Los Angeles Municipal Code § 91.8118 Pool Water Clarity

(Readopted by Ord. No. 188,797, Eff. 12/31/25.)

Section

• 91.8101 General Provisions.

• 91.8102 Enforcement.

• 91.8103 Existing Building Rights.

• 91.8104 Basic Maintenance and Repair of Existing Buildings and Premises.

• 91.8105 Illegal Buildings, Construction and Use.

• 91.8106 Fire District Requirements.

• 91.8108 Nuisances, Hazardous Buildings and Substandard Residential Buildings.

• 91.8109 Relocated Buildings.

• 91.8111 Residential Heating.

• 91.8112 Residential Plumbing.

• 91.8113 Rod Bracing Systems.

• 91.8114 Parapets and Appendages.

• 91.8115 Sandblasting.

• 91.8116 Special Provisions for Light-housekeeping Rooms.

• 91.8117 Fire Watch.

• 91.8118 Pool Water Clarity.

• 91.8119 Historical Buildings and Structures.

(Added by Ord. No. 171,175, Eff. 7/25/96.)

Every existing building, structure or portion thereof constructed without a building permit shall be made to conform to the provisions of this Code or shall be demolished and removed. Any use or occupancy existing in a building without authorization of a building permit shall be discontinued and removed or shall be made to conform to the provisions of this Code.

(Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)

Any building or structure moved into, out of, or within the City shall comply with the requirements of Division 83, Article 1, Chapter IX of the LAMC.

(Added by Ord. No. 171,175, Eff. 7/25/96.)

When existing water heaters serving rental or lease residential units are replaced, they shall be replaced with units which will provide an overall equivalency or greater in water heater gallon capacity and rate of heat recovery to the replaced units.

Any water heater which is relocated, reinstalled or newly installed from the interior of the building to a location outside the building shall be installed in an approved enclosure. Any new water heater which is installed outside the building shall be installed in an approved enclosure.

(Added by Ord. No. 171,175, Eff. 7/25/96.)

Buildings constructed with adjustable steel rod bracing systems designed to transfer horizontal forces shall be subject to inspection after completion of the building or structure for the purpose of maintaining proper adjustments of the bracing assembly. The owner shall be duly notified if adjustments are found necessary and, upon the receipt thereof, shall cause adjustments to be made satisfactory to the Department.

(Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)

No building shall have any parapet or appendage attached to or supported by an exterior wall of the building and located adjacent to a public way or to a way set apart for exit from a building or passage of pedestrians, if such parapet or appendage is not so adequately constructed, anchored or braced as to remain wholly in its original position in event of an earthquake having the effect designated by Division 16, Article 1, Chapter IX of the LAMC.

Whenever the Department determines by inspection that an existing parapet or appendage is not so adequately constructed, anchored or braced as to remain wholly in its original position, the Department shall, by written notice addressed to the owner, person or agent in control of the building, designate and describe the hazards and inadequacies of construction, anchorage or bracing determined by such inspection and direct that the necessary corrections be made to ensure that all of the parapet or appendage remain in its original position. Upon receipt of such notice, the owner, person or agent in control of the building where such parapet or appendage exists, shall, within one year from the date of such notice:

1. Submit to the Department suitable corrective plans;

2. Obtain the necessary alteration permit; and

3. Complete all the work necessary or ordered. All the plans thus submitted shall have the intent of eliminating the parapet or appendage, or reconstructing such parapet or appendage so that it will conform structurally with requirements of this Code, or strengthening such parapet or appendage by bracing or other means so that it will resist the forces of an earthquake and remain in its original position.

Any person receiving a notice as set out in this section may appeal from the notice of the Department in the manner provided by LAMC Sections 98.0403.1 and 98.0403.2.

(Added by Ord. No. 171,175, Eff. 7/25/96.)

No building or other structure shall be sandblasted except by a wet process precluding the creation of dust and dry debris.

Inspection shall be made by the Department after scaffolding and protective enclosure are in place and before work is started.

EXCEPTION: Dry sandblasting may be permitted by the Department only when evidence is submitted that this process is necessary for the proper cleaning of the building or structure. No permission may be granted unless it can be shown that the use of this process will not be detrimental to adjoining property or public welfare.

(Added by Ord. No. 171,175, Eff. 7/25/96.)

Whenever the Department of Building and Safety determines by inspection that a violation affecting life safety from threat of fire exists in an occupied building, the Department may require that a fire watch be assigned to the building. The fire watch shall be a licensed uniformed person chosen by the owner and approved by the Department and shall perform duties in accordance with the Department’s fire watch procedures. The fire watch shall remain in effect until all fire safety work is completed and approved by the Department. Any person who fails to comply with a Department fire watch order shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)

The recirculation and purification system of any swimming pool, fish pond, or any other body of water which is required to be fenced by LAMC Section 91.6109, shall be operated and maintained so as to keep the water in such pool or other body of water clean and of reasonable clarity.

In order to define reasonable clarity of the water in such pool, pond or body of water, the following standard shall be applied: A painted black disk, 6 inches in diameter on a 12 inch by 12 inch (304.8 mm x 304.8 mm) white tile, placed at the bottom of the pool at its deepest point, shall be clearly visible from the sidewalks around the pool from all distances up to 10 yards (9.14 m) from such disk, or the water is determined to not be of reasonable clarity.