2022-06 Pool - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

1. Location. All swimming pools or appurtenances to swimming pools shall be located in the rear yard and meet the setback requirements of the district in which it is located. Requests for a variance from the provisions of this section shall be referred first to the planning commission for its study and recommendation and then to the council. m. Fences. All swimming pools shall be completely enclosed by a non -climbable type fence. All fence openings or points of entry into the pool area shall be equipped with gates. The fence and gates shall be at least four feet in height and shall be constructed of a minimum number 11 gauge woven wire mesh corrosion -resistant material or other material approved by the building official. All gates shall be equipped with self -closing and self -latching devices placed at the top of the gate or otherwise be inaccessible to small children. All fence posts shall be decay- or corrosion -resistant and shall be set in concrete bases or other suitable protection. The openings between the bottom of the fence and the ground or other surface shall not be more than four inches. n. Above ground swimming pools. Ladders or stairs which are attached to or placed against the outside of above ground tank -type swimming pools having a depth of 24 inches or more shall be removed from the outside of the pool when it is not being used by the owner or owner's authorized guests. All other applicable provisions of this section shall apply to above ground pools. o. Public or semi-public swimming pools. Swimming pools, other than residential pools, shall be constructed and operated in conformance with standards for the installations established by the state board of health. In addition, the person, firm, corporation, or agency proposing the construction of a swimming pool other than residential shall file with the building official, prior to the beginning of any construction, a copy of the report prepared and issued by the state health department showing approval of the plans, and one set of pool plans upon which the approval is indicated by stamp, seal, or other official marking of that agency. SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elmo. SECTION 3. Adoption Date. This Ordinance 2022- was adopted on this 7 ��'` day of JL(, V) G 2022, by a vote of _5 Ayes and _Nays. LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL Charles Cadenhead, May ATTEST: Jule lulson, iWClerk This Ordinance 2022- was published on the t 0�hday of art { f _, 2022.