Ordinance 423N OADSNANCE O CITY OF LON GwpOp, FLORI pA,
I RING S REQUIRE! NTS FOA T
G OF S IMMDNG P RMING US&S,
CONFLICTS, SWPARABILITYLSE AND
REBCAIBING P ITIEG POR THE VIOLATION OF
ITS PROVSSIONS.
BE IT ENACTBD BY TH£ CITY COUNCIL OI THE CITY OF
IANGW000, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
BBCTZON 1: This ordinance shall be known and m v e
cited as the Swimming Pool Fence Ordinance of the City of
Lonywooa, eloriaa.
For the purposes of this ordinance, the
following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have"
the mean q given herein. When not inconsistent with the con to
words used in the present tense include the future, words in the
plural number include the sin yular number, ana the words i.n the
s gular number include the plural number. The word "shall" as
used herein shall be deemed mandatory and not merely directory.
A. "City" is the City o£ Longwood, Florida.
e. "City Council" or Cowcil" is the city council of
the City of Longwood, Plori da.
c. Family Pool" is a swimminy pool gsea or intenaea
to be used solely bythe oa~ner, operator or lessee thereof and hi=
family and by friends invited to use it without payment of any
fee.
D. Person is any person, firm, partnership,
association, corporation, company Or any organization of any kind.
£. Swimming Pool" is a body of water in an artificial
oz semi-artificial receptacle or other container whether Located
indoors or outdoors used or intended eo be used for public,
semi-public Ur private swimming, by adults or children or both
adults and children, whether oc not any charge or fee is imposed
upon such adults or children, operated and maintained by any
person as herein defined, whether he be an owner, lessee, opera t:~
licensee or concessionaire, exclusive of a family pool as defined
herein, and sha 11 include all structures, appurtenances, equip-
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nt, pp li antes and other facilities appurtenant to and intended
for the op atvon and may ntenance of a swsmmi nq pool and also
5 all swvmming pools operated and may ntained in c 1 ncti on with
r by clubs, motels, hotels and community assocv ata ons.
~ 3: Enclosure of Ewamm g ool. &very outdoor
8 imming pool or family pool shall be comp is to ly surrounded by a
9 fence or wall not less than svx feet in height, which shall be s
10 nstructed as not to have o_ ings, holes or gaps larger than fou
11 nches to any dimensvon except for doors and g es, and if a pi cke
12 nce is erected or mavntavned, the horizontal dimension shall n
13 teed four inches. A dwelling house or accessory building may be
14 sed as part of such enclosure.
15 All gates or doors opening th rough such enclosure shall
16 be equiPPed with a self-closing and self-latching device for kee -
1] ing the gate or door securely closed at all trmes when not rn
16 tual use, except that The door of any dwelling which forms a
19 art of the enclosure need not be so equipped.
20 N 4: This ordinance shall be .applicable to all
21 w swvmming pools or family pools heeeafter constructed, other
22 an indoor pools, immediately upon adoption of this ordinance.
23 SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be applicable to all
2 vmming pools or family pooLS now exrst q within the City limits
25 0£ the City of Longwood, Florida, which have a nrnamum depth of
26 igh teen inches of water and which are not now enclosed by an
2 nclos ore h.i gher than 48 inches from ground Level, but compliance
28 ith this ordinance shall not be required with r Aard to said pools
29 til nvnety days from the e=fecta ve date of this ordinance.
30 N_6: No person in possession of land within
31 e ~i ty either as owner, porch asee, lessee, tenant or licensee,
32 upon which is svtuated a swimming pool or family pool having a
13 nimum depth of eighteen inches shall fail to provide and
34 vntavn .s nth fence or wall as herein provided.
35 N ]: Any person, firm or c p atvon violating
36 the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon convi eti on thereof,
3] e each offense be subject to a fine not to exceed $200 or by
38 p sonment not to exceed 60 days, or by both such fine and
imp riaonment, ana in addition tnerato shall pay all costs ana -
e:penees invol vea in the case. Ea<n aay span viol azion
contrnpes shall De <onei dared a separate offense.
TM1e owner or tenant o.. any building, structure,
premises or part. thereof, ana any architect, builder, contracto
ge t oz other patron who commv ts, p tv <i pates in, as srs is rn,
or maant arns such violations may each be found qui ltv of a
separate offense and suffer the penalties Here rn provided.
Noth ina herein shall prevent the City of Longwood,
Florida, from taking such other lawful action as vs necessary t.
prevent or remedy any violation.
SECTION SeparaD ility. Should any sects on oz
provision of this ordinance be declared by the Courts to be
un<ons tv tptronal or anva Si d, such decision shall not effect the
validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof, other
than the part so declared to be wcons tv tutu on al or rnvalia.
N 9: Conflicts. All ordinances or resolutions
vn <onf li ct Herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 10: This ordinance shall become effective
vmmedi ate ly upon it sage ana adoption.
aASSeD AND ADOPTED en ie a.„ aav of =~ __,
A. D. 19 n.
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