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Elmer City Zoning Code

§ 25-18.5

Swimming Pools.

[Ord. No. 79-4 § 3.12; Ord. No. 2014-17 § 3]
a. 
Swimming pools shall be permitted as an accessory use to a residential unit in accordance with the following standards:
1. 
The swimming pool shall not be located in the front yard and no part of the swimming pool shall be located within the rear or side yard setback.
2. 
Pools shall occupy no more than 75% of the yard area in which it is located.
3. 
All swimming pools in which water may collect in excess of a depth of two feet shall be completely enclosed by a fence.
4. 
The type, quality and method of construction of any required fence shall be approved by the Construction Officer with the intent that it shall act as a safeguard and protection to children. Such fence shall be a least four feet (4) in height, but not in excess of six feet (6), and shall be nonremovable. Fences shall have self-locking and self-closing gates and shall be such as to prevent unauthorized children and stray animals from entering the pool area in accordance with the requirements of the Construction Code. These requirements shall also apply to soft-sided pools.
5. 
No swimming pool shall be constructed in the Borough except in accordance with a permit previously secured from the Zoning Office, upon written application accompanied by a plan showing the size, shape and location of the swimming pool and its enclosure and such other information as may be necessary for the Zoning Officer to determine whether the pool complies with the requirements of this chapter.
6. 
All swimming pools shall be constructed to the design standards as set forth by the National Swimming Pool Institute.
7. 
No commercial swimming pool shall be constructed or installed unless approved as part of a site plan approval. Commercial swimming pools shall be classified into type in accordance with their particular use and shall meet the appropriate design standards as set forth by the National Swimming Pool Institute or the Swimming Pool Code of New Jersey, whichever is more stringent.