The government sticking its nose in my personal business and choices just irks me. In this particular circumstance there are a lot of 'what ifs'. What if the person wants the dogs to be in the fenced in pool area as opposed to having a separate fenced in area for the dogs? What if the owner is an older person and can't handle a solar cover? Will the municipality cover the cost of a motorized system? Yeah sure. Next thing they would do is specify the size and type of solar cover. Where does the government stop?
I do agree that wasting energy is bad. That's one reason I went solar. I could afford the propane and have a nice Hayward 400 BTU/Hr heater now taking up space in my basement but I elected not to use it. I heard a statistic that the per capita water consumption in New York City is 600 gallons per day. If this is true...WHY. Most people in this country just turn on a light switch and the light comes on, open a water tap and water comes out, turn up the thermostat and the house heats up. Absolutely no thought what makes all this happen. They will be the first to complain and moan when one of these things doesn't happen. I like where I live...not many rules.
Sorry for the rant.
Al