La Mirada Municipal Code Ch. 9.64 Swimming Pools, Excavations, and Abandoned Chests

This chapter shall be known as the "City Excavation, Swimming Pool, and Abandoned Chest Ordinance of the City of La Mirada" and may be cited as such.

(Ord. 53 § 1 (part), 1962; prior code § 6500).

There is hereby adopted as the city excavation, swimming, and abandoned chest ordinance, except as it is hereafter amended, Ordinance No. 5307 of the county of Los Angeles, as amended and in effect August 1, 1962.

(Ord. 53 § 1 (part), 1962; prior code § 6501).

Three copies of Ordinance No. 5307, as adopted in Section 9.64.020, have been deposited in the office of the city clerk, and shall be at all times maintained by the city clerk for use and examination by the public.

(Ord. 53 § 1 (part), 1962; prior code § 6502).

Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in ordinance No. 5307, each such name or term shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it as set forth as follows:

(1) "County" or "county of Los Angeles" or "unincorporated area" means the city of La Mirada;

(2) "Board of supervisors" means the city council of the city of La Mirada;

(3) "County engineer" means the city engineer of the city of La Mirada.

(Ord. 53 § 1 (part), 1963; prior code § 6503).

Ordinance No. 5307 as adopted in Section 9.64.020 is hereby amended, added to, and repealed as follows:

(1) The first paragraph of Section 10.3 of ordinance No. 5307, which first paragraph precedes subparagraphs (a) to (e), is amended to read:

"Section 10.3. Every person who shall own or be in possession of any premises on which there is situated on May 1, 1957, or at any time thereafter, a swimming pool, portable swimming or wading pool, fish pond, wading pool, or any other outside body of water created by artificial means, designed or used for swimming or other immersion purposes, by men, women, or children, any portion of which is eighteen (18) inches deep or more and the surface area of the water in which does not exceed ten thousand square feet shall maintain on the lot or premises upon which such swimming pool, portable swimming or wading pool, fish pond, wading pool or other artificial body of water is located and completely surrounding such body of water, lot, or premises, a fence, wall, or other structure not less than five (5) feet in height with no openings, except doors or gates, with an area greater than fifty (50) square inches, except that a rectangular opening having no horizontal dimension exceeding four (4) inches may have a greater area, constructed as follows;"

(2) The last sentence of subparagraph (e) of Section 10.3 of Ordinance No. 5307 is hereby repealed;

(3) Subparagraph (h) of Section 13 of Ordinance No. 5307 is hereby repealed;

(4) Section 15 of Ordinance No. 5307 is hereby amended to read:

"Section 15. The City Council of the City of La Mirada finds that there are numerous bodies of water, both natural and man-made, throughout the City of La Mirada which are not included within the provisions of Section 10, 10.3, 11, or 14, that are a serious hazard to children and others because of their depth, size, vegetable growth therein, nature of soil, and for many other reasons. The City Council further finds that these bodies of water are attractive to children and that children will use them for boating, floating, and bathing."

(5) Section 19 of Ordinance No. 5307 is hereby repealed.

(Ord. 53 § 1 (part), 1963; prior code § 6504).