Res 2014- 61 Denying Ord 469 Swimming Pool Fencing ExceptionCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2014-61
RESOLUTION DENYING ORDINDANCE NO. 469 TO AMEND THE CITY CODE TO
ALLOW AN EXCEPTION FOR SWIMMING POOL FENCING REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS, Sarah and Aaron Macke have applied for a code amendment to allow an
exception for swimming pool fencing requirements for automatic pool covers, as proposed in
Planning Case 2014-28; and
WHEREAS, the Mendota Heights Planning Commission held a public hearing on this
matter at their regular meeting on September 23, 2014.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mendota Heights City Council that the
code amendment request as proposed in Planning Case 2014-28 is hereby denied based on the
following findings of fact:
1. The current City Code swimming pool fencing requirements are consistent with safety
barrier guidelines from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and are appropriate
for the majority of residential properties in order to provide protection against potential
drownings and near -drownings by restricting access.
2. Automatic swimming pool covers do not alone provide adequate safety measures and should
only be used to complement the existing regulations.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this twenty-first day of October, 2014.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
Sandra Krebsbac
Lorri Smith, City Clerk
ayor