(a) Family swimming pools shall be constructed and maintained in conformity with the following requirements:
(1) Location: A family swimming pool and its appurtenances such as a deck or landing, pump, filter, etc., shall be constructed in the rear yard and located no closed than ten (10) feet to any side or rear property line, and no closer than ten (10) feet to the dwelling area on the same lot and no closer than twenty (20) feet to a dwelling area on an adjacent lot.
(2) Enclosures: Family swimming pools, hot tubs and spas, containing water more than twenty-four (24) inches (610 mm) in depth shall be completely surrounded by a fence or barrier at least forty-eight (48) inches (1219 mm) in height above the finished ground level measured on the side of the barrier away from the pool. Gates and doors in such barriers shall be self- closing and self-latching. Where the self-latching device is less than fifty- four (54) inches (1372 mm) above the bottom of the gate, the release mechanism shall be located on the pool side of the gate. Self-closing and self latching gates shall be maintained such that the gate will positively close and latch when released from an open position of six (6) inches (152 mm) from the gatepost. A cover for a hot tub or spa that can be locked in the closed position shall be considered an adequate safety barrier. Family swimming pools entered by a portable ladder or a fixed ladder shall have such ladders removed or locked in an inaccessible position while not in use.
(b) Public and private swimming pools shall be constructed and maintained in conformity with the following requirements:
(1) Location:
a. A private swimming pool and its appurtenances such as a deck or landing, pump, filter, etc., shall be constructed in the rear yard and located no closer than fifty (50) feet to any side or rear property line when adjacent to a single family residential district; and no closer than twenty-five (25) feet to any side or rear property line when adjacent to other zoning districts.
b. A public swimming pool and its appurtenances such as a deck or landing, pump, filter, etc., shall be constructed behind the building setback line as established for the district and located no closer than fifty (50) feet to any side or rear property line when adjacent to a single family residential district; and no closer than twenty-five (25) feet to any side or rear property line when adjacent to other zoning districts.
(2) Enclosures: Public and private swimming pools, hot tubs and spas, containing water more than twenty-four (24) inches (610 mm) in depth shall be completely surrounded by a fence or barrier at least forty-eight (48) inches (1219 mm) in height above the finished ground level measured on the side of the barrier away from the pool. Gates and doors in such barriers shall be self-closing and self-latching. Where the self-latching is less than fifty-four (54) inches (1372 mm) above the bottom of the gate, the release mechanism shall be located on the pool side of the gate. Self-closing and self-latching gates shall be maintained such that the gate will positively close and latch when released from an open position of six (6) inches (152 mm) from the gatepost.
(3) Screening. Public and private swimming pools shall be provided with screening in the form of a solid unpierced masonry wall or a landscaped buffer, to provide users privacy and to protect adjacent properties from any adverse effects resulting from the use of a public or private swimming pool. Such screening shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission. In the event that the screening is comprised of landscaping, a plan prepared and certified by an Ohio Registered Landscape Architect shall be submitted for review by the City’s Landscape Architect and the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 29-2007. Passed 5-8-07.)