HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 62-69ORDINANCE NO. 62 -69
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY,
CALIFORNIA, REGULATING THE MAINTENANCE OF
SWIMMING POOLS AND FENCING THEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Municipal Code of the City of Temple
City is hereby amended by adding thereto Sections 5103 through
5111, which sections shall read as follows:
"SECTION 5103. It shall be the duty of the City Mana-
ger to enforce the provisions of this ordinance.
"SECTION 5104. Every person, firm or corporation in
possession of land within the City of Temple City either as
owner, purchaser under contract, lessee, tenant or licensee,
upon which is situated a swimming pool or outside body of
water having a depth of over eighteen inches (18 ") shall main-
tain on the lot or premises upon which said swimming pool or
body of water is situated, a fence or wall not less than five
(5) feet in height above ground level at all places, with
openings, holes or gaps therein no larger than four (4) inches
in any dimension except for doors or gates; provided, however,
that if a picket fence is erected or maintained, the hori-
zontal dimension between pickets shall not exceed four (4)
inches. Said fence or wall shall completely enclose such pool
or body of water. A residential structure or accessory
building may be used as part of such enclosure. No fence or
wall shall be erected or maintained that affords ladderlike
access. All gates and doors shall be self - locking and self -
latching by means of a device located not less than four and
one -half (4) feet above the ground. Any door which shall
open directly from a garage to the area in which a swimming
pool or body of water is located, when the garage door itself
is opened, shall be self- locking and self - latching.
"SECTION 5105. All swimming pools or bodies of water
within the City of Temple City shall be so maintained as to
not cause any public health hazard, including, but not limi-
ted to, the creation of mosquitos.
"SECTION 5106. In the event the City Manager, or the
County of Los Angeles Health Department, as an agency of the
City of Temple City, shall determine the maintenance of any
swimming pool or body of water constitutes ,a health hazard,
the owner and /or occupant of the premises on which the partic-
ular swimming pool or body of water is located shall be given
notice in writing at the address of the swimming pool or body
of water to correct the situation within five (5) days. If
the owner or occupant of the premises shall fail to correct
the situation within the said five -day period, the City Mana-
ger may cause the necessary correction to be made and the
owner and the occupant shall both be liable to the City of
Temple City for any expense incurred and expense unpaid for,
and the City of Temple City may institute proceedings against
both the owner and occupant for immediate payment and may in
the alternative charge the expense as a lien against the real
property upon which the swimming pool or body of water is
located, and in the event of non- payment cause the real prop-
erty to be sold in like manner as for any failure to pay real
property taxes.
1
177
1
"SECTION 5107. All plans for construction of swimming
pools or body of water shall show compliance with this ordi-
nance. Final inspection and approval of all swimming pools
or bodies of water shall be withheld until all requirements
of this ordinance have been met.
"SECTION 5108. All requirements of this ordinance shall
apply to existing swirmithg pools and outside bodies of water.
Compliance shall be made within ninety (90) days from the ef-
fective date of this ordinance.
"SECTION 5109. A permit shall be secured from the City
of Temple City for the installation of any fence or wall re-
quired by this ordinance prior to erection, and shall conform
to all City regulations pertaining to buildings or structures.
"SECTION 5109. Any fence or wall erected for the pur-
pose of complying with this ordinance shall conform to all,
zoning regulations of the City of Temple City, provided,
further that no swimming pool or outside body of water shall
be constructed where protective fencing required by this or-
dinance will be in conflict with said zoning regulations.
"SECTION 5111. When practical difficulties, unnecessary
hardships or results inconsistent with the general intent and
purpose of this ordinance occur by reason of strict interpre-
tation of any of its provisions, the Planning Commission, upon
its own motion may, or upon the verified application of any
interested person, shall' initiate proceedings for considera-
tion of the granting of a deviation from the requirements of
this ordinance."
PASSED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Temple City at a regular meeting thereof held this 9th day
of April , 1961, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Buchan, Fitzjohn, Merritt, Dickason
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: Tyrell
ATTEST:
Ai ler
.O.°11/f
Mayor of the City of Temple City, Califor-
nia.
Clerk of the City of Temp /- City,
California.
2
178
1
1
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF TEMPLE CITY )
I, Marjorie A. Woodruff, do hereby certify that 1 have been duly
appointed Deputy City Clerk of the City of Temple City, California,
and the fhe foregoing Ordinance No. 62 -69 was introduced at a
regular meeting of the City Council held on March 26, 1962, and
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on April 9,
1962, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen- Bwchar},Fitzjohn, Merritt, Dickason
NOES: Councilmen -None
ABSENT: Councilman - Tyrell
Dated: April 9, 1962
Deputy ity Clerk of the pity
Templet ity, California
179