HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-84-10ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC. 7-63, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY
OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AND THEREBY REMOVING THE REQUIRE-
MENT OF MESH HARDWARE CLOTH ON SCREEN ENCLOSURES AND AL-
LOWING COVERED SCREEN ENCLOSURES IN LIEU OF A FENCE: PRO-
VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Sebastian,
lorida, as follows:
SECTION I.
That paragraph (a) of Section 7-63 of the Code of Ordinances,
]ity of Sebastian, Florida, which presently reads as follows:
"(a) All swimming pools shall be enclosed by a fence of
not less than four (4) feet in height and not more than
six (16) feet in height. Outside gates or doors through
the swimming pool enclosure must be equipped with self-
closing position locking devices at a height of no less
than three and one'half (3 11/2) feet and must be kept in
operating condition at all times."
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(ia) Ail outdoor swimming pools shall be enclosed by ei-
ther a covered screen enclosure, or by a fence of not less
than four (4) feet in height and not more than six (-6)feet
in height. Each outside gate or door through the fence
or the pool enclosure must be equipped with a self-closing
position locking device installed at a height of not less
than three and one-half (3 1/2) feet and each device must
be kept in operating condition at all ti~es. Each fence
or screen enclosure must be approved by the Building
Official."
SECTION II.
That paragraph (b) of Section 7-63 of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Sebastian, Florida, which, presently reads as follows:
"(lb) A screen enclosure can qualify as a protective en-
closure in lieu of a fence, provided the lower four ('4)
feet are reinforced with a plastic coated one-half or
three-fourths inch mesh hardware cloth and the height of
the enclosure would be increased to the necessary head-
room clearance."
is hereby deleted.
SECTION III.
That paragraph (d) of Section 7-63 of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Sebastian, Florida, presently reading as follows:
"(C) A swinm~ing pool'~enclosnr~ must be'~built.even'~though
the y~rd has been fenced at its perimeter."
is hereby deleted.
SECTION IV.
That paragraph (d) of Section 7-63 of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Sebastian, Florida, presently reading as follows:
"(d) All material for any enclosure must be approved by
the Building Official."
is hereby deleted.
SECTION V.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon final
passage by the City Council.
1 HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was finally
passed by the City Council of the City of Sebastian, Florida, on
the /~day of ~~ ., 1984.
MaLy~r, City ~'eba-stian
ATTEST:
City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY' that Notice of Public Hearing of the fore-
going Ordinance was published in accordance with Section 166.041,
Florida Statutes; that one public hearing was held in the City Hall
of the City of Sebastian, Florida, at ~ ~/~' on the day of
_x~j ~/ ~_, 1984, and that the foregoing Ordinance was
d~ly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Sebastian,
Florida, on the ~g~day of .~ , 1984.