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ORDINANCE NO. 542
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AZUSA REQUIRING THE FENCING OF SWIMMING POOLS,
WADING POOLS AND FISH PONDS.
The City Council of the City of Azusa does ordain as
follows :
SECTION 1. Swimming Pools. Fencin . Every person,
firm or corporation in possession of land wi the City, either
as owner, purchaser under contract, lessee, tenant or licensee,
upon which is situated a swimming pool, wading pool or fish pond,
any portion of which is two feet or more in depth, shall at all
times maintain on the lot or premises upon which such pool is
located and completely surrounding such pool, lot or premises, a
fence or other solid structure not less than five feet in height
with no opening therein (other than doors or gates) larger than
six inches square. All gates or doors opening through such
enclosure shall be kept securely closed at all times when not in
actual use and shall be equipped with a self-closing and self-
latching device designed to keep and capable of keeping such door
or gate securely closed at all times when not in actual use; pro-
vided, however, that the door of any dwelling occupied by human
beings and forming any part of the enclosure hereinabove required
need not be so closed or so equipped.
SECTION 2. Same. Compliance Required. All plans
hereafter submitted to the City for swimming pools, wading pools
or fish ponds to be constructed shall show compliance with the
requirements of Section 1 of this ordinance, and final inspection
and approval of all such pools hereafter constructed shall be
withheld until all requirements of said Section 1 shall have been
complied with.
SECTION 3. Same. Exceptions. The provisions of said
Section 1 shall not app1775,7 public swimming pools for which a
charge or admission price is required to be paid for such use
thereof, nor to swimming pools which are a part of and located
upon the same premises as a hotel or motel, during the time that
the owner, operator or adult employee of such owner or operator is
present at and in active charge of the premises upon which such
pool is located.
SECTION 4. Penalty Clause. Any person, firm or cor-
poration violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by
imprisonment in the City Jail or in the County Jail of the County
of Los Angeles for a period of not more than six months, or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance and shall publish the same as required by law.
Passed and approved this 17th day of June
195T.
Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS.
CITY OF AZUSA
I, JAMES MILLER, City Clerk of the City of Azusa, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 542 was regularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the 3rd day of :.Junin, 1957. That, thereafter,
said ordinance was duly acted and passed at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the _ 17th day of June , 1957, by the fol-
lowing vote, to-wit :
AYES: Councilmen: Fawcett, Ortuno, Johnson, Rol,ero, Memmesheimer
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None ,/�;-
, ity Clerk of the CAY of Azusa
I do further certify that I caused said Ordinance to be
published prior to the expiration of fifteen days from the passage
thereof in the Azusa Herald and Pomotropic, a newspaper of general
circulation, printed, published and circulated in the City of Azusa,
on the 2jYth day of June , 1957, and that the same was published
in accord nce with law.
ity Clerk of the City of Azusa
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