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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 2087 - Amending CH 16.28 pertaining to swimming pools I ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 16.28 OF THE REDDING MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO SWIMMING POOLS. The City Council of the City of Redding does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1: Redding Municipal Code Chapter 16. 28 of Title 16, Buildings and Construction, pertaining to swimming pools be amended by: I . CHANGING THE TITLE OF SECTION 16.28. 010 TO BARRIERS; AND REPEALING SUBSECTION A. OF SECTION 16.28. 010, AND ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION A. AS FOLLOWS: I 16.28.010 Barriers. A. Any structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing that contains water over twenty-four ( 24) inches in depth, including in-ground, above-ground, and on-ground swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas, shall be surrounded by a barrier meeting the requirements and standards of the Appendix to Chapter 12, Division 3, of the Uniform Building Code, with the exception of the minimum barrier height which shall be f ive (5) feet from finished grade measured on the side of the barrier which faces away from the pool. The barrier shall be a fence, wall, railing, building wall, or combination thereof. All access gates within a required barrier shall be equipped with a self-latching device and accommodate a lock; gates greater than four (4) feet in width shall be equipped with a lock. All access gates four ( 4) feet in width or less shall open outward away from the pool and shall be self-closing. II . REPEALING SUBSECTIONS A.1. AND A. 4 . OF SECTION 16.28 . 030 , AND ADDING i NEW SUBSECTIONS A. 1. AND A.4. AS FOLLOWS: i 6.28.030 Construction Locations. A. Pools in "R" or "U" Districts. 1. In-ground swimming pools shall not be constructed within thirty (30) feet of a front property line; within ten (10) feet of the street-side property line of a corner lot. e within five (5) feet of an interior side-yard property �1 line; or within five (5) feet of a rear property line, provided that the pool location shall not preclude the requirement of any zoning district for a side yard whichmust maintain ten (10) usable feet for the passage of automobiles and recreational vehicles to the rear of the I A • residential structure. To maintain usable access to the rear yard, the setback cannot be obstructed by mechanical or utility appurtenances for the pool or pool decking in excess of six ( 6) inches above grade. All setbacks shall be measured from the inside of the pool wall. All pools shall be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from any residential or accessory structure on the property. Furthermore, no portion of an in-ground pool shall encroach into the area created by an imaginary line traversing at a forty-five (45) degree angle away from the bottom of the foundation of any residential or accessory structure unless a supporting engineered wall is constructed in conjunction with the pool. 4. Filter systems and heating equipment for all pools shall not be located closer than thirty (30) feet to any dwelling other than the owners, or shall be enclosed or housed to attenuate noise levels on abutting properties to within the standards of the City° s General Plan in a manner approved by the Planning Department. Section 2. The Council has reviewed and approved the Negative Declaration, finding that the project has no substantial impact on the environment and that an environmental impact report is not necessary. Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause its publication according to law. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 7th day of June , 1994; and was duly read and adopted on the 21st day of June , 1994, at a regular meeting of the City Council by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: P. Anderson, Kehoe, McGeorge, Murray and R. Anderson NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None j ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None i j e BERT C. ANDERSON, Mayor City of Redding AST: FOR APPROVED: CONNIE STROHMAYER, t Clerk ALL A. YS, City Attorney I I l . In the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of Shasta CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION No.__-Ordinance_#2087 ---An-0-rd-inance--of the Cit ----Council---of the ---City---of--R-edd-ip_g__pgr_taininp---to_--swimming pools. ORDINANCE 2087 "AN'OkDINAliICE'OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE'CITY, OF REDDING,"AMENDINGPORTIONS OF LCHAPTER _ 16.28 OF,TIIF=..REDDING MUNICIPAL�CODE PERTAIN- ING TO SWIMMING.POOLS S. I STATE ; - OF CALIFORNIA lfo,,The-City Council of the City of Redding doe" hereby ordain as 6WS: SS. 