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Updated June 2025 – Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance No. 131 78 <br /> <br />2. Applications. Applications for a swimming pool related permits may be secured from and shall be <br />submitted to the City Clerk along with a fee determined by the fee schedule for construction permits in <br />effect at the time of application and based upon the estimated value of the construction. Applications for <br />swimming pool permits shall include, without limitation the following information: <br /> <br />1. Complete plans and specifications for the construction of the pool. <br /> <br />2. A site plan showing the location of all structures on the lot including the house, garage, fences, <br />trees, overhead or underground wiring, utility easements, sewage systems and other significant <br />improvements or natural features; <br /> <br />3. The proposed locations of pumps, filters, electrical power source (if applicable), flushing and <br />drainage outlets and other operational features; <br /> <br />1. A plan showing where pool water will be discharged and the path such discharged water <br />will follow. In no case shall any water discharged from a swimming pool or spa be <br />allowed to flow directly into any lakes, ponds or wetlands. <br /> <br />4. Location and specifications of protective fencing. <br /> <br />2. Construction setback requirements for pools. Private outdoor swimming pools shall be constructed as to avoid <br />hazard or damage to the occupants of the subject property or the occupants of adjacent property and shall meet the <br />following minimum requirements: <br /> <br />1. Underground or overhead utilities shall be located in conformance with the National Electric Code; <br /> <br />2. No pool shall be located within any private easement, public or private utility easement, ingress or <br />egress easement, drainage way, marsh, or other location in which it will represent a threat to the natural <br />environment; <br /> <br />3. In areas zoned or used for single family residential purposes, pools are prohibited in the front yard and <br />shall not be located within thirty (30'0") feet of any lot lines, nor within ten (10'0") feet of any principal <br />structure or accessory buildings except accessory building without frost footings. No mechanical <br />equipment shall be located closer than thirty (30'0") feet to any lot line; <br /> <br />4. No portion of any swimming pool or appurtenances thereto shall be located less than ten (10'0") feet to <br />any portion of a sewage disposal line or sewage treatment system, nor shall any water supply line for a <br />swimming pool be less than fifteen(15'0") feet from any portion of the sewage treatment system. <br /> <br />3. Safety Fence Required. A safety fence of at least four (4'0") feet in height shall completely enclose the outdoor <br />pool. All openings or points of entry into the pool area shall be equipped with self -closing and self-latching gates or <br />doors. All gates and doors shall have a latch which is no less than four (4'0") feet above the ground level and which <br />shall be so constructed and so placed as to be inaccessible to small children. All gates and doors shall be latched <br />when the pool is not in use or is unattended by an adult with demonstrated swimming ability. Any opening between <br />the bottom of the fence and the ground level shall not exceed three (3") inches. <br /> <br />1. Safety fences shall be constructed of materials with minimum spaces between the materials and shall be <br />constructed so as to inhibit the climbing thereof by any person. If a safety fence is located within an area <br />subject to and covered by a homeowners association, and if such homeowners association has an <br />architectural review committee, then the architectural review committee shall approve the location and <br />style of the fence. <br /> <br />2. Above ground pools of four (4') feet or more in wall height shall be exempt from complete closure by a <br />type of fence resistant to being climbed, however, above ground pools shall be equipped with a fence <br />and gate system at all point of entry to the pool. Said fence and gate system shall effectively control <br />access to the pool and shall be constructed pursuant to the specifications herein contain for underground <br />pools. <br /> <br />3. Temporary fence. No person shall introduce or cause to be introduced any water to a depth of more <br />than eighteen (18") inches into the shallowest portion of any swimming pool newly constructed or being <br />constructed until such time as the Building Official authorizes the filling of such pool with water. Such