§ 12.28. Private swimming pools.

1.

Reserved.

2.

For permanent above or below ground swimming pools, and for portable pools with a diameter exceeding 12 feet or an area exceeding 100 square feet, a building permit must be obtained for its alteration, erection, and construction. Before a permit is issued, an application shall be approved by the enforcing official (building official or authorized representative). An application is not required for a wading pool. An application for a permit should provide the following information: name of the owner, plot plan specifying dimensions, site location of the pool, as well as nearby fences, buildings, gates, septic tanks, tile fields, public utilities, and easements. The application for a below ground pool must include plans and specifications to scale of the pool walls, slope, bottom, walkway, diving boards, type and rating of auxiliary equipment, piping, and valve layout.

3.

A private swimming pool shall be located only in the rear yard.

4.

Rear and side lot line setbacks shall not be less than ten feet between the pool outside wall and the side or rear property line, and not less than ten feet between pool wall and any building on the lot.

5.

With regard to overhead electrical, cable television, or telephone wires, a distance of not less than ten feet horizontally from the waters edge shall be enforced. Under no circumstances shall wire of any kind cross over the water surface.

6.

No yard containing a swimming pool or wading pool shall be constructed or maintained unless such swimming pool is entirely enclosed by a building, wall, and/or fence. All fences shall be in accordance with subsection 12.23.3.f., entitled "Fences Required for Swimming Pools and Ponds," of this Ordinance.