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<br />Item No: 7D <br />Meeting Date: August 13, 2007 <br />Type of Business: CB <br />Administrator Review : ____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: James Ericson, Community Development Director <br />Item Title/Subject: Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 794, an <br />Ordinance Amending Chapter 1009 of the Municipal <br />Code Relating to Swimming Pool Fences <br /> <br />Introduction: <br /> <br />At the City Council’s worksession on July 2, 2007, the issue of swimming pool fences was <br />reviewed in response to a petition that had been submitted by residents requesting the City <br />amend the Code to be consistent with the Minnesota State Building Code regarding the <br />height of a swimming pool fence. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />The direction of the Council at the meeting was to prepare an amendment to the Code to <br />change the minimum required height of a fence surrounding a swimming pool from five feet <br />to four feet, the same height as specified in the Minnesota State Building Code. The Council <br />also suggested Chapter 1009 reference additional detailed specifications and requirements <br />similar to the Blaine code. Staff reviewed other cities’ swimming pool ordinances and <br />utilized much of the same information expressed in the Blaine code. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff recommends approval of the first reading and introduction of Ordinance 794, an <br />ordinance amending Chapter 1009 relating to Swimming Pools and associated fencing <br />requirements. Second reading and adoption of the ordinance is scheduled for August 27, <br />2007. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />________________________ <br />James Ericson <br />Community Development Director <br /> <br /> <br />