ORDINANCE NO. 14,507

AN ORDINANCE to amend the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, 2000, adopted by Ordinance No. 13,827, passed June 5, 2000, and amended by Ordinance No. 14,447, passed May 23, 2005, by amending Section 26-280 thereof, regarding exceptions to the definition of swimming pools.

Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Des Moines, Iowa:

Section 1. That the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, 2000, adopted by Ordinance No. 13,827, passed June 5, 2000, and amended by Ordinance No. 14,447, passed May 23, 2005, is hereby amended by amending Section 26-280 thereof, regarding exceptions to the definition of swimming pools, as follows:

Sec. 26-280. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Swimming pool, for purposes of enclosure requirements of this Code, means any body of water which has a depth of 18 inches or more in an artificial or semiartificial receptacle, but excluding the following:

1. Landscaping pools not intended for wading or swimming.

2. Stormwater retention and/or detention basins on property owned by the city, county, state or federal government.

2. Stormwater retention and/or detention basins constructed and maintained in substantial compliance with an approved site plan or preliminary plat, or other city approved design.

Wading pool means a swimming pool that is a permanent artificial basin of water no more than 18 inches deep at any point, which is primarily intended for use by young children under the age of 12 for general recreation or training.

Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.

FORM APPROVED:

Roger K. Brown, Assistant City Attorney

T.M. Franklin Cownie, Mayor

Attest:

I, Diane Rauh, City Clerk of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of an ordinance (Roll Call No. 05-2579), passed by the City Council of said City at a meeting held October 24, 2005 signed by the Mayor on October 24, 2005 and published as provided by law in the Business Record on November 7, 2005 Authorized by Publication Order No. 4966.

Diane Rauh, City Clerk