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Memo to Mayor and City Council/Case No. OA 04-03 <br />October ] 8, 2004 <br />What about above ground pools? <br />Page 2 <br />The current ordinance requires all pools have a fence. If a resident has a two foot deep <br />portable pool it has to be fenced. There is no distinction between a portable wading pool ox <br />a permanent in ground pool. <br />At what point does the fence have to be installed? <br />The current ordinance does not identify a specific time frame fox when the fence has to be <br />installed. A resident can install the pool, fill it and begin using it prior to the fence being <br />installed. It will not be caught until the resident calls for final. inspection; they have up to a <br />year to do this. <br />Proposed Ordinance <br />POOLS <br />All below ground pools that require a building permit shall be enclosed with a fence that is a <br />m;n;mum four feet high and includes lockable gates. The fence shall be installed prior to <br />filling the pool. Fencing shall be chain link, vertical pickets or solid. Spaces between the <br />bottom of the fence and the ground or between the pickets shall not exceed 4 inches. <br />All above ground pools that require a building permit shall be enclosed with a fence that <br />complies with standards for below ground pools. On above ground pools that are a <br />minimum of four feet above grade on all sides, access can controlled with. a lockable or <br />removable ladder. <br />The above ordinance is proposed to address the issues outline above. <br />tiVhat is opaque? <br />The reference to opaque was eliminated. The intent of the fence is to prevent young children <br />from accessing the pool. This can be accomplished without requiring that the fence be <br />opaque. <br />I~hat about above ground pooh? <br />Pools 5000 gaIlons and larger require building permit. This criteria was used as the base for <br />when a fence is required around a pool. For above ground pools, a fence is not needed if <br />access to the pool is controlled with a lockable gate, or lockable or removable ladder <br />At what point doer the fence have to be installed? <br />The fence will have to be installed prior to filling the pool. <br />S:\PLAI~TNING\Case Files\2004\OA 04-03 City of ER Pools\OA04-03CC10-18.doc <br />