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Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Title 12. NUISANCES |
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Chapter 6. MISCELLANEOUS |
§ 12:406. Maintenance of swimming pools.
(a)
Every owner of a swimming pool, located in the parish shall maintain the pool in such a manner that:
(1)
The pool shall not harbor or become infested with reptiles, mosquitoes, vermin or other pests;
(2)
The pool shall not harbor or support submergent or emergent vegetation; and
(3)
The pool shall not collect scum, film or debris to such an extent that the water is not clear enough to permit a black disk six (6) inches in diameter on a white field, when placed on the bottom of the pool at the deepest point, to be clearly visible from the deck around the pool at all distances up to ten (10) yards measured from a line drawn across the pool through said disk.
(b)
Every owner of a swimming pool, with a depth greater than eighteen (18) inches, shall keep the pool completely enclosed with fences or walls not less than five (5) feet in height with no openings greater than four (4) inches, and composed of rigid, sturdy material. Every pool owner shall equip gate or door openings to the pool with self-closing and self-latching devices capable of keeping such gate or door securely closed at all times. Every swimming pool owner shall keep said fences, gates, and doors in a state of repair. All gates and doors shall be securely closed at all times. No waiver of this section shall be accepted as compliance.
(c)
A violation of sections 12:406—12:406.6 shall constitute a public nuisance.
(d)
In addition to the penalties and other provisions set out in sections 12.406.1 through 12.406.6, an owner of a swimming pool who fails to abate the nuisance within the fifteen-day period shall be liable for a penalty of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) for a first violation; and upon a second violation within a two-year period, a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00); and upon a third and any subsequent violations within a two-year period, a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500.00).
Enforcement of this section shall be pursuant to the provisions of Title 1, Section 609, et. seq.
(Ord. No. 10348, § 1, 6-28-95; Ord. No. 10498, § 1, 11-8-95; Ord. No. 13770, §§ 1, 2, 10-11-06; Ord. No. 14681, § 6, 6-10-09; Ord. No. 15271, § 4, 2-8-12)