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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:
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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:
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AYES:
Councilmen Balser, Butterworth, Reibo1d, Turner and
Phillips
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
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City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
SIGNED AND APPROVED this 4th
, ATTEST:
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