[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Sterling 3-7-1970 by Art. 40,
approved 4-10-1970; readopted 5-14-2012 ATM by Art. 19, approved 10-11-2012. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Retention/Detention pond enclosures — See Ch. 142.
Outdoor swimming pools shall be protected by
a fence, wall, building, enclosure or solid wall of durable material
of which the pool itself may be constructed or any combination thereof.
Artificial barriers shall be constructed so
as to afford no external handholds or footholds, of materials which
rate impenetrable by toddlers, at least four feet in height so that
a toddler cannot grasp its top by jumping or reaching, and equipped
with a self-enclosing and positive self-latching closure mechanism
at a height above the reach of toddlers and provided with hardware
for a permanent locking.
