3440ORDINANCE NO. 3440
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING
-, TITLE 61 CHAPTER 6.56 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL
CODE BY ADDING THERETO NEW SECTIONS 6.56.050,
6.56.060 AND 6.56.070 PERTAINING TO SWIMMING
POOLS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That Title 6, Chapter 6.56 of the Anaheim Municipal
Code be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding new
Sections 6.56.050, 6.56.060 and 6.56.070 to read as follows:
"6.56.050 Clarity of Water - The recirculation and
puri ication system shall be operated and
maintained so as to keep the pool water clean
and clear. Under no circumstances shall the
pool be used when a black disc, 6 inches in
diameter, on a white field, when placed at
the bottom of the pool at the deepest point,
is not clearly visible from the sidewalks of
the pool at all distances up to 10 yards from
such discs. Such a pool shall be closed and
shall not be reopened until the water is clean
and clear, and upon specific approval of the
health officer.
6.56.060 Cleanliness of Pool - Floating scum, sputum,
and debris s a not be allowed to accumulate
in the pool; skimmers - where provided, and
water levels shall be maintained and operated
to continuously remove such material. The
bottom and sides of the pool shall be cleaned
as often as necessary to keep in a clean
condition. The sides and bottom of pools,
decks, and other surfaces shall be kept free
of slime and algae to prevent unnecessary
slipperiness and danger of accidents or drownings.
6.56.070 Enforcement - When a private swimming pool
becomes •foul or stagnant through lack of main-
tenance as described in the above sections, the
Health Officer and/or Building Official shall
notify the owner in writing to abate the hazard
within forty-eight (48) hours. Failure to comply
within specified time shall be a misdemeanor."
SECTION 2.
SEVERABILITY. The City Council of the City of Anaheim
hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence or
word of this chapter of the Code hereby adopted be declared for
any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the Council that
it would have passed all other portions of this chapter indepen-
dent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be
declared invalid.
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SECTION 3.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this
ordinance and shall cause the same to be printed once within
fifteen (15) days after its adoption, in the Anaheim Bulletin,
a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and cir-
culated in said City, and thirty (30) days from and after its
final passage it shall take effect and be in full force.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and signed by me
this 24th day of June , 1975.
MAY?R F ` E CI OF AIS EIM
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE C Y OF ANAHEIM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, ALONA M. HOUGARD, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 3440 was introduced
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Anaheim,
held on the 17th day of June, and that the same was duly passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 24th
day of June, 1975, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kaywood, Seymour, Sneegas and Thom
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Pebley
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim
approved and signed said Ordinance No. 3440 on the 24th day of June,
1975.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the official seal of the City of Anaheim this 24th day of June, 1975
CITY CLERK OF THE CIT OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, ALONA M. HOUGARD, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do
hereby certify that the foregoing is the original Ordinance No. 3440
and was published once in the Anaheim Bulletin on the 4th day of
July, 1975.
City Cle