Harvey Cedars City Zoning Code

Plan Requirements. Plans shall accurately show dimensions in construction of pools and appurtenances and properly establish distances to property lines, buildings, walks, required pool coping and fences; details of water supply system, drainage and water disposal systems, and all appurtenances pertaining to the swimming pool. Detailed plans of structures, vertical elevations, and sections through the pool showing depth shall be included. Plans for a pool 10 feet wide or smaller are required to show a three-foot wide coping along three sides of the pool. Plans for pools with a width of greater than 10 feet are required to show a three-foot wide coping along all sides of the pool. The required coping will be used in the maximum calculation for pool coverage.

Structural Design. The pool structure shall be engineered and designed to withstand the expected forces to which it will be subjected. Pools shall be constructed in conformity with construction codes of the State of New Jersey and the Borough of Harvey Cedars and shall be supported by pilings in conformity with said building codes.

Locations. Swimming pools no higher than 12 inches from grade shall not be any closer than 10 feet from any side yard and shall not be any closer than five feet from the rear property line and shall not be any closer than 10 feet from the bulkhead line from Barnegat Bay, lagoons, coves, and other bodies of water. There shall be a minimum distance of eight feet between a pool and a primary structure. A minimum distance of five feet is required between a primary structure and an accessory structure.

Accessory pool features such as benches, firepits, pool waterfall features, and alike shall only be permitted within a side yard setback of a pool as long as such features are no more than 24 inches in overall height and not exceeding a width of 24 inches. Pool features' side yard setback shall be a minimum of eight feet.

Swimming pools shall be prohibited between a primary structure and any street or easement provided that the section is used as the main access point to the property. Where a pool placement is permitted into a required front yard, the setback shall be the same as it would be for a side yard. Where a pool placement is permitted in one of two front yards on a corner lot, which is not the front yard used as the main access point, the side yard setback to the pool shall be no less than five feet.

On raised deck pool installations which are considered part of the primary structure, the pool shall maintain a distance of eight feet from any portion of the remaining primary structure or deck above the pool elevation except overhangs other than decks. See Subsection 13-7.8, yards adjacent to bodies of water.

Distance measurements for pools are taken from the pool’s water line.

Dewatering. No dewatering shall be permitted between the Friday before Memorial Day and Labor Day of any calendar year. All dewatering for swimming pools, including excavation and seasonal draining, shall be completed within 15 days from the start of the pumping.

Groundwater pumped to the surface either during construction or for any other maintenance requirements must be directed via flex pipe with a silt bag/filter (properly maintained) into the nearest storm drain or into the bay or lagoon if the pool location is along the bay or lagoon. No dirt, silt, sand or runoff debris of any kind shall be permitted or caused to accumulate on a public street or any body of water. No rubbish, debris or litter of any kind shall be permitted to remain or accumulate in or about the swimming pool during construction.