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Dover City Zoning Code

§ 236-39

Swimming pools.

A. 
Private residential pools in areas of single-family lots shall adhere to the following standards:
(1) 
All pools shall be located only in rear yard areas.
(2) 
Pools shall occupy no more than 25% of the rear yard area or a maximum of 800 square feet as measured along the surface of the water, whichever is smaller.
(3) 
No edge of any pool shall be closer to any building or any lot line than 10 feet.
(4) 
The rear yard area or some other smaller portion of the rear yard area shall be completely enclosed with fencing no less than four feet in height or more than six feet in height in order to deny accidental access to the pool.
(5) 
The pool may be lighted by both underwater or exterior lights, provided that all exterior lights are located so that the light is neither directed nor reflected upon adjacent properties. All standards used for exterior lighting shall not exceed 12 feet to the edge of the pool.
B. 
Public swimming pools or club pools intended for open use of the public or to club members shall adhere to the following standards:
(1) 
Said pools shall be located within a lot area of a minimum of one acre.
(2) 
The pool shall occupy no more than 20% of the lot area. Said area shall include total water surface, including separate wading pools, swimming tanks and diving tanks.
(3) 
No edge of any pool or separate swimming tank shall be closer to any building or any property line than 20 feet.
(4) 
The entire property of the public or club pool shall be enclosed with a solid stockade or slate chain link or equivalent fence no less than eight feet in height nor greater than 10 feet in height in order to deny accidental access to the pool.
(5) 
The pool shall be lighted both internally and externally, but in no case shall any light be directed in a direct or indirect fashion upon any adjacent property. All standards used for exterior lighting shall not exceed 25 feet in height and shall be no closer than 25 feet to the edge of the pool.
(6) 
All boundaries of the property which lie closer to any residential building than 50 feet shall be landscaped with dense trees and bushes to provide adequate buffers against light and sound.
(7) 
All loud speakers or public-address systems shall be located and directed so that said speakers are not directly aimed at any adjacent residential buildings or do not create nuisance as defined herein.
C. 
Pools included as part of the overall development of a garden apartment or high-rise apartment, whether open to the public or used as a private facility for the apartment residents, shall adhere to the following standards:
(1) 
Pools shall be located within an area of no less than 4,000 square feet that is devoted exclusively to the use of the pool.
(2) 
The total area of the surface of the water, including separate wading pools, swimming tanks and diving tanks, shall be no more than 30% of the land area devoted to the use of the pool.
(3) 
No edge of any pool or separate swimming tank shall be closer to any building or property line than 20 feet.
(4) 
The total land devoted to the use of the pool shall be enclosed with a fence of no less than six feet in height nor more than eight feet in height in order to deny accidental access to the pool.
(5) 
The pool shall be lighted both internally and externally, but in no case shall any light be directed in a direct or indirect fashion upon adjacent property.
(6) 
If any portion of the pool, part of the land devoted to the use of the pool, light standard or loud speaker are located closer to any residential building or other property line of another lot more than 30 feet, adequate buffers of trees and shrubs shall be provided.