Linden City Zoning Code
§ 31-19.6
Private Pools in an Apartment Development.
[1979 Code § 22-4.3e; Ord. No. 20-163; Ord. No. 25-7; Ord. No. 25-24; Ord. No. 25-35; Ord. No. 29-47]
Pools included as a part of the overall development in an apartment development, whether open to the public or used as a private facility for the residents or paying guests, shall adhere to the following standards:
a.
Pools shall be located within an area no less than four thousand (4,000) square feet that is devoted to the use of the pool.
b.
The total area of the surface of the water including separate wading pools, swimming tanks and diving tanks shall be no more than thirty (30%) percent of the land area devoted to the use of the pool.
c.
No edge of any pool or separate swimming tanks shall be closer to any building or property line than twenty (20) feet.
d.
The total land devoted to the use of the pool shall be enclosed with a fence no less than eight (8) feet in height nor more than ten (10) feet in height in order to deny accidental access to the pool.
e.
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. Underwater lighting shall be in compliance with the applicable National Electrical Code.
f.
All pools shall be constructed below the surface of the ground.
g.
If any portion of the pool, part of the land devoted to the use of the pool, light standards or loudspeakers are located closer to any residential building or property line than thirty (30) feet, adequate dense buffers to trees and shrubs shall be provided.