Every person in possession of land within the city, either as owner, purchaser under contract, lessee, tenant or licensee, upon which is situated a swimming pool, shall at all times maintain upon the lot or premises on which the swimming pool is located and completely surrounding the swimming pool, lot or premises a fence, wall or other solid structure designed to prevent small children from inadvertently wandering into the pool. Such fence or other solid structure shall not be less than four feet in height, with no openings therein, other than doors or gates, larger than six inches square. All such doors opening directly into such enclosure shall be equipped with self-closing and self-latching devices designed to keep and capable of keeping such doors or gates securely closed at all times when not in actual use. Such latching device shall be attached to the upper quarter of the gate or door. However, the door of any dwelling occupied by human beings and forming any part of the enclosure need not be so equipped. It shall be unlawful to maintain any swimming pool in the city which is not fenced in accordance with this section.
(1966 Code, sec. 7-1; 2001 Code, sec. 22-676; Ordinance 24-2022 adopted 7/19/2022)