A.
A private aboveground swimming pool, as herein regulated,
shall be any structure or container used for swimming or wading, not located
within a completely enclosed building and containing, or normally capable
of containing, water to a depth at any point aboveground of 48 inches or more.
B.
No such private swimming pool shall be allowed in any
residence district except as an accessory use and unless it complies with
the following conditions and requirements.
A.
All aboveground pools shall be used solely by the occupants
of the principal use of the property upon which the pool is located and their
guests. The owner of a vacant lot or parcel of land adjacent to premises occupied
by the owner as a residence may construct an aboveground swimming pool upon
such vacant lot or parcel of land for the sole use of the owner or occupants
of the premises adjacent to such vacant lot or parcel of land and their guests.
Such aboveground swimming pool shall be constructed upon the vacant lot or
parcel of land so that the location of such swimming pool will not prevent
the construction of a residence on such vacant lot or parcel of land at a
future date by any subsequent owner thereof. In the event of the sale of such
lot or parcel of land where the swimming pool is located which does not include
the sale of the adjacent residence, the new owner thereof shall not be permitted
to use such swimming pool until a residence has been constructed upon the
lot or parcel of land in accordance with applicable ordinances of the city.
B.
All residential swimming pools shall be made inaccessible
to unauthorized persons or unsupervised persons through the use of the pool
wall itself or fence or safety-type pool cover. Exterior steps or ladders
for pools should be designed so as to allow the pool owner to make the pool
inaccessible to unauthorized persons and must be taken down or removed when
not in use.
[Amended 7-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2240]
Each aboveground pool shall be located in the rear yard only as specified under § 275-42F(2)(b). The pool shall be located a minimum of five feet from a rear or side lot line.
No overhead electric wires are permitted above pools.
A recirculation and purification system for the aboveground pool shall
be installed and operated as recommended by the manufacturer to maintain minimum
purification standards set by the state.
Draining of pools or discharge of filters or any other equipment shall
be directed to roadside ditches, drainage easements or storm sewers and shall
be done in such a manner that no water flows onto abutting properties.
[Amended 7-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2240]
No building, electrical or plumbing permit shall be required from the
Building, Inspection and Zoning Department for private inflatable, wading
or seasonal swimming pools.
