Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 3 Operational Requirements for Children's Camps

Children's camps that offer food for service must comply with California Health and Safety Code sections 113700-114437.

(Ord. 2022-0031 § 31, 2022.)

All swimming pools, pools, wading pools, and special purposes pools which are located in or provided for any children's camp shall be designed, constructed, maintained, and operated in accordance with California Health and Safety Code sections 116035-116068 and applicable provisions of CCR Title 22, and Chapter 31, Part 2, Title 24, sections 3101B- 3137B.2, and Figures 31B-1-31B-5. Pools, as defined in Section 11.32.010, shall comply with applicable provisions of Chapter 11.32.

(Ord. 2022-0031 § 31, 2022.)

A.

A plan for swimming or boating in any lake, stream, river, or the ocean by any children's camp shall be:

Developed and maintained by the director;

Submitted to the Department prior to use of the lake, stream, river, or ocean by the camp; and

Implemented in accordance with any special conditions that may be specified in writing by the Department to protect health and safety.

B.

Any children's camp which uses natural bodies of water such as lakes, streams, rivers, or the ocean for swimming shall be equipped with at least one (1) lifeboat or equivalent water safety device that is suited to the size, location and use of the water facility, population of the camp, and dangers inherent to the water facility as determined by the director and that shall:

Be used for no other purpose than for saving lives or for other emergencies;

Be kept in good repair and readily accessible to the areas of potential use; and

Comply with California Harbors and Navigation Code section 652.

C.

No camp shall maintain or use a lake, stream, or river unless:

Careful measurements of the depth of water and location of eddies and pools, and determinations of the presence and nature of dangerous currents, sunken logs, rocks and obstructions in the lake, stream, or river have been made;

Legible signs indicating in plain letters, the depth of water, the location of pools or eddies; and the presence and direction of currents of water shall be posted at any lake, stream or river used by a children's camp for camper swimming; and

The signs shall be visible from the swimming or bathing area during the season when bathing and swimming are permitted.

D.

Lifeguard services equivalent to those defined in California Health and Safety Code section 116028 shall be provided at any location used for swimming by campers, with a minimum of one (1) lifeguard for every 25 campers in the water.

E.

For all waterfront activities involving campers, staff members or visitors, there shall be a designated aquatics supervisor who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and who shall possess an American Red Cross Lifeguard certificate, YMCA Swim Lifesaving certificate or an equivalent certificate. Waterfront activities, include, but are not limited to, swimming, sailing and paddle boarding.

(Ord. 2022-0031 § 31, 2022.)