Ordinance - 722ORDINANCE NO. 722
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA AMENDING SECTION 8118 OF THE WEST
COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE FENCING
OF SWIMMING POOLS.
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as
is SECTION
SECTION 1. Section 8118 of the West Covina Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
118118. SWIMMING POOLS. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
Every person in possession of land within the City upon
which is situated a swimming pool, 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 and one-half 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 equipped with a self -closing and self -latching device designed
to keep and capable of keeping and which shall keep such door or
gate securely closed at all times when not in actual use. Such
latching device must be located not less than four feet ten inches
above the ground; provided, however, that the door of any dwelling
occupied by human beings and forming any part of the enclosure
herein above required need not be so equipped.
All fencing must be in place and approved before water is
run into the pool."
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of
this ordinance and shall publish the same as required by law.
Passed and approved this 9th day of October , 1961.
Ma or
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS.
CITY OF WEST COVINA
I, ROBERT FLOTTEN, City Clerk of the City of West Covina,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 722 was regularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the
City Council on the 25th day of September , 1961. That, thereafter,
said ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the
City Council on the 9th day of October , 1961, by the following
vote, to -wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Adams, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath
NOES: Councilmen: None
• ABSENT:Councilmen: None
City Clerk