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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 518 (1971) ORDINANCE NO. 518 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 1 TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, FENCING AND MAINTENANCE OF Z POOLS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE BONDING OF CON- TRACTORS THEREFOR. 4 'The City Council of the City of Tustin, California, 5 does ordain 'that the Tustin City Code is amendedas follows: 6 Chapter 19 is hereby amended as follows: ? 1. Section 19.1 is amended to read as follows: 8 Section 19.1. Location. 9 A swimming pool shall not be located closer than five feet (5') from any side or rear 'property line, nor closer 'to the 10 front property line than five feet (5') from the front set back line established by the zoning Ordinance. Section 19.2. Fences and Gates. 1Z Every pool shall be surrounded by a fence or wall not less · 15 than five feet (5') in height above the adjacent exterior grade. Such fence or wall shall be constructed and maintained with no 14 openings nor projections which could serve as a means to scale same. Vertical openings shall be no wider than five inches (5") 15 and horizontal members,'accessible from the exterior, shall be no closer than forty eight inches (48"). There shall be sufficient 16 distance from any structure, shrubbery, or grade which could be used to scale .the fence or wall so as to prevent scaling. 17 Gates and doors opening through such enclosures shall be 18 self-closing-~and self-latching with release five feet (5') above exterior grade or so located on the pool side as to prevent release 19 from the exterior. Z0 Except for single family residences, the fence or walls shall be so~located.as to allOWl access to all living units without 21 entering the pool enclosure. The fence or walls shall serve to isolate the pool from other activities or structures and shall be 22 located within fifty feet (50') of the pool. Gates in such enclosures shall be locatedin view of the pool. A building wall 25 with no doors may be used as part of such pool enclosures when within the specified distance of the pool. 24 EXCEPTIONS: When approved by the Building Official, 25 such enclosures may include sunshade, toilet, or shower structures which are used only in conjunction 26 with the pool. 27 2. Section 19.5 is amended to read as follows: 28 Section 19.5. scope. 29 For the purposes of this ordinance "pool" shall mean any swimming pool, pond, or other body of water eighteen inches (18") 50 or more in depth at any point, constructed in or on the ground so -- as to be essentially permanent, and shall include all pools over 51 residential property. I 3.. Section 19.6 is amended to read as follows: ~ Section 19.6. Design. - ~- 3 a. Structural. Each pool shall be designed according to the engineering principals contained in chapters 23 and 26 of 4 the Uniform Building Code by a licensed. civil or structural engineer with due regard for soil and drainage conditions present at the proposed site. The engineer shall sign the plans to certify that they were prepared by him. 6 b. Plumbing. Every pool used for wading, bathing or V swimming by human beings shall be provided with a recirculating and filtering system design in accordance with the Uniform 8 Plumbing Code. 9 c. Electrical. Electrical work shall be installed in accordance with Articl~ 680 of the National Electrical Code. 10 4. Section 19.7 is amended to read as follows: Section 19.7. Maintenance. Pools shall be maintained so that they do not become 13 a public nuisance because of stagnant water, odor, insect breeding, health or safety. Water shall be of Sufficient clarity to be able 14 todiscern a human body on the bottom. 15 5. Section 19.8 is amended to read as follows: 16 Section 19~8. Permits. 17 Before any work is started for the construction of a swimming pool, permits therefor shall be obtained from the Building 18 Official. 19 6. Section 19.9. Clean-up Bond. a. Each applicant for a permit shall provide, before issuance, a cash bond in the.amount of one-hundred dollars ($100) for the purpose of guaranteeing that all sand cement dirt and any other debris Ks removed from public property and said public property is left in clean and undamaged condition. Said bond shall terminate and be returnable provided that such materials have been proper.ly removed and public property left clean and only upon final inspection and acceptance by the street department. b. If after due notice to do so, the contractor has not Z5 provided adequate barricades in the opinion of the City Engineer, or if the public property has not been left in a clean condition, Z6 the City may arrange to have such work done and deduct the cost therefor from the clean-up bond  7. Section 19.10 is amended to read as follows: i ~8 Section 19.10. Materials on Public Property. 29 Construction materials, debris, trash containers 30- (dumpstars), and other non-vehicle materials shall not be 31 deposited on public property without the written approval I of the City Engineer-and only under such conditions as he may impose. Any barricading required by the City Engineer shall be provided by the contractor at his expense. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City 4 Council of the City of Tustin, held on the _4th day of October, 1971. V 8 9 ATTEST: 10 CLERK '13 14 15 16 lV 18 19 24 Z8 Z9 30 31 3Z STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF ORANGE )SS CITY OF TUSTIN ) RUTH C. POE, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City COuncil of the City of Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Tustin is five; that the above and fore- going Ordinance No. 518 was duly and regularly introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 20th day of September , 19 71, and was given its second reading and duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting held on the 4th day of October , 1971, by the following vote: AYeS: COUNCILMEN COCO, MARSTERS ,. L. MILLER, OSTER NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEN C. MILLER ~ tyClt,of Tustin, Califor~