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Part 1 — DECLARATION OF NEED

Arcadia Building Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Arcadia

8510. - DECLARATION OF NEED.

The City Council determined that there is an unusually large number of privately owned swimming pools, spas, and hot tubs within the City, and the maintenance of private swimming pools without adequate supervision or precautionary measures constitutes a severe hazard to the safety of the inhabitants of the City, particularly to small children; that numerous small children have drowned by falling into private swimming pools in the County; and that many of said deaths could have been prevented if adequate preventive measures had been required and installed due to climatic conditions.

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▸ Contents — Arcadia Building Code
Arcadia Building Code
  1. Article VIII — BUILDING REGULATIONS
  2. Part 1 — CREATION OF DIVISION
  3. Part 2 — DEFINITIONS
  4. Part 3 — VIOLATIONS
  5. Part 4
  6. Part 1 — ADOPTION
  7. Part 3 — ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND AMENDMENTS[[3]]
  8. Part 2 — PURPOSE
  9. Part 3
  10. Part 1 — DECLARATION OF NEED
  11. Part 2 — PURPOSE
  12. Part 5 — DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS
  13. Part 2 — SANITARY FACILITIES
  14. Part 4 — SWIMMING POOL REGULATIONS
  15. Part 5 — HOUSE NUMBERING SYSTEM
  16. Part 6 — SECURITY BARS
  17. Part 3
  18. Part 1 — UNREINFORCED MASONRY BEARING WALL BUILDINGS
  19. Part 2 — PURPOSE
  20. Part 3 — ADDITIONS, DELETES AND AMENDMENTS[[12]]

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