1994-223 ORDINANCE NO. ~ --~3
/tN ORD%NANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 28-297
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS TO ALLOW A
180-DAY GRACE PERIODt COMMENCING UPON APPROVAL OF AN ANNEXATION
ORDINANCE, FOR OWNERS OF EXISTING PRIVATE OR SEMIPUBLIC SWIMMING
POOLS, SPAS OR HOT TUBS LOCATED WITHIN SUCH NEWLY ANNEXED AREAS TO
COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (5) (a) OF SECTION 28-297
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS; AND ESTAB-
LISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, to protect the public safety of its inhabitants, it
is the desire of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas to
promote rapid compliance with ordinances mandating erection and
maintenance of required fences and enclosures around private and
semipublic swimming pools, spas and hot tubs, by owners of such
existing facilities newly annexed into the city limits; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, recog-
nizes that, at the time of passage of the ordinance mandating such
fences and enclosures, owners of existing pools, spas and hot tubs
within the city limits were allowed a grace period of approximately
six months to construct such enclosures; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the city of Denton, Texas
understands that the owners of existing pools, spas and hot tubs
within newly annexed areas face similar economic barriers and time
constraints, such that immediate compliance with ordinances mandat-
ing such enclosures within newly annexed areas would impose a huge
burden; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Section 28-297 of the Code of Ordinances, city
of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended by adding a new subsection
(5) (e) (3) to read as follows:
Sac. 28-297. Deletions and amendments to swimming pool code.
The swimming pool code adopted by section 28-296 is
hereby amended and changed as follows:
(1) [unchanged]
(2) [unchanged]
(3) [unchanged]
(4) [unchanged]
(5) Section 305. Enclosure. A new section 305 is
added to read as follows:
Section 305. Enclosure.
(a) [unchanged]
(b) [unchanged]
(c) [unchanged]
(d) [unchanged]
(e) Existing Swimming Pool, Spa or Hot Tub ~clo-
sures.
(1) [unchanged]
(2) [unchanged]
(3) Within 180 days of final passage of an
ordinance annexing his or her property
into the city limits, an owner of a pri-
vate or semipublic swimming pool, spa or
hot tub having a depth of twenty-four
(24) inches or more at any point, shall
comply with subsection (5) (a) hereof.
(6) [unchanged]
SECTION II. That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen
(14) days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is
hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be pub-
lished twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the official newspaper
of the city of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of
its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~+~ day of~-c~~ ,
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ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
MICHAEL A. BUCEK, ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
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