Security of Privately Owned Swimming Pool By-law (85-19) — full text

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, ,~ TOWNSHIP OF HORTON BY - LAW NO. 8~~'1.q A BY-LAW TO REGULATE FENCES AROUNV PRJVATELY OWNEV SWIMMING POOLS IN THE TOWNSHIP OF HORTON. WHEREAS the Counc.,[l 06 the COJz.p0Jz.at,[on 06 the Town.6h,[p 06 HOJz.ton deem.6 '[t adv,[.6able and exped,[ent to enac.t th,[.6 By-law: ANV WHEREAS paJz.agJz.aph 24 06 Sub.6ec.tidri:l 06 Sec.t,[on 354 06 the Mun,[c.,[pal Ac.t, R.S.O. 1970, ChapteJz. 284, a.6 amended, authoJz.,[ze.6 the mun,[c.,[pal,[ty.to pa.6.6 by-law.6 to Jz.equ,[Jz.e owneJz..6 06 pJz.,[vately owned .6w,[mm,[ng pool~ to ehec.t and ma,[nta,[n 6enc.e.6 and gate.6 aJz.ound .6uc.h .6w,[mm,[ng pool.6, 60Jz. pJz.e.6c.Jz.,[b,[ng the he,[ght and de.6c.Jz.,[p- t,[on ofl and the manneJz. On eJz.ec.t'[ng and ma,[nta,[n,[ng .6uc.h 6enc.e.6 .and gate.6 60Jz. pJz.oh'[b'[t'[ng peJz..6on.6 6Jz.om plac.,[ng wateJz. ,[n pJz.,[vately owned outdooJz. .6w,[mm,[ng pool.6 OJz. allow,[ng wateJz. to Jz.ema,[n theJz.e,[n unt'[l the pJz.e.6c.Jz.,[bed 6enc.e.6 and gate.6 have been eJz.ec.ted~ 60Jz. ~equ,[Jz.,[ng the pJz.oduc.t'[on 06 plan.6 06 all .6uc.h 6enc.e.6 and gate.6, 60Jz. the ,[.6.6u,[ng 06 a peJz.m,[t c.eJz.t,[6y,[ng appJz.oval on .6uc.h plan.6 w,[thout wn,[c.h peJz.m,[t no pJz.,[vately owned outdooJz. .6w,[mm,[ng pool may be exc.avated noJz. OJz. eJz.ec.ted and 60Jz. authoJz.,[z,[ng the Jz.e6U.6al 06 a peJz.m,[t 60Jz. anY.6uc.h 6enc.e OJz. gate.6 that '[6 eJz.ec.ted would be c.ontJz.aJz.Y to the pJz.ov,[.6,[on.6 06 any by-law 06 the mun,[c.,[pal,[ty. NOWTHEREFORE the Mun,[c.,[pal Counc.,[l 06 the COJz.poJz.at'[on 06 the Town.6h,[p 06 HOJz.ton enac.t.6 a.6 60110w.6: 1. TITLE Th,[.6 By-law .6hall be known and may be c.,[ted a.6 ~THE SECURITY OF PRIVATELY OWNEV SWIMMING POOL BY~LAW". 2. VEFINITIONS (a) [b J (e.) (d) ( e. ) ~BUILVrNG INSPECTOR" .6hall mean the Bu,[ld,[ng In.6pec.toJz. appo,[nted by Town.6h,[p Counc.'[l. "TOWNSHIP" .6hall mean the COJz.p0Jz.at,[on 06 the Town.6h,[p 06- HOJz.ton. "ENCLOSURE" .6hall mean a 6enc.e, wall OJz. otheJz. .6tJz.uc.tuJz.e, ,[nc.lud,[ng dooJz..6 and gate.6, .6uJz.Jz.ound,[ng a pJz.,[vately owned outdooJz. .6w,[mm,[ng pool to Jz.e.6tJz.,[c.t ac.c.e.6.6 theJz.eto. "PERSON" .6hall ,[nc.lude a F,[Jz.m, PaJz.tneJz..6h'[p, Company, COJz.p0Jz.at,[on, ContJz.ac.toJz. OJz. OWneJz.. "PR1 VATE LY OWNEV SW1 MM1 NG POO L" I.l hall me.an a pJz.,[va:tely owned ___ .----~ ou.:tdootr.. body 06 wa:te.tr.. c.on:ta,[ne.d ,[n paJz.:t~who:te-b-y-·---~ atr..:t,[6,[c.,[al me.an.6, wh,[c.h hold wateJz. ,[n exc.e.6.6 06 e,[ghteen (18) ,[nc.hel.l ,[n depth. 