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Ordinance No. 0373
CITYOFMEDINAORDINANCENO373AnordinanceammendingOrdinanceNO367andMedinaCodeSections5165through5168requiringfencingaroundpoolsTHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFMEDINADOORDAINASFOLLOWSOrdinancenumber376andCodeSections5165through5168areamendedtoreadasfollowsSection1PurposeandPolicyDeclaredThisOrdinanceisenactedasanexerciseOfthepolicepoweroftheCityofMedinatoprotectandpreservethepublicpeacehealthsafetyandwelfareItsprovisionsshallbeliberallyconstruedfortheaccomplishmentofthesepurposesThisordinanceisintendedtobealawofgeneralapplicationforthepublicatlargeitisnotintendedfortheparticularbenefitofanyindividualpersonOrgroupofpersonsotherthanthegeneralpublicanditisnotintendedtoimposeliabilityontheCityofMedinaoritsofficersOritsemployeesrunningtoindividualmembersOfthepublicNothingcontainedinthisordinanceisintendedtobenorshallbeconstruedtocreateorformthebasisforanyliabilityOnthepartOftheCityOfMedinaOritsofficerseployeesoragentsforanyinjuryordamageresultingfromthefailureoftheownerofapooltocomplywiththeprovisionsofthisordinanceorbyreasonorinconsequenceofanyactorommissioninconnectionwithimplementationOrenforcementofthisOrdinanceSection2PoolDefinedThetermpoolasusedinthisordinanceisdefinedasanyartificallyconstructedwaterholdingdevicedesignedusedormaintainedforrecreationalpurposesbyanindividualforusebyhisorherhouseholdandguestsandlocatedonalotasanaccessoryusetoaresidenceSection3FencingaFromandafterSeptember11981allpoolswhetherthenexistingorthereafterbuiltwhicharewhollyorinpartOutsideanyresidentialstructureshallbeenclosedbyasubstantialfencenotlessthanfourfeetinheightandwhichshallalsobeinaccordancewiththeprovisionsrelatingtofencesundertherelevantsectionsoftheordinancesoftheCityOfMedinaSuchfencingshallbeconstructedandmaintainedastopreventwithinreasonanypersonfromgainingaccessbeneathoverOrthroughsaidfenceandwhichshallhavesimilarlysubstantialgatesordoorsofthesameheightasthefencewithdevicesforlockingsaidgatesordoorsatalltimeswhenthepoolisunguardedunattendedornotinactualuseAllsuchgatesordoorsshallbeequippedandmaintainedwithselfclosingandselflatchingdevicesatalltimesandalllatchesshallbeplacedatleastfour4feetabovethegroundorshallbemadeinaccessibletosmallchildrenfromtheOutside bWhenapoolislocatedwithinayardenclosedbyafencewhichsatisfiestherequirementsofthiscodenofenceimmediatelysurroundingsaidpoolshallberequiredcFencingshallnotberequiredalongtheshorelineofLakeWashingtonprovidingthatthefencingotherwiserequiredisextendedtothemeanhighwaterlineatsaidshorelineOrtotheedgeOfanybulkheadorotherconstructionwhichextendsbeyondthemeanhighwaterlinedTheCityOfMedinaBoardOfAdjustmentpursuanttonormalvarianceproceduresmaydeclarethatfencingisnotrequiredOnoneOrmoresidesofanypoolwhentheyfindthataccesstosaidpoolbypersonswouldbeimpossiblewithinreasonbecausesteepbanksmaintaineddensevegationorotherbarrierswouldpreventsuchaccessSection4ViolationPenaltyViolationofanyoftheprovisionsofthisordinanceshallbeamisdemeanorandanypersonfoundguiltythereofmaybepunishedbyafinenottoexceed30000orbyimprisonmentnottoexceed90daysorbothEachdaywhensuchaviolationshallcontinuetoexistafternoticethereoffromthebuildingofficialoranypersonOragencytowhomhisauthoritymaybedelegatedshallconstituteaseparateoffenseSection5CodeReferencesSectionIthrough4hereofshallconstituteSection5165through5168oftheMedinaCodeandallothersectionshereofshallbeconsideredOfspecialOrtemporaryeffectSection6EffectiveDateThisordinanceshalltakeeffectonthefirstdayofSeptember1981PASSEDbytheCityCouncilonthethirteenthdayofJuly1981andsignedinauthenticationofsuchpassagethesamedayMayorAttestApprovedastoformKirkRWinesCityAttorney3EAE2