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Elmer City Zoning Code

§ 25-19.6

Private or Public Swimming Clubs.

[Ord. No. 79-4 § 3.18]
a. 
Organization of Club.
1. 
Private and public swimming clubs shall be operated on a nonprofit, annual membership basis. Proof shall be furnished that the proposed use is a bona fide nonprofit activity organized solely for the use and enjoyment of the membership.
2. 
The maximum membership of the club shall be fixed at the time of application and shall be commensurate with the size of the parcel and the scale of facilities contemplated. No expansion of the membership shall take place subsequently without supplemental application to and approval by the Land Use Board.
b. 
Design Standards.
1. 
The parcel involved shall have a minimum lot size of three acres and shall have at least 200 feet of frontage.
2. 
No more than 25% of the lot shall be covered by impervious surfaces.
3. 
The pool, accessory structures and all accessory uses (including parking) shall not be located within 75 feet of any property line. All boundaries shall be screened as required by the site plan review design requirements.
4. 
All pools shall be surrounded by a fence at least six feet in height, the entrance to which shall be kept locked when the facility is unattended.
5. 
Any pool established in connection with public swimming clubs shall be constructed and operated according to the requirements of N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 through 69.6 as amended and supplemented. The above titled statute, commonly known as the "Swimming Pool Code of New Jersey," 1955, is hereby adopted by reference. A copy of the Code is annexed hereto and made a part thereof without inclusion of the text.