3. ENCLOSURES 1. No pe.Jz..6on .6hall c.on.6tJtuc.t a pJz.,[vately owned outdooJz. .6w,[mm,[ng pool OJz. eJz.ec.t a 6enc.e aJz.ound .6ame w,[thout 6,[Jz..6t ac.qu,[Jz.,[ng the ne.c.e..6.6aJz.Y peJz.m,[t OJz. peJz.m'[t.6 6Jz.om the Bu,[ld,[ng In.6pec.toJz.. The appl,[c.at,[on 60Jz. a peJz.m,[t .6hall ,[nc.lude a plot plan .6at'[.66ac.toJz.y to the Bu,[ld,[ng In.6pec.toJz.. Page 2 06 3 2. No pe~~on ~hall have a p~ivately owned outdoo~ ~wimming pool in the Town~hip unle~~ the a~ea i~ eompletely enelo~ed by neneing in eomplianee with the ~equi~ement~ on thi~ By-law. laJ 4ueh neneing, in eluding gate~ the~ein ~hall extend 6~om ~~. the g~ound to the height on not le~~ than no~ty~eight 1481 ,. inehe~ . {bJ a 6enee 60~ming pa~t 06 ~ueh eneloAu~e: Ii I ~hall be ve~tieally boa~ded wood eon~t~uetion, ~olid wood, ma~on~y, pla~tie o~ metal eon~t~uetion. (ii having any othe~ ho~izontal o~ diagonal b~aeing o~ attaehment~ on the out~ide 6aee that may 6aeilitate elimbing. (iiil ~hall have no opening with a ho~izontal dimen~ion g~eate~ than two (21 inehe~. liv I ~hall inelude no pa~t eon~i~ting on ba~bed wi~e o~ have no ~imila~ dange~ou~ eha~aete~i~tie~ ~ueh a~ a deviee no~ p~ojeeting eleet~ie eu~~ent th~ough the nenee. 3. Owne~~ on p~ivately owned outdoo~ ~wimming pool~ in the Town~hip that ::',;>~ we~e in exi~tenee at the date on pa~~age on thi~ by-law may elaim ~elien 6~om the p~ovi~ion~ on thi~ by-law by ~ubmitting an ap- plieation no~ mino~ va~ianee to the Committee 06 Adju~tment no~ the Town~hip 06 Ho~to~. 4. SECURITY lal Gate~ ~hall be on the ~ame eon~t~uetion and height to that ~equi~ed nO~ the nenee. Ibl Gate~ ~ahll be ~uppo~ted on ~ub~tantial hinge~. leI Gate~ ~hall be equipped with ~eln-elo~ing and ~el6-latehing deviee~ plaeed at the top and on the pool ~ide on the gate o~ equipped with a lodz.. Idl The ~wimming pool a~ea mu~t be ~eeu~ed at all time~ exeept when aetually u~ed by the owne~, hi~ namily o~ pe~~on autho~ized by the owne~'to u~e the pool. leI A nenee e~eeted on the owne~'~ p~ope~ty whieh eomplie~ with the p~ovi~ion~ 06 thi~ by-law ~hall be_dee~ed a ~unnieient nenee, i~ it eompletely nenee~ in the ya~d in whieh the ~wimming pool i~ loeated, but in no ea~e ~hall the 6enee be elo~e~ to the pool than nOu~ (41 6eet. . Inl A wall o~ wall~ on a building o~ building~ may no~m pa~t on ~ueh nenee p~ovided that all doo~~ a6no~ding aeee~~ n~om a building di~eetly to an enelo~ed ~wimming pool a~e othe~ than doo~~ loeated in a dwelling unit, aJte equipped with a ~eln-elo~i~g deviee and ¢eln latehing deviee loeated not le~~ than 48 inehe~ above the bottom on the doo~. 5. AVMINISTRATION ANV ENFORCEMENT lal The admini~t~ation and enno~eement on the By-law ~hall be unde~ that autho~ity on the Building In~peeto~ o~ the Town~hip. Ibl The p~ovi~ion~ on thi~ By-law ~hall apply to all in~tallation o~ alte~ation~ 06 p~ivately owned outdoo~ ~wimming pool~ ~ega~dle~~ on the date on the eon~t~uetion on ~ueh a ~wimming pooL. 6. PENAL TI ES Page. 3 06 3 thi~ By-law ~hall be. liable. 00 a 6ine. 06 not mo~e. than $300.00 e.xelu~ive. 00 eo~t~, and the. ~ame. ~hall be. ~e.eove.~able. unde.~ the. P~ovineial 066e.nee.~ Aet. 7. Thi~ By-law ~hall eo me. into oo~ee. and take. e.66e.et upon the. oinal pa~~ing the.~e.06~ 2nd day 06 198f. REEVE CLERK