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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 0367CITYOFMEDINAORDINANCENO367ANORDINANCErequiringfencingaroundpoolsTHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFMEDINADOORDAINASFOLLOWSSection1PoolDefinedThetermpoolisdefinedasareceptacleforwaterlocatedonprivatelyownedpropertyincluinganynaturalorartificialpoolofwaterwhetherlocatedabovegradeorbelowgradewhichhasadepthatanypointofmorethaneighteen18inchesSection2FencingReuiredFromandafterJunel1981allpoolswhicharewhollyorinpartoutsideOfanyresidentialstructureshallbefencedsothatpersonsandanimlscannotenterthepoolareaThefencingshallbeasolidstructureorfencenotlessthanfour4feetinheigthwithnoopeningthereinotherthandoorsorgateslargerthanfour4inchesandofanonclimbabledesignThesaidfenceorOthersolidstructureshallcompletelysurroundsuchpoolAllgatesOrdoorsOpeningthroughsuchfenceorenclosureshallbeequippedwithaselfclosingandselflatchingdevicedesignedtokeepandcapableofkeepingsuchdoororgatessecurelyclosedatalltimeswhennotinactualuseandalllatchesshallbeplacedatleastfour4feetabovethegroundorshallbemadeinaccessibletosmallchildrenfromtheoutsideprovidedhoweverthatthegateordoortoanydwellingwhichformsanypartoftheenclosureneednotbesoequippedWhenapoolislocatedwithinayardenclosedbyafencewhichsatisfiestherequirementsofthiscodenofenceimmediatelysurroundingsaidpoolshallberequiredSection3ViolationPenaltyViolationofanyoftheprovisionso2thisordinanceshallbeamisdemeanorandanypersonfoundguiltythereofmaybepunishedbyafineofnottoexceed30000orbyimprisonmentnottoexceed90daysOrbothEachdaywhensuchaviolationshallcontinuetoexistafternoticethereoffromthebuildingofficialoranypersonoragencytowhomhisauthoritymaybedelegatedshallconstituteaseparateoffenseSection4GeneralProvisionsThisordinanceisintendedtobealawofgeneralapplicationforthepublicatlargeitisnotintendedfortheparticularbenefitofanyindividualpersonorgroupofpersonsotherthanthegeneralpublicanditisnotintendedtoimposeliabilityOntheCityofMedinaOritsemployeesrunningtoindividualmembersofthepublic1 ection5oCodeSectionsSection1through4hereofshallconstitutsections165through68oftheMedinaCodeandallothersectionshereofehallbeconsideredofspecialortemporaryeffectSection6EffectiveDateThisordinanceshalltakeeffectonthedayofe198PASSEDbytheCityCouncilonthe8tdayofDer19BOandsignedInauthentlcationofsuchpassagethesameday4ayorAttestApprovedastoFormKirkRJneeCityAttorney