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ORDINANCE 841
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FENCING REQUIREMENTS FOR SWIMMING POOLS
The Maplewood City Council approves the following changes to the Maplewood
Code of Ordinances:
Section 1. This amendment changes Section 12-498:
Definition: For the purpose of this chapter, a swimming pool is defined as any outdoor structure,
hot tub, basin, chamber or tank containing an artificial body of water for swimming, diving, or
recreational bathing used in connection with a single or double dwelling having the depth of
more than 24 inches at any point or a surface area exceeding 150 square feet.
Section 2. This amendment changes Section 12-502(8):
All pools shall be surrounded with a nonclimbable or chain link fence of at least four (4) feet in
height. The walls of an above-ground pool may substitute for a fence, provided the pool walls
are at least four feet in height and the pool has a removable ladder, a self-closing/self-latching
gate or some other means to prevent access. A fence surrounding a yard may also be used to
meet this requirement, subject to these requirements.
Alternatives to the fence requirement, such as a proposal to use a pool cover or some other
means of swimming-pool protection, shall be considered an exception request and shall be
subject to review and approval by the city council.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect after publishing in the official newspaper.
Passed by the Maplewood City Council on October 27, 2003.