HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 712 RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING 'CRITERIA FOR' '-
SWIMMING POOL FENCING VARIANCES
The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby resolves
as follows:
Reference' is hereby made to Article VII of the Saratoga
City Code, and specificaliy to Sedtions Series 3-50 thereof
relating to swimming pool fencing.. In accord with Section 3-50.4,
the Building Official is hereby authorized to give affirmative
consideration to requests for exceptions or variances to said
fencing requirement where one'· or more of the following are
found to apply:
(1) W~ere a pool has a solid or semi-solid barrier
surrounding it not having easy access to the immediate pool area
including, without limitation ,hedging or solid vegetation screen-
ing, or natural earth berms,. of 5 '.ft.. or'more in height, or
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where a perimeter slope exceeds. 15% in grade;
(2) Pools located in areas where the general location
are surrounded :or totally obstructed by natural 'features of the
land or other physical obstructions capable of effectively.
screening both physically and visually from general public
access;
'(3) Pools on extraordinary shaped orl sized single-family
,
lots where the pool is located a minimum of 150 ft. at its
closest point to both street access and the closest residential
structure, and specifically where the principal residential
structure is located between the pool and ·street access.
The above and foregoing resolution was regularly introduced and there-
after passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of saratoga held on the 2nd I day of October , 1974, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilm~n'Bridges, Diridon and Smith .
NOES: Councilman Brigham
ABSENT: Councilman Kraus