Swimming pools, tennis courts, decks and patios

• A. Swimming pools and any other in-ground man-made water feature with an impervious bottom (measured at the water edge), including impervious decks and patios associated with swimming pools, tennis or other permanent ball courts, including the outer fence of tennis or other permanent ball courts shall meet setbacks for accessory structures and shall be included as part of the lot coverage calculation. Driveways used for court activities shall not be regulated under this section.

• B. All swimming pools and any other in-ground man-made water feature more than two feet deep with an impervious bottom shall be provided with a safety enclosure which shall comply with the following:

  • 1) The top of the safety enclosure shall be at least 48 inches above grade measured on the side of the barrier which faces away from the swimming pool or water feature. The maximum vertical clearance between grade and the bottom of the barrier shall be to inches measured on the side of the barrier which faces away from the swimming pool or water feature.

  • 2) Openings in the barriers shall not allow passage of a four-inch diameter sphere.

• C. Lighting of private tennis courts or other permanent ball courts is permitted only by special use permit per articles 2 and 3 of this chapter.

• D. Decks and patios 12 inches above proposed grade shall be included as part of the lot coverage calculation.

(Ord. of 2-3-2025(1), § 1(Exh. A))