Wick , fence 5-30-07.pdf
May 30, 2007
Mr. Peter Wick
840 Daley St
Edmonds, WA. 98020
Case: # ZE-07-142 (20070060)
Subject Property: 840 Daley St., Edmonds, WA. 98020
Dear Mr. Wick
The City has received a complaint regarding the lack of a fence/gate surrounding the swimming pool at the
subject property. You may not have been aware of the City swimming pool regulations.
The Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC), Building Code Section addresses swimming pool
accessibility as follows:
19.00.005 Section amendments.
The following sections of the IBC have been added, amended, deleted or replaced as follows (bold added):
7. Section 3109.6 Fences and gates. The swimming pool area shall be completely surrounded by a
substantial fence at least six (6) feet in height. No openings shall be greater than two (2) inches, and a self-
closing, self-latching gate shall be provided, with an inside lock inaccessible to children aged five (5) years
or younger. The gate shall be securely locked when the swimming pool is unattended. Any swimming pool
not presently fenced as required by this section shall be fenced within sixty (60) days of this code
adoption. (Ordinance No. 998 adopted in 1963. \[Ord. 3215 § 1, 1998; Ord. 1522, 1970\].)
Corrective actions required:
Because you have been alerted to the immediate safety issues, please take all necessary
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precautions to immediately secure the swimming pool.
Please apply and obtain a swimming pool fence permit at your earliest convenience by June 29,
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2007.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and assistance. If you have any questions please call me at
425-771-0220. A Permit Coordinator will process your application.
Sincerely,
Mike Thies
Code Enforcement Inspector
thies@ci.edmonds.wa.us
cc. J. Graf, Building Official