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SECTION 908. Swimming Pools
A private swimming pool shall be any pool, 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 (1-1/2) feet.
908.1 Each swimming pool requires a zoning permit. A written description of the location and a sketch showing location on the site (plan view and elevation view) shall accompany the permit application.
908.2 A swimming pool shall not be located closer than ten feet to any property line of the property on which it is located.
908.3 Swimming pools, including above-ground pools that are fitted with cross bars, shall be so walled or fenced so as to prevent uncontrolled access by children. Said fence or wall shall be not less than four feet in height and shall be maintained in good condition with a gate and an adequate key-type lock, with a latch on any gate on the inside thereof, out of the reach of small children.
908.4 As an alternative to installing a separate fence or wall around an above-ground pool free of cross bars, the wall of the pool and, if necessary, a railing built around the top of the pool wall to a height not less than four feet above grade, may be considered the enclosure for the pool. All access ladders, stairs, or similar apparatus for this type of pool shall be removed and placed where small children cannot access these climbing devices when the pool is not in use or is left unattended.
908.5 No such swimming pool, exclusive of portable swimming pools with a diameter less than 12 feet or with an area of less than 100 square feet, shall be allowed in any "S" or District except as an accessory use and unless it complies with the following conditions and requirements:
(a) The pool is no greater than 1,200 square feet in surface area of water and no more than 12 feet in depth.
(b) 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.
(c) The pool, including any walks or paved areas or accessory structures adjacent thereto, shall not be constructed so as to extend into the required front or side yards.
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