HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 039ORD 039ê79wS ×P í g ORDINANCE N0. 39
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BALDWIN PARK RELATING TO THE REGULATION
OF SWIMMING POOLS, AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO
111E BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE, TO BE KNOM
AS SECTIONS 8190, 8191, 8192, 8193 and 8194,
AND TO BE DESIGNATED AS ARTICLE 8, BUILDING
REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 1, BUILDING CODE, PART 1.9;
SWI1,9IING POOL REGULATIONS.
TIE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A new part is hereby added to the Baldwin Park
Municipal Code, to be known as Part 1.9, Article VIII, Chapter 1, and there
is hereby enacted new Sections, numbers 8190, 8191, 8192, 8193 and 8194 of
the Baldwin Park Municipal Code, to read as follows:
Section 8190. SWIMMING POOLS TO BE ENCLOSED. Every person in
possession or control of land within the City, either as owner,
purchaser, purchaser under contract, Lessee, Tenant, or Licensee,
upon which is situated a swimming pool, shall at all times maintain a
fence or wall which completely surrounds such pool or lot or premises upon
which the pool is situated, which fence or wall is not less than four feet
in height above the underlying ground. No opening in said fence or
wall shall be larger than four 4) inches square, except where means of
ingress and egress are provided for by doors or gates. All doors or
gates providing means of access through such enclosure shall be equipped
with a self-closing and self-latching device designed to keep and
capable of keeping such door or gate securely closed at all times when
not in actual use; provided that the door of any dwelling occupied by
human beings and forming any part of the enclosure need not be equipped
with a self-closing device.
Section 8191. SWID4h1ING POOL. MAY BE COVERED IN LIEU OF ENCLOSURE.
Any person required to maintain an enclosure of a swimming pool may, in
lieu thereof, cover said pool when the same shall not be in use, with
a pool cover or other protective device. Such pool cover or protective
device shall be securely attached at or near the edges of the said pool,
and said points of attachment shall not be spaced greater than one foot
apart, and provided further that the said protective cover or protective
device shall be capable of supporting 400 lbs. at any point where it
shall be suspended above the pool. Any pool cover or protective device
shall be approved by the building inspector before the same may be used
in lieu of the fence or wall required.
Section 8192. MODIFICATIONS SUBSTITUTIONS. The building
inspector may, to avoid undue hardship to an individual, make modifications
with respect to the height of the enclosure, or the nature or position
of the latch, provided that such modifications do not modify the degree
of protection afforded. The building inspector may permit other protective
devices or structures to be used, provided the degree of protection
afforded by the substitute devices or structures is equal to or greater
than the protection afforded by the fence, wall, structure, door, gate,
latch and cover described in Sections 8190 and 8191.
Section 8193. FINAL INSPECTION; APPROVAL. All plans submitted
to the City for swimming pools shall show compliance with this Code,
and final inspection and approval by the building inspector of all swimming
pools constructed after the effective date of this Ordinance shall be
withheld until all requirements have been complied with. All persons
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maintaining swimming pools shall comply with the provisions of
Sections 8190, 8191 or 8192 within ninety 90) days after the effective
date of this Ordinance. Upon application of any such person, the
building inspector may, for good cause shown, grant, from time to time,
extensions of time for compliance, but no extension of time for
compliance shall exceed thirty 30) days.
Section 8194. Nothing contained herein shall authorize the
installation, nor shall approval by the building inspector authorize
the installation of a swimming pool for commercial purposes when such
commercial swimming pool shall not comply with all the ordinances of
the City of Baldwin Park.
Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Ordinance, and cause the same to be published or posted in the manner
required by law, and this ordinance shall take effect thirty 30) days
after its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 1211h day of 19
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Mayor
ATTEST:
Cify' Clerk
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
I, ELMER COOK, being the duly elected and qualified Clerk of
the City of Baldwin Park, hereby certify that the foregoing Or inance was
i roduced at the meeting of the City Council held on the 7H day of
19.jy and same was duly adopted at the
reg lar meeting of' the City Council held on the day of
7:L~ a-~~y 19by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Al
NOES: Councilmen 1y6 u AW
ABSENT: Councilmen
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AP IDAVIT OF PCSTING BY CITY CLERK
ST!:Th it' CALIFORNIA
COUNTY C7 LOS ANGELES ss
CITY OF 3ALJ fIN PARK
Elmer Cook, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That I am the duly elected and qualified City
Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park; that on the 24th
day
of Januar~__ 195 7, I caused to be posted
in three conspicuous places a copy off' Ordinance No
9
as required by law and the Baldwin Park Municipal bode.
2 coo
Subscribed and sworn to before me
O
ti, Li s day
195 7
X- g A ELDER PEW
Notary Public in and for, aid county
and State.
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