HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1976-1509 Swimming pools; repeals Ord. 1477 (15.40)ORDINANCE NO. 1509
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA
ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ANNUAL PERMIT TO
OPERATE PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS, PROVIDING A FEE
THEREFOR, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION
THEREOF, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1477 AND ALL
OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
THEREWITH
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City
of National City, California as follows:
SECTION 1. That Ordinance No. 1477 and all other
ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this
Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. PERMIT REQUIRED. No person shall
maintain or operate any swimming pool except a private
swimming pool unless an annual operating permit is issued
therefor by the Director of Building & Housing. An annual
operating permit issued by the Director of Building &Housing
is required for the operation of any public swimming pool.
SECTION 3. SWIMMING POOL DEFINED.
a. PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL is a swimming pool
maintained by an individual for the exclusive use of his
family and friends and pools for swimming instruction of
short duration which are conducted by or sponsored by the
American Red Cross.
b. PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL includes, but is not
limited to, all commercial pools, real estate and community
pools, pools at hotels, motels, resorts, auto and trailer
parks, mobilehome parks, auto courts, apartment houses,
clubs, public or private schools and gymnasiums, and
health establishments.
SECTION 4. INSPECTION FEE. Every person apply-
ing for a permit as required by Section 2 of this Ordinance
shall, at the time of making application for such permit,
pay an annual inspection fee of forty dollars ($40.00) for
the first pool under one ownership and on the same property,
and a fee of twenty dollars ($20. 00) for each additional
pool on the same property and under the same ownership.
EXCEPTION: This section shall not be applicable to any
public swimming pool maintained and operated by the City
of National City.
SECTION 5. FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT - PENALTY.
in any case where the operator of a public swimming
has failed for a period of 30 days to file the required
application and obtain an annual permit required by Section
2 of this Ordinance, there shall be added to and collected
with the inspection fee a penalty equal to 10 percent of
the fee; and for each additional month or fraction of a
month after the expiration of said 30-day period that the
operator fails to file such application and obtain such
permit, there shall be added to and collected with the
inspection fee an additional penalty equal to 10 percent
of the inspection fee; provided, however, in no event shall
the total penalty added to the inspection fee be more than
60 percent of the inspection fee.
The imposition or payment of the penalty imposed
by this section shall not prevent the imposition of any
other penalty prescribed by State Law, or City Ordinance,
nor shall it prevent a criminal prosecution for violation
of this Ordinance.
SECTION 6. RENEWAL OF PERMIT - PENALTY FOR
DELINQUENCY.
A permit issued pursuant to this Ordinance shall
be renewed annually.
made to the Director
application
is made,
Building and Housing
Application for the renewal shall be
of Building and Housing. At the time
there shall be paid to the Director of
the annual fee prescribed by Section
4 of this Ordinance. The annual fee, if unpaid longer than
30 days after the expiration of the previous permit, is
delinquent and thereafter a penalty shall be imposed in the
manner prescribed in Section 5 of this Ordinance.
By:
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
May , 1976.
ATTEST:
IONE CAMPBELL
CITY CLERK
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
25th day of
MA R
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California,
on May 25, 1976 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmen
Nays: Councilmen
Absent: Councilmen
Abstain: Councilmen
AUTHENTICATED BY:
Camacho, Dalla, Pinson, Reid, Morgan.
None
None
Npne
KILE MORGAN
Mayor of the City of National City, California
IONE CAMPBELL
By:
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was not finally adopted
until seven calendar days had elapsed between the day of its introduction
and the day of its final passage, to wit, on May 18, 1976
and on May 25, 1976
I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT said ordinance was read in full prior to its
final passage or that the reading of said ordinance in full was dispensed
with by a vote of not less than a maj ority of the members elected to the
Council, and that there was available for the consideration of each mem-
ber of the Council and the public prior to the day of its passage a written
or printed copy of said ordinance.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and cor-
rect copy of ORDINANCE NO. 1509 of the City of National City, passed
and adopted by the Council of said City on May 25, 1976
(Seal)
By:
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
Deputy