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ORDINANCE NO.
1569
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22-1/2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
LA PORTE, BY ADOPTING THE NEW AND MOST RECENT EDITION OF THE STANDARD
SWIMMING POOL CODE, 1985 EDITION, AND APPENDICES, BY AMENDING TERMS UNDER
WHICH THE STANDARD SWIMMING POOL CODE IS TO BE ADOPTED BY THE CITY BY
ALTERING THE MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE
TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR ANO UPON
CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
($200.00); CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. Section 22-1/2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La
Porte is hereby amended, to hereafter read as fOllows, to-wit:
"Section 22-1/2 0). Adopted
The Standard Swimming Pool Code, 1985 Edition, and appendices, as
adopted by the Southern Building Code Congress International, is hereby
adopted. Provided that the Exception shown in Section 304.2 (Required
Equipment) is hereby deleted from said adopted code. A copy of said
code is on file in the office of the City Secretary of the City of La
Porte, Harris County, T~xas, and is designa~ed as the Swi~ing Pool Code
of the City of La Porte, incorporated by reference in this article, and
made a part hereof, as fully as if copied at length herein."
Section 2. If any section, sentence, phrase, Clause, or any part of any
section,. sentence, phrase, or clause, of this ordinance shall, for any
reason, be held invalid,. such invalidity shall not affect the remaining
portions of the Ordinance, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of
this City Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase or clause, or
part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence,
phrase or clause, or part thereof, may be declared invalid.
Section 3. Any person, as defined in Section 1.02 (27), Texas Penal
Code, who shall violate any provision of this ordinance, shall be deemed
guilty of a miSdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not
to exceed TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00). Each day any violation of this
ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate viOlation.
Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and
declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient
to the public at the City Hall of the city for the time required by law
preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, ARticle 6252-
17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated; and that this meeting has been
open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Or-
dinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and
formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and
confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof.
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Ordinance No. l569
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Section 5., This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen
its passage and approval. The City Secretary shall give
passage of this ordinance by causing the caption hereof to
the official newspaper in the City of La Porte at least twice
days after the passage.of this ordinance.
(14) days after
notice of the
be published in
within ten (0)
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE ~ DAY OF Nnu-FomhAr , 1987.
CITY OF LA PORTE
By:
ATTEST:
(I~~
CHERIE BLACK, City Secretary
BY.~4~
. N MALONE, ayo
APPROVED:
,-ER 3
:QUIREMENTS
Standards for Public Swimming Pools", dated April I, 1m published by
the National Swimming Pool Institute or other accepted engineering practices
and shall be of such character as to secure the results sougbl to be obtained
by this Code.
\304;2-REOOIREO.EQUIPMENT
Every swunming pool shan-be-<<tuipped-cO~plete- -With .approWiInrechaniGat-/
e4uipment consisting ~f!~te~l?~~J~!ping valves and .c9mponent parts: <:;:_j
L-:-~CEPTION: Pools with a supply of fresh water equivalent f6'-
D6t....ertr ~ vplume of the P-QQI in..the..specifu:d.tumover-time.,wLbe..alJowedJ
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304.3-WATER VELOCITY
Pool piping shall be designed so the water velocity ~ill not ex~d 10 ftl
see, except that the water velocity shall not exaled 8 ft/see m copper tubmg.
EXCEPTION: Jet inlet fittings shall not be deemed subject to this
requirement.
"EAAL
!e, all piping, equipment and mate-
conform to the Standard Plumbing
o swimming pools that are built in
IOVALS
:nt or appliances entering into the
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Ided and approved by a nationally
) other recognized standards acceptable
these requirements, the Administrative
uire that all equipment, materials,
:atures shall be proven to function
essive maintenance and operational
304.4-PIPING TO HEATER
When approved plastic pipe is used for pool piping, 10 ft of approved
metal piping shall be installed on the down-stream side of any water heating
equipment, and a check valve shall be installed adjacent to heating equipment
on the up-stream side prior to the connection of plastic pipe,
EXCEPTION: For rapid or hi-rate sand filters, check valve may
be excluded.
plicant to provide such data, tests,
material or product will satisfactorily
ntended, before such item shall be
304.5-PIPING INSTALLATION
All piping materials shall be installed in strict accordance with the manufacturer's
installation standards,
305-PUMPS
JALS AND METHODS
UCTION
"ION
Itended to prevent the use of any
n, appliance or equipment provided
lved and its use authorized by the
305.1-STRAINER
Pool circulating pumps shall be equipped on the inlet side with an approved
type hair and lint strainer when used with a pressure ruter,
3OS.2-MOUNTING
Pumps shall be mounted on a substantial base in a manner that will eliminate
strain on piping.
substantiate claims for alternates,
lire tests, as proof of compliance,
pense of the applicant.
305,3-CAPACITY
Pumps shall have design capacity at the following heads.
I. Pressure Diatomaceous Earth-At least 60 ft.
2. Vacuum Diatomaceous Earth-20 in vacuum on the suction side and
40 ft total head,
3. Rapid Sand-At least 45 ft.
A. High Rate Sand-At least 60 ft.
NG DESIGN
hall be in confonnity with "Minimum
Standard SwimminG Pool CodeI1985
Standard Swimming Pool Code/1985
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