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Ordinance No. 68-69-1
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING SWIMMING POOLS IN THE CITY
OF ATLANTIC BEACH, DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION I. FENCING, ZONING AND ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS :
(a) Family pools shall be provided with a fence enclosure
at least four feet (4 ' ) high with the necessary gates and
locks so that the pool will be accessible only upon the
owner ' s invitation.
(b) The water surface area of a family pool combined with
the total area of all other accessory buildings or accessory
structures on the lot shall conform with accessory building
requirements in City zoning regulations .
(c) Pool walls shall be a distance from property lines and
building foundations of not less than the depth of excava-
tion below natural grade, but in no case shall any pool,
retaining wall, berm or other part of a pool be nearer than
three feet (3 ' ) from a property line.
(d) Where an enclosure or roof is provided over a pool, it
shall comply with the building code and accessory building
requirements of the City zoning regulations.
SECTION II. PLUMBING PERMIT REQUIRED:
All plumbing connected with a swimming pool shall conform
to City plumbing regulations and shall require a plumbing
permit.
SECTION III. WATER SUPPLY:
Water supply to swimming pools shall be only by means of
a fixed gap supply with no direct connection between the
pool and any source of water supply.
SECTION IV. DISPOSAL OF WASTE WATER:
An approved method of disposing of backwash water and for
emptying the pool shall be provided as follows:
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(a) Where a City storm sewer is available, waste water
shall be disposed of to an approved storm sewer connection.
If such storm sewer connection is not available, a connec-
tion shall be made to the City Sanitary Sewer if approved by
the building inspector. On all connections to storm or
sanitary sewers, an approved type catch basin shall be pro-
vided on the owner ' s property to intercept sand or
diatomaceous earth or other matter.
(b) Where sewer connections are not available, other means
of disposal, such as lawn sprinkling or open ditch discharge,
may be approved by the building inspector. When open ditch
drainage is provided, it shall be the pool owner' s responsi-
bility to provide new means of disposal whenever the ditch
is closed by the City.
SECTION V.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its final
passage.
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Passed by the City Commission on first reading on March 10, 1969.
Passed by the City Commission on second and final reading on April
14, 1969.
Attest:
Adele S . Grage
City Clerk
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