Title 3.60.010 — DOGS›Chapter 16.40 — FIRE CODE
Vista Municipal Code § 503.5 Required gates or barricades. The fire code official is authorized to require
Vista Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Vista
Cite as: Vista Municipal Code § 503.5 · Text as of 2026-10-02
the installation and maintenance of gates or other approved barricades across fire apparatus access roads, trails, or other access ways, not including public streets, alleys, or highways. Electric gate openers, where provided, shall be listed in accordance with UL 325. Gates intended for automatic operation shall be designed, constructed, and installed to comply with the requirements of American Society for Testing and Materials ( ASTM) F2200.
Sec. 503.5.1 Secured gates and barricades. When required, gates and barricades¶
shall be secured as approved by the fire code official. Roads, trails, and other access ways that have been closed and obstructed in the manner prescribed by Section 503.5 shall not be trespassed on or used unless authorized by the owner and the fire code official.
Exception: The restriction on use shall not apply to public officers acting within the scope of duty.
Sec. 503.5.2 School fences and gates. School grounds may be fenced and gates¶
therein may be equipped with locks, provided that safe dispersal areas based on three square feet per occupant are located between the school and the fence. Such required safe dispersal areas shall not be located less than 50 feet from school buildings.
Every public and private school shall conform to Education Code Section 32020, which
states: The governing board of every public school district and the governing authority of every private school, which maintains any building used for the instruction or housing of school pupils on land entirely enclosed ( except for building walls) by fences or walls, shall, through the cooperation of local law enforcement and fire protection agencies having jurisdiction of the area, provide for the erection of gates in these fences or walls. The gates shall be of sufficient size to permit the entrance of ambulances, police equipment, and fire-fighting apparatus used by law enforcement and fire protection agencies. There shall be no less than one access gate and there shall be as many of these gates as needed to ensure access to all major buildings and ground areas. If these gates are equipped with locks, the locking devices shall be designed to permit
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ready entrance by the use of chain or bolt-cutting devices with which the local law enforcement and fire protection agencies may be equipped.”
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