(A) Private swimming pools may be permitted provided a building permit is obtained. Plans and construction shall meet the requirements of the State Health Department. Swimming pools shall not be constructed or placed nearer to the street than the established front line. In-ground pools shall be securely fenced with a chain link or other non-climbable fence and have self-closing fence gates which shall be kept locked when the pool is not in use. Above-ground pools shall have swing-up steps or a similar method of controlling entry to the pool which shall be kept locked when the pool is not in use.
(B) All electrical installation or wiring in connection with swimming pools shall conform to the provisions of the National Electrical Code. If service drop conductors or other utility wires cross under or over a proposed pool area, the applicant shall make satisfactory arrangements with the utility involved for the relocation thereof before a permit shall be issued for the construction of a swimming pool. No portion of a swimming pool or associated structure shall be permitted to encroach upon any easement or right-of-way which has been granted for public utility use.
(Ord. passed 10-11-2000) Penalty, see § 153.999