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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 228 - Swimming Pools, Spas, & Hot Tubs o o Q CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 228A AN AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 228 REGULATING THE LOCATION AND SECURITY OF OUTDOOR RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOLS AND HOT TUBS IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER. The City Council of the City of Andover does hereby ordain: Ordinance No. 228 is amended as follows: Section 3. Permit Required. No person shall construct. alter or renovate a swimming pooi without an approved building permit. Permits are required for swimming pools that exceed nva hundred (200) square feet in area..:. All swimming pools that require a permit shall comply with the fencing requirements as stated in Section 5. All other Section shall be renumbered and the language contained shall remain the same. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover on this 16th day of June, 1998. ATTEST: CITY OF ANDO"V'ER tLt~ I~ Victoria V olk, City Clerk i ~~K!:;':'~ CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 228 An Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 46 adopted July 17, 1970; Ordinance No. 44A adopted August 16, 1983 and Ordinance No. 44B adopted December 17, 1985. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE LOCATION AND SECURITY OF OUTDOOR RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOLS, SPAS AND HOT TUBS IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER. The City Council of the City of Andover hereby ordains as follows: Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to regulate the location of outdoor swimming pools, spas and hot tubs on residential zoned property and require fencing or barriers to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the public. Section 2. Definitions. . For the purpose of this ordinance, certain terms, words and phrases are defined as follows: Above-Ground/On-Ground Pool- see definition of "swimming pool". Barrier - is a fence, wall, building wall, or a combination thereof, which completely surrounds the swimming pool and obstructs access to the swimming pool. Hot Tub - see definition of "swimming pool". In-Ground Pool- see definition of "swimming pool". Sua - see definition of "swimming pool". Swimming f.QQ1- is any structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing (non- commercial use) that contains water over twenty-four (24) inches deep. This includes in- ground, above-ground and on-ground swimming pools; hot tubs; portable and non- portable spas; and fixed-in-place wading pools. Swimming Pool. Indoor - is a swimming pool which is totally contained within a residential structure and surrounded on all four (4) sides by walls of said structure. 1 Swimming Pool. Outdoor - is any swimming pool which is not an indoor pool. Section 3. Construction Standards. All swimming pools are required to meet the following construction standards in addition to all Uniform Building Code requirements: 1) Swimming pools shall not be located beneath utility lines nor over underground utility lines of any type. 2) No person, firm or corporation shall build, situate or install a swimming pool within ten (10) feet of any side or rear lot line, nor within six (6) feet of any principal structure, nor closer to the front lot line than the principal structure, except as hereinafter provided. a) On residential parcels of land of one (1) acre or more, a swimming pool may be constructed closer to the front lot line than the principal structure, however, the minimum distance it may be from the front line shall be two hundred (200) feet. 3) While being constructed, the swimming pool must be fenced with a portable fence, of not less than four (4) feet in height. 4) No swimming pool shall be located within twenty (20) feet of any part of an on-site sewer system or area designated as an alternate drainfield. Section 4. FenCing. All outdoor swimming pools constructed shall be completely enclosed by a fence or wall of the non-climbing type; so as notto be penetrable by toddlers, afford no external handholds or footholds, and a minimum of four (4) feet in height, except that above- ground pools with a side wall height of at lease four (4) feet need not be fenced but shall have removable steps. All outdoor fence openings or outdoor points of entry into the swimming pool area shall be equipped with self-closing and self-latching devices. The opening between the bottom of the fence and the ground or other surface shall not be more than three (3) inches. All outdoor spas and hot tubs shall either have a fence as described in this Section or a latchable cover. The cover should be constructed of a material not to be penetrable by toddlers and subject to inspection by the Building Official or designee. 2 Section 5. Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor as defined by State law. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover on this il1; day of J:!ili:, 1997. ATTEST: CITY OF ANDOVER ~(j/L Victoria V olk, City Clerk j, r )JJ6J!e~ {i. E. McKelvey, Mayo 3 CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 228A AN AMENDl\1ENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 228 REGULATING THE LOCATION AND SECURITY OF OUTDOOR RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOLS AND HOT TUBS IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER. The City Council of the City of Andover does hereby ordain: Ordinance No. 228 is amended as follows: Section 3. Permit Required. No person shall construct. alter or renovate a swimming pool without an approved building permit. Permits are required for swimming peols that exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area.:. All swimming pools that require a permit shall comply with the fencing requirements as stated in Sections. All other Section shall be renumbered and the language contained shall remain the same. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover on this 16th day of June, 1998. ATTEST: CITY OF ANDOVER Lt-~ teL Victoria V olk, City Clerk . e. $vK