PASSED

This enacted ordinance repeals the separate swimming-pool rules in the Philadelphia Code and adds pool safety and maintenance requirements to the Property Maintenance Code. Owners or occupants of land with swimming pools 24 inches or deeper must prevent stagnant water, keep pools structurally sound, and use a lockable four-foot enclosure or another pool cover, enclosure, or protective device approved under the Building Code.

Repealing Section 10-813 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Swimming Pools," and amending Section PM-302.0 of the Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code, entitled "Exterior Property Areas," to include provisions for the safety and maintenance of swimming pools and enforcement of same under certain terms and conditions.