§ 18-1134. Materials.

(a)

The owner, tenant, property owners' association or any other person who owns, possesses, constructs or maintains a public or private residential swimming pool shall completely enclose the pool with a fence made of one of the materials specified in section 18-1011, a wall or other solid structure meeting the requirements of V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 757.001 et seq. However, if a wall is to be used as part of a pool yard enclosure of a private residential swimming pool, V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code §§ 757.006 and 757.007 regarding doors and windows shall not apply.

(b)

Subsection (a) of this section will not affect any valid building permit application for a swimming pool other than a pool of a multiunit rental complex or a property owners' association filed prior to June 23, 1996, provided that construction pursuant to such permit is commenced within six months from the date of the issuance of the building permit and is diligently pursued to completion thereafter, as determined in the sole discretion of the chief building official.

(Code 1967, § 28-8; Ord. No. 7721, § 1, 6-13-96)