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Updated January 2025 – Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance No. 131 84 14. Outdoor Swimming Pools and Spas. 1. Private swimming pools shall be constructed so as to avoid hazard or damage to the occupant of the subject property or the occupants of adjacent property and shall conform as follows: 1. Permit Required. No outdoor swimming pool shall be constructed or established and no such pool construction shall be commenced in the City of Gem Lake without first obtaining building and plumbing and, as necessary mechanical permits approved by the City Building Official . 2. Applications. Applications for a swimming pool related permits may be secured from and shall be submitted to the City Clerk along with a fee determined by the fee schedule for construction permits in effect at the time of application and based upon the estimated value of the construction. Applications for swimming pool permits shall include, without limitation the following information: 1. Complete plans and specifications for the construction of the pool. 2. A site plan showing the location of all structures on the lot including the house, garage, fences, trees, overhead or underground wiring, utility easements, sewage systems and other significant improvements or natural features; 3. The proposed locations of pumps, filters, electrical power source (if applicable), flushing and drainage outlets and other operational features; 1. A plan showing where pool water will be discharged and the path such discharged water will follow. In no case shall any water discharged from a swimming pool or spa be allowed to flow directly into any lakes, ponds or wetlands. 4. Location and specifications of protective fencing. 2. Construction setback requirements for pools. Private outdoor swimming pools shall be constructed as to avoid hazard or damage to the occupants of the subject property or the occupants of adjacent property and shall meet the following minimum requirements: 1. Underground or overhead utilities shall be located in conformance with the National Electric Code; 2. No pool shall be located within any private easement, public or private utility easement, ingress or egress easement, drainage way, marsh, or other location in which it will represent a threat to the natural environment; 3. In areas zoned or used for single family residential purposes, pools are prohibited in the front yard and shall not be located within thirty (30'0") feet of any lot lines, nor within ten (10'0") feet of any principal structure or accessory buildings except accessory building without frost footings. No mechanical equipment shall be located closer than thirty (30'0") feet to any lot line; 4. No portion of any swimming pool or appurtenances thereto shall be located less than ten (10'0") feet to any portion of a sewage disposal line or sewage treatment system, nor shall any water supply line for a swimming pool be less than fifteen(15'0") feet from any portion of the sewage treatment system. 3. Safety Fence Required. A safety fence of at least four (4'0") feet in height shall completely enclose the outdoor pool. All openings or points of entry into the pool area shall be equipped with self -closing and self-latching gates or doors. All gates and doors shall have a latch which is no less than four (4'0") feet above the ground level and which shall be so constructed and so placed as to be inaccessible to small children. All gates and doors shall be latched when the pool is not in use or is unattended by an adult with demonstrated swimming ability. Any opening between the bottom of the fence and the ground level shall not exceed three (3") inches. 1. Safety fences shall be constructed of materials with minimum spaces between the materials and shall be constructed so as to inhibit the climbing thereof by any person. If a safety fence is located within an area subject to and covered by a homeowners association, and if such homeowners association has an architectural review committee, then the architectural review committee shall approve the location and style of the fence.