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ORDINANCE NO. 2017
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING NUMBER 10 TO SECTION 3440.5
OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE ALLOWING ALTERNATIVE
METHODS TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR FENCING BETWEEN A
HOUSE AND A SWIMMING POOL
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that safety is the primary goal
for pool barriers and that most safety issues involve making pools safer and less
accessible to unsupervised children; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that there are alternative means to
providing security between a house and a pool other than the currently required
5'-0" high fence requirement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA OOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the following be added to Section 3440.5 to read:
"10. Where walls of a single family residence containing doors or windows
which serve as part of the pool barrier and allows access to the pool through those
openings shall comply with one of the following with the approval of the Building
Official.
(1) An alarm which produces an audible warning when the door or
window and its screen, if present, are opened. The alarm shall sound continuously
for a minimum of 30 seconds immediately after the door or window is opened and
be capable of being heard throughout the house during normal household activities.
The alarm shall automatically resent under all conditions. The alarm system shall
be equipped with a manual means, such as a touch pad or switch, to temporarily
deactivate the alarm for a single opening. Such deactivation shall last for no more
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than 15 seconds. The deactivation switch shall be located at least 54 inches above the
floor at the opening.
(2) An alarm incorporated with the general house alarm system which meets
the requirements of 10(a) above and has the capability of activating the zones, which
allow access to the pool while deactivating the remaining zones in the dwelling.
(3) An alarm capable of detecting unauthorized entry into the pool which
when activated emits a sound of sufficient volume to be heard in the dwelling
during normal household activities.
(4) Self-closing and self-latching devices on the doors and windows meeting
the preceding requirements of item 8 above for access gates.
EXCEPTION: Non-openable and openable windows may be part of a
building wall used as the pool enclosure, provided they are a minimum of 4 feet
above finished grade as measured from the floor outside of the pool enclosure (e.g.
inside of a room). Non-openable window is defined as permanent single or
multiple panes of glass in a frame which is designed as a non-openable window and
cannot be readily modified to produce an openable window.
(5) A safety-type pool cover, either manual or automatic complying with the
requirements of the American Society for Test and Materials, ASTM Fl346-91. This
specification establishes requirements for safety covers for swimming pools, spas,
hot tubs and wading pools and when correctly installed and used in accordance with
the manufacturer's instructions is intended to reduce the risk of drowning by
inhibiting the access of children under five (5) years of age to the water."
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance
and shall cause a copy of same to be published in the official newspaper of said City
within fifteen (15) days after its adoption.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 2nd
day of August, 1994.
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ATTEST:
Approved as to Form:
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Michael H. Miller, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) 55:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2017 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City
of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting
of said Council on the tnd day of !'H9,ust , 1994, and that said
Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember Chang, Kuhn, Lojeski, Margett arid Young
NOES: None'.,
ABSENT: None
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