisions of Section 3420 shall not apply to any swimming pool less than eighteen (18) inches in depth and surrounded on all sides by a vertical wall at least one-fourth higher than the depth of the water contained therein. 3421.1. SAME. SIGNS. Every gate opening of an enclosure required by this Chapter shall at all times be posted with a sign with letters not less than three (3) inches in height, stating: "Pool Area. Keep Gate Closed." SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance., I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held on the 4th day of June , 1963, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: -2, 1210 AYES: Councilmen Balser, Butterworth, Reibo1d, Turner and Phillips NOES: None ABSENT: None ~dt)'2~ City Clerk of the City of Arcadia SIGNED AND APPROVED this 4th , ATTEST: ~<'< 2-":::2::?iw. .... ./....... - ~ :--// .:-.- ~ ,:.... ~ <. ~:: . , C,j:ty-Clerk '-', ('SEAL),' ,- .----- - -- ;, , ~." '- ,'7)'..- , ~ - . - . . day of June , 1963. , ~~~" ~Iayor of. the Ci ty, of Arc dia ,I -3- l2l0