ORD 026 ORDINANCE NO. 26
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING REGULATIONS
RELATING TO THE REQUIRED HEIGHT OF FENCING
AROUND SWIMMING POOLS.
The city council of the City of La Quinta, California, does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Subsections a. and b. of Section 1.2 of Riverside
County Ordinance No. 421 (which was adopted by reference by this
City Council by Ordinance No. 5 operative August 29, 1982) relating
to fencing of swimming pools, hereby are amended to read as
follows:
Section 1.2. a. Every person who owns or is in
possession of any land upon which there is located a
swimming pool that exceeds 18 inches in depth shall
construct and maintain in good condition, completely
surrounding such parcel of land or the swimming pool
itself, an enclosure not less than 5 feet in height,
consisting of a fence, wall, buildings, or combination
thereof.
b. The enclosure shall be constructed of chain
link fencing of not less than 14-gauge and 2-inch mesh,
or concrete, masonry, wood or other solid material
designed to withstand 15 pounds per square foot of
uniform horizontal load, and constructed so as to
discourage climbing by small children. The space
between the bottom of the enclosure and the ground shall
not exceed 2 inches. All gates or doors through the en-
closure shall be equipped with a self-latching device not
less than 4 feet from the ground that keeps such gate or door
securely closed, or shall be securely locked at all times when
the pool is not in use.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect thirty (30) days after passage.
SECTION 3. POSTING. The City Clerk shall within 15 days after
the passage of this ordinance, cause it to be posted in at least the
3 public places designated by resolution of the City Council; shall
certify to the adoption and posting of this ordinance; and shall o
cause this ordinance and its certification together with proof of
posting, to be entered in the book of ordinances of this City.
The foregoing ordinance was approved and adopted at a meeting
of the City Council held this 15th day of March , 1983, by
the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Allen, Baier, Cox, Henderson and Mayor Wolff.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ATTEST:
CITY K
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted
by the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, at a
meeting held March 15, 1983 and that the. Ordinance was posted in at least
the three public places specified for such postings by the
City Council.
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