(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) hereof, a private swimming pool, as regulated herein, shall be any pool, pond, lake or open tank not located within a completely enclosed building, and containing or normally capable of containing water to a depth at any point greater than one and one-half feet, but not including rivers, streams, open ditches or man-made earthen basins or ponds which are designed, built and maintained for the primary purpose of storing or retaining storm water, as required and provided in Section 1248.05(a). No such pool shall be allowed in any district, except as an accessory use and then only if it complies with the following conditions and requirements:
(1) The pool is intended and is to be used solely for the enjoyment of the occupants of the principal use of the property on which it is located for noncommercial uses, and it may not be located in any front yard.
(2) In any district, a pool, or the entire property on which it is located, shall be so walled or enclosed by a chain-link fence or equivalent, not less than four feet in height and have a self- closing, self-locking gate and latch, maintained in good condition, or a mechanical pool cover of sufficient quality to prevent uncontrolled access by children or others from the street or from adjacent properties.
(b) A temporary private swimming pool, as regulated herein, shall be any inflatable pool intended for the sole use and enjoyment of the occupants of the principal use of the property on which it is located, for noncommercial uses, which has a minimum water depth of 18 inches and a maximum water depth of 30 inches and a maximum total surface area of 350 square feet. No such pool shall be allowed in any district, except as an accessory use and then only if it complies with the following conditions and requirements:
(1) No temporary private swimming pool shall be located in any front yard;
(2) Zoning setback requirements shall apply to any temporary private swimming pool;
(3) A temporary private swimming pool shall not be subject to paragraph (a)(2) hereof and shall not be subject to the 20-foot requirement as contained in paragraph (a)(1) hereof;
(4) Any temporary private swimming pool with a water depth of 24 inches or more shall be securely covered when not in use; and
(5) No temporary private swimming pool shall be installed prior to May 1 of each calendar year and any temporary private swimming pool shall be removed by October 1 of the same calendar year in which it is installed.
(Ord. 2010-29. Passed 7-5-10; Ord. 2022-49. Passed 8-15-22; Ord. 2023-41. Passed 6-19-23.)