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CHAPTER 1345 Swimming Pools 1345.01 Permit required. 1345.02 Fence or cover required. 1345.03 Protection when not in actual use. 1345.04 Standards for public and semi-public pools. 1345.05 Standards for residential pools. 1345.99 Penalty. 1345.01 PERMIT REQUIRED. Before proceeding with the installation, construction or excavation for a permanent swimming pool, fish pond, open well or cistern, or other pool of water, a permit shall first be obtained from the Building Commissioner by the owner of the property upon which such swimming pool, fish pond, open well or cistern, or other pool of water, is to be installed. For purposes of this permit requirement, "other pool of water" shall not include decorative landscape aquatic features provided that the water does not exceed 18" in depth, nor the pool of water exceed 50 square feet in area. 1345.02 FENCE OR COVER REQUIRED. Every swimming pool, fish pond, open well or cistern, or other pool of water in the City, or the premises upon which a swimming pool, fish pond, open well or cistern, or other pool of water is located, shall either be enclosed by a fence of such height as required by the Zoning Ordinance and constructed so as to prevent access to such installation to small children, or shall be equipped with a suitable cover which can be securely fastened and locked when not in use. For purposes of this fencing requirement, "other pool of water" shall not include decorative landscape aquatic features provided that the water does not exceed 18" in depth, nor the pool of water exceed 50 square feet in area. 1345.03 PROTECTION WHEN NOT IN ACTUAL USE. The gates in such fence or the cover to such swimming pool, fish pond, open well or cistern, or other pool of water, shall be securely fastened at all times, except when such installation is in actual use.