5.2 PCSR 06-24-2014 Elk Request for Action
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To Item Number
Planning Commission 3?
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Planning Items June 24, 2()13 Chris I,eeseberg, Park Planner - Planner
Item Description Reviewed by
Request by (;ttv of 1 .1k River for an amendment to leremv Barnhart, Deputy Director, C()DI)
the City's Zoning ()rdinance regarding fences, Case Reviewed by
No. ().\ 1-I-()2 — Public Hearing
Action Requested
Recommend, h\ motion, approval of the proposed language as it relates to above ground pools.
Background/Discussion
In November 2013, the City Council approN ed an ordinance amendment allowing automatic pool covers
to be used as a barrier. During that process, the last two lines (f& g) of Section 3()-796 (4) were
inadvertently deleted from the proposed text. It was the text relating to above ground pools.
Staff recommends that the deleted language be added back to the ordinance.
Financial Impact
None
Attachments
• Proposed ( >rdtnance
P O I V E R I D 8 1
NATURE
Sec. 3(I-796. Fences; visibility at intersections and driveways.
(4) Pools
a. 111 below ground swimming pools require a building permit and shall be enclosed \kith a
fence or covered with an automatic pool cover when not supervised.
b. The fencing or automatic pool cover must be installed prior to filling the pool.
c. fencing shall he chain link, vertical pickets or solid. Spaces between the bottom of the fence
and the ground or between the pickets shall not exceed fc>ur inches.
d. fencing shall be a minimum of four feet in height and all gates shall be equipped with self-
closing and self-latching devices placed at the top of the gate or otherwise inaccessible to
small children and provided with hardware for permanent locking devices.
c. automatic pool covers shall meet the standards of 1'1346-91 (reapproved 1996) of.\merican
Society of Testing and Materials (AS TM),M), as such standards may be modified, superseded or
replaced by AS l N1.
f. All above ground pools that require a building permit shall have access controlled
with a means to prevent access into the above ground pool when unoccupied. Failure
to prevent access into an above ground pool when unoccupied is a misdemeanor.
g. All pool related chemicals shall be stored inside the home or an accessory structure.