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Home My WebLink About0875 . 75 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL 011' THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, HE- OULATINO THE MAINTENANCE 011' SWIMMING POOLS. THE CITY COUNCIL 011' THE CITY OF' ARCADIA DOES DETERMINE AND ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS f SECTION 1. That there is an unusually large number of private- ly owned swimming pools within the City ot Arcadia, exceeding the numbe!' in neighboring communities. That the maintenance ot private swimming poolS without adequate supervision or precautionary measurea constitutes a severe hazard to the satety ot the inhabitants et the City ot Arcadia and partioularly to small children in the City ot Arcadia. That numerous small children have been drowned by tall- ing into private sW1mlll1ng pools in the CODDty ot Los Angeles} that many ot said deaths could have been prevented it adequate preven- tive lIleasures had been required and inIItalled. That the hazard to children in the City ot Arcadia ia increased manyfold by reason ot the unusual number ot private swimming poolS in thia City. SECTION 2. Every person in possession of land within the City ot Aroadia, either aa owner, purchaser under contract, lessee, tenant or licensee, upon which is situated a sw1mm1nc pool, shall at all t1mes maintain on the lot or premises upon which such poel is looated and completely surrounding such pool, lot or premises, a fenoe or ether solid structure not less than tour (4) teet in he1ghthwith no opening therein (other than doors or gates) larger than Ux (6) inches square. All gat.. or door. opening through tu,-( auch encloaure shall be equipped with a aelt C108ing~ selt . latching device designed to keep and capable of keeping such door . ~ or gate securely closed at all times when not in actual use; pro- vided however, that the doer ot any dwelling occupied by human beincs and tOrming any part of the encloaure hereinabove required need not be so equipped. SECTION 3. All plana hereafter submitted to the City of Arcadia tor swimm1ng pools to be constructed shall show compliance with the requirements ot the preced1ng sect10n, and t1nal in- spection and approval ot all pools hereatter constructed shall be ~~~- withheld until all requirements ot the -1- preceding Section shall {.:Jt C-/.,F70 -- ~ have been complied with. SECTION 4. The proviaions ot Section 2 ahall not apply to public awimming pools for Which a charge or admiasion price ia re~uired to be paid tor auch use thereot, nor to swimming pools which are a part of and located upon the .... premi.e. as a hotel or motel, during the time that the owner, operator or adult employee ot such owner or operator is present at and in active charge ot the premises upon Which auch pool i8 located. SECTION 5. It any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion ot this Ordinance i8 tor any reason held to O~ invalid or unconstitutional by the dec1810n ot any court or com- petent jurisdiction, auoh deciaion shall ,not attect the validity ot the remaining portiona ot this Ordinance. The City Council here- by declares that it would have adopted th1s Ordinance, and each aection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereot, irrespect1ve ot the faot that any one or more aections, subsectiona, clausea, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 6. Any person violating or permitt1ng or respon- 8ible tor the violating ot any ot the provisiona ot this Ordinance shall be guilty ot a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereot shall be puni8hed by a tine of not more than ~ive Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the City Jail ot the City ot Arcadia, or in the County Jail ot the County ot L08 Angel.., Calitornia, aa the co~tting magiatrate may direct, tor a period ot not more than six (6) months, or by both 8uch tine and imprisonment. Every 8uch person continu1r~, committing or permitting the violation ot any provision. ot this Ordinance ahall be deemed ;u1lty ot a separate otten8e tor each and every day or portion ot any day during which any violation ot any provision ot thi8 Ordinance i8 aoDm1ttee or permitted. SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certity to the adoption ot thia Ordinance and prior to the expiration ot Fitteen. (15) days tro~ the passaae hereot, shall cauae the same to be published once in the Arcadia Bulletin, a newspaper ot general circulation pub- lished and circulated in the City ot Arcadia. -2- o/[~/ ??:5- I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a regular meetins of the City Council of the City of Arcad1a held on the 15th day of December. 1953, by the affirmat1ve vote of at leaat three Councilmen, to-wit. AYES a NOES. ABSEN'!' . Councilman Hulse, Kennett and Schmocker None Councilman Dow and Nottingham ~ C1ty ot Arcadia SIGNED AND APPROVED this 15th day of December ATTEST. . 1953. .,....-- ~~ . -3- Oc"L P7,j--