What do the new city ordinances mean for you, the citizens of Butler? The first ordinance, the swimming pool ordinance was enacted by City Council in an attempt to keep your kids safer, according to the discussion by Mayor Greg McElfresh and the council members.
What is all boils down to is that if a citizen of Butler has a pool, it doesn’t matter if it’s in-ground or above-ground, council voted that the citizen must adhere to the rules and regulations set forth by the City Ordinance #440.
While a full copy of the ordinance can be read in the Tuesday, May 25 edition of Falmouth Outlook or available at Butler City Hall, it states “Swimming pools which are constructed in-ground shall be required to have a fence or wall including a self-closing or self-latching door or gate around the pool or the property on which the pool is located.”
The same is said in the ordinance about above-ground pools.
Concerning lights, the ordinance reads, “Glare from lights used to illuminate the swimming pool area shall be directed away from adjacent properties.
In addition to the pool ordinance, the city is drafting an Alcohol Beverage Control Ordinance. It has had its first and second readings and will state the following conditions on the sale of alcohol in Butler. Sale, manufacturing and presence of alcohol within the corporate limits will be done in accordance with all state, local and federal law.
Council discussed the hours of sale, which shall be set at 6 a.m. until 11 p.m. Monday thru Saturday and 12 p.m. (noon) until 6:00 p.m. Sunday.
Licensees must obtain a Sunday retail drink license in order to sell distilled spirits or wine by the drink on Sunday.
There will be no gambling, serving or selling to an intoxicated person and no serving or selling to a minor.
City council swims into the pools of Butler
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