Swimming pools may be installed in any zoning district as an accessory use. All pools must meet the following conditions and the provisions of the State Department of Public Health.
(A) Pools may be installed in the side or rear yards of a lot in residential and agricultural districts. Motels and hotels may install pools in the front yard. All yard requirements shall be met, except as provided below.
(B) Fences not less than five feet in height shall be required. The support posts thereof shall be constructed in a permanent manner and in such a way so as to last for the duration of the pool. The posts shall be spaced at intervals of not more than eight feet. The fences shall entirely enclose the pool.
(C) Every gate or other opening in the fence shall be designed and maintained to prevent entry of persons, except as allowed by the property owner, and consistent with the International Building Code.
(D) No pool or pool enclosure shall be erected closer than five feet from the rear and side property lines of the lot. For corner lots, the pool shall not be located closer than 20 feet from any property line abutting any street.
(E) Pools may not occupy more than 40% of the area of the yard. In computing the area, all other accessory structures shall be excluded.
(F) The inlet of the water supply system shall be above the overflow level of the pool and fitted with an anti-siphon device.
(G) The pool shall be chemically treated in a manner sufficient to maintain bacterial standards established by the provisions of the State Department of Health relating to public swimming pools.
(H) Backwash or drainage of swimming pools shall not be allowed to discharge beyond the property line or directly into any wetland, stream, or body of water.
(Prior Code, § 154.068) (Ord. 48, passed 6-21-2005) Penalty, see § 154.999