§ 19-37. Emergencies and disclaimer of liability.

(a)

In cases where it reasonably appears that there is immediate danger to the health, life or safety of any person unless a dangerous swimming pool or open excavation, as defined herein, is immediately secured, repaired and maintained, if the director finds that there is in fact an immediate danger to the health, life or safety of any person unless the swimming pool or open excavation is immediately secured, repaired and maintained, he shall cause the immediate steps to be taken to make the premises safe, without any requirement for notice to the owner or interested parties in advance. Making the premises safe may include the installation or repair of the fence or barrier around the perimeter of the swimming pool or open excavation, draining the swimming pool or open excavation, and having a three (3) inch to four (4) inch diameter hole cored for each one hundred (100) square feet of pool area; such cored holes shall be uniformly distributed along the bottom of the pool along the deepest part (longitudinally) and then have the pool filled with coarse sand as to facilitate quick permeation (drainage), in order to prevent the pool from becoming a breeding area for mosquitoes, and to prevent the site from being a drowning hazard.

(b)

In cases where such emergency work is performed, the parish shall not be liable for any costs associated with installation, repair or restoring the swimming pool or open excavation at a later date.

(c)

Nothing in this chapter shall make the parish responsible in any way for action of other persons or firms or corporations, or for any damages sustained by any person as a result of any swimming pool or open excavation existing on private property in violation of the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 23373, § 1, 8-20-08)