'section Code. COUNTY OF SHASTA n 1: Redd.ii _ Chcipt6r 16:28 of Titld,16,t' Puildingv'and Construction_perf?ining. to. ,swimming 6001S be amended by: THE TITLE OF .010.'TO-�BAR- I hereby certify that the Record Searchlight is a 1.. CRIERSAND REPEALING SUSECTIONBSECTION16.2A.8�,OF SECTION' -16.28.010, AND;ADPINq,�AE NEW-SUBSECTION SUBSECTA. AS FOL ION A - newspaper of general circulation within the provisions -LOWS:� I , . . . . . 16.28.010,Borrie is.. A. Any structure intended, to r"swirriming ord recreational of the Government Code of the State of California, % bathing that'contains water over twentyfoOr(24) inches I in depth, including-inground, 'aboveground, 'and ongrouncl swi mming-pools, hot.tubs;and spas, shall.be'surrounaed printed and published in the City of Redding, County by a'barrier-meeting the requirements and standards*oI A the ppendix to Chapter.12, Division'3, of th6iUniform Building Code,with the exception of the minimum barrier of Shasta, State of California; that I am the principal heigh%which shall.be five (5)-feet,from finished grade, 1, 'measured on-the iide of'the barrier'which faces away :from the pool. The,bai�rier shall be a'fence,.wall, railing; clerk of the printer of said newspaper; that the notice building wall,or combination thereof. -All.6ccess gates within a required. barher shall be of which the annexed clipping is a true printed copy equipped with a selflatching device.and accommodate a lock; gates,greater than.;fobr,(4).'f6et in-width shall be equipped twith a lock.-All'accessigates four•(4) fe6t,.in was published in said newspaper on the following width or less,:sholl,oPen outward away from the Pool and shall be,self-closing ll�:,'REPEALING,SUBSECTIONS A.1. AND I A'A. OF.', 6F.�SECTION dates,to wit: .16.28.030, AND-ADDING'NEW SUBSECTIONS A., AND AA., ., AS FOLLOWS! 6.28.030 Cons0uctlon'Locations.'. A:Pools n'R or U Districts. June 29, 1994 bel,c61nstrOcted,within" ----------------------------- thirty(30)feet of a front Property line;within ten'(10)'feet of the streetside:pi�operty line'of a corner lot; within five (5)feet:of on.interior.sideyard;property.line;or within five (5)feet of a rear Property.line, Provided that the Pool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- location,shall not Preclude the requirement of any zoning district'for aside Yard whichmust maintain ten(10)usoble 1f6bt foi� the.-Passage of automobiles and recreational vefiic Ids W the-rear,.,of the residential structure:' To I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing rnaintdin usable access to the,rear"yorcl,'the..setback -cannot be obstructed by mechanical'or'utility appurte- nances for the Pool or Pool'decking in excess,of six is true and correct, at Redding, California on the " ,from( the, ikhes boo inside a ,gra All walsetbacks shall)be measured of e pool . . . All Pools shall be'kt back a minimum of five(5)feet team any,'residential,or accessory-structure,.on the Property. 29th 'Furthermore, no'Portion}of-an',in-ground Pool ,shall. ----- -- ------------------- day of --------`Tune___------------------ r ' i h' i t the Portion created+by. an•imaginary,line —.1encroac ino troversing-ot,aforty:five(45)degree angle away from the bottom of the foundation of any residential or-accessory 19 94 structure bnli?ss a supporting engineeiredwall,is construct- ----------------- ed th'coniunction with the pool. -4..Filter,systemi and heating equipment for all'pools shall mot be located closer than thirty (30) feet to any dwelling ,Other than,the,owners,,or.shall be,ericlosed:or housed to If 'I" attenuate`noise;levels on abutting Properties4o,withiri,the standards ofr'the City's General Plan"in la manner approved by the Planning Department. I . ..I. . t i Section 2.,',The'Counc1I has reviewed and approved the Negative Declaration,finding that thevrolect,has no substantial impact on SI nature the environment and that; environmentalimpact report por is. not, necessary. i . Section 3. The City,Clerk shall certify to.the adoption of this ,ordinance and cause its Publication according to low.'j 'I HEREBY CERTIFY that 'the-foregoing Ordinance�Awas i ntroduc6d 6.nd*read/of a regulor,meefingof the'City Council of the City of,Reddingon the,7th day'of oduly, June, 1994;-and Was duy read rand`oa6pted'�o6,the 21st day of-June, 1994, at-a regular. meeting of the City'C66ncil by the following vote: -I AYES: COUNCIL.MEMBERS Anderson,Kehoe', RECORD SEARCHLIGHT McG6orge;'Murray ;. and R.Anderson- 1101 Twin View Blvd., Redding, California 96003NOES. COUNC LAEMBERS:None !ABSENT,:' COUNCIL MEMBERS:'Noine I ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:None C /s/Robert C..Andersori-I ROBERT C.ANDERSON,'May&�.,. City of Redding. ATTEST: FORM-APPROVED: JS.3UL I I'1 1 4 /s/C KAie Strohmayer '/s/RondolA.Hay I �CONNIE STROHmAYER, RANDALlC'A.HASys"' 'City Clerk :I City,Attorney. June 29,1994 20 791 pUR. DEPT.