Linden City Zoning Code

§ 31-19.5

Public Swimming Pools.

[1979 Code § 22-4.3d; Ord. No. 20-163; Ord. No. 25-7; Ord. No. 25-24; Ord. No. 25-35; Ord. No. 29-47]

Public swimming pools or club pools intended for open use of the public or to club members shall adhere to the following standards:

The pools shall be located within a lot area of a minimum of three-fourths (3/4) acre.

The pool shall occupy no more than twenty (20%) percent of the lot area. The area shall include total water surface including separate wading pools, swimming tanks and diving tanks.

No edge of any pool or separate swimming tank shall be closer to any building or any property line than twenty (20) feet.

The entire property of the public or club pool shall be enclosed with a fence no less than eight (8) feet in height nor greater than ten (10) feet in height in order to deny accidental access to the pool.

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 freestanding standards used for exterior lighting shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height and shall be no closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the edge of any pool. Underwater lighting shall be in compliance with the applicable National Electrical Code.

All pools shall be constructed below the surface of the ground.

All boundaries of the property which lie closer to any residential building than fifty (50) feet shall be landscaped with dense trees and bushes to provide adequate buffers against light and sound.

All loudspeakers or public address systems shall be located and directed so that speakers are not directly aimed at any adjacent residential buildings.

Linden City Zoning Code

§ 31-19.5

Public Swimming Pools.

[1979 Code § 22-4.3d; Ord. No. 20-163; Ord. No. 25-7; Ord. No. 25-24; Ord. No. 25-35; Ord. No. 29-47]

Public swimming pools or club pools intended for open use of the public or to club members shall adhere to the following standards:

The pools shall be located within a lot area of a minimum of three-fourths (3/4) acre.

The pool shall occupy no more than twenty (20%) percent of the lot area. The area shall include total water surface including separate wading pools, swimming tanks and diving tanks.

No edge of any pool or separate swimming tank shall be closer to any building or any property line than twenty (20) feet.

The entire property of the public or club pool shall be enclosed with a fence no less than eight (8) feet in height nor greater than ten (10) feet in height in order to deny accidental access to the pool.

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 freestanding standards used for exterior lighting shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height and shall be no closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the edge of any pool. Underwater lighting shall be in compliance with the applicable National Electrical Code.

All pools shall be constructed below the surface of the ground.

All boundaries of the property which lie closer to any residential building than fifty (50) feet shall be landscaped with dense trees and bushes to provide adequate buffers against light and sound.

All loudspeakers or public address systems shall be located and directed so that speakers are not directly aimed at any adjacent residential buildings.