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## CITY OF WARMAN BYLAW NO. 2020-03
## A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF WARMAN TO REGULATE PRIVATE SWIMMING POOLS
The Council of the City of Warman, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:
Short Title This Bylaw may be cited as the Swimming Pool Bylaw, 2020.
demolition of private swimming pools; and
a. to control and regulate the construction, erection, maintenance, repair and
The purpose of this Bylaw is:
Purpose private swimming pools.
b. to specify, regulate and enforce the use of safety measures in connection with Definitions point of 45 centimeters or more and/or has a surface area of 18.58 square metres
"private swimming pool" means an artificial pool of water having a depth at any
(200 square feet) or more, and is constructed or erected on private property for underground pools.
the principal use of the occupants premises, and includes both surface and in possession of property on which a private swimming pool is located
"owner" means a person or his authorized agent and includes a lessee or tenant and continuously surround a private swimming pool on all sides.
"enclosure" means any structure or combination of structures which completely minimum, include the access walkway.
"swimming pool area" means the area within an enclosure and shall, as a Enclosures The owner of every private swimming pool shall, in accordance with the provisions of this bylaw, erect and maintain an adequate enclosure surrounding readily accessible to small children.
the entire swimming pool area which is sufficient to make such body of water not Every enclosure shall follow the fence regulations contained within section 4.2.4
of the Warman Zoning Bylaw.
self-latching devices placed at the top and on the inside of the gate
d. Every enclosure having a gate or gates shall be equipped with self-closing and
c. Openings in any enclosure shall not exceed 10 centimetres.
members of the same shall be located on the inside or pool side of enclosure.
e. Every enclosure shall be constructed so that all horizontal or diagonal structural erected may be utilized to effectively enclose any pool.
f. Buildings situated on the property in which the pool is to be constructed or Safety Regulations walkway around the pool having a minimum width of 1 metre.
a. The owner of a private swimming pool shall provide and maintain an access i. a reaching pole of sufficient length to reach mid-pool;
which shall be readily accessible in the event of an emergency:
b. Every private swimming pool shall be equipped with the following safety devices ii. a first aid kit;
ill. buoys and rope.
## Discharge System
a. Pools must provide a discharge system which allows the swimming pool to drain and whis comple wital relevant legislation governing ling a branage. The rate of discharge must not exceed 90 litres a minute. b. No person shall drain the water of a swimming pool into any adjacent public or private property or any street, lane or walkway.
## Enforcement
a. The enforcement of this bylaw shall be under the jurisdiction of a City of Warman Bylaw Officer or a City of Warman Development Officer. b. Any person convicted of a breach of any of the provisions of this bylaw shall forfeit and pay at the discretion of the convicting judge, a penalty not exceeding $300.00, exclusive of costs.
The following bylaw is hereby repealed:
Repeal a) Bylaw No.87-11, a bylaw respecting the prescribing, regulating and enforcing the use of safety measures in connection with private swimming pools.
Adoption oi This Bylaw shall come into force and take effect upon the date of the final passing thereof.
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Read a hird time and adopted this 14th of September, 2020.