HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000043_pg051PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A regular meeting of the Mounds View City Council was called
to order by Mayor Pickar at 7 :30 PM, March 14, 1977, at the
Mounds View City Hall, 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112.
Members Also
present: Mayor Pickar present: Clerk - Admin. Achen
Councilmember Ziebarth Engineer Hubbard
Councilmember Rowley Attorney Meyers
Councilmember Baumgartner
Councilmember Hodges
MSP (Hodges - Baumgartner) to approve the minutes of the February 28,
1977, regular meeting. 5 ayes
CITIZEN COMMENTS AND REQUESTS: Allen Zepper, 5255 Irondale Rd.,
requested a Council INTERPRETATION OF THE CITY ORDINANCE REGULATING
FENCES AROUND SWIMMING POOLS. A citizen had approached Mr. Zepper
with the idea of erecting a 5 foot fence around his entire back
yard and connecting with the house and garage, thereby hoping to
satisfy the ordinance requiring a 5 foot fence around swimming
pools. Mr. Zepper stated the Building Official had taken the
position that this would not satisfy the code requirement and
that a fence directly around the pool would be required in addition
to the fence around the yard for safety purposes.
Councilmember Hodges stated that there are cases where the City
has allowed the one fence around the yard. However, there is the
safety factor to consider what if the owner leaves the garage
door open and while he's gone neighbor kids wander into the back
yard and into the pool?
Councilmember Ziebarth commented that the major thrust of the
ordinance is for safety purposes. The ordinance was designed to
provide as safe a pool as possible. He asked what accesses there are
to the pool in question?
Mr. Zepper indicated the accesses would be a patio door and
garage door -- only way to pool is through the house or through
the garage.
Councilmember Baumgartner stated that he feels the ordinance has
been satisfied with the fence around the perimeter, 5 feet tall.
The purpose is safety for children, but the City has done all it
can to satisfy the safety requirements. It is up to the homeowner
to have some sort of mechanism to lock the doors so that a child
cannot unlock it. Councilmember Rowley agreed, stating that the
City can go only so far in protecting the homeowner from himself.
The perimeter fence complies with the ordinance by keeping neighbor-
hood children out as long as it is securely locked.
Councilmembers Ziebarth and Hodges and Mayor Pickar agreed that
two fences is not necessary. Mayor Pickar stated that the City
has to follow the ordinance to the best ability, otherwise the