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Updated January 2025 – Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance No. 131 81 <br /> <br />3. Be at least four (4'0") feet in height and have supportive posts placed no more than eight (8'0") <br />feet apart; <br /> <br />4. Remain in place until a permanent fence completely enclosing the swimming pool is installed. <br /> <br />4. All outdoor Spas shall either have a fence as described in this section for outdoor swimming pools or a <br />latchable cover. The cover should be constructed of a material impenetrable by toddlers and subject to <br />inspection by the City building Official. <br /> <br />4. Miscellaneous Requirements. <br /> <br />1. All back-flushing water or pool drainage water shall be directed to be on the property of the owner or on <br />approved drainage ways. Drainage onto public or private streets or other public or private drainage ways <br />shall require a permit from the City Building Official. <br /> <br />2. Any outdoor lighting of the pool shall not be permitted to spill or shine upon adjacent properties. <br /> <br />3. All electrical installations shall comply with the State Electrical Code. <br /> <br />4. Precautions during construction: <br /> <br />1. Avoid damage, hazards or inconvenience to adjacent or nearby property; <br /> <br />2. Assure that proper care shall be taken in stockpiling excavating materials to avoid erosion, dust <br />or other infringements upon adjacent property; <br /> <br />3. All access for construction shall be over the owner’s land and due care shall be taken to avoid <br />damage to streets and adjacent private or public property. <br /> <br />5. Nuisance. The conduct of persons and the operation of pools shall be the responsibility of the owner and any <br />tenants thereof and such conduct of persons and operation of the pool shall be done in a manner so as to avoid any <br />nuisance or breach of the peace, and it shall be unlawful to allow loud noises to go beyond the boundaries of the <br />property upon which the pool is located to adjacent property. <br /> <br />15. Land Reclamation. <br /> <br />1. Under this Ordinance, Land Reclamation shall be defined as the reclaiming of land by depositing of material so as <br />to elevate the grade. In all Zoning districts, Land Reclamation shall be permitted only upon issuance of a Special <br />Use permit. Any lot or parcel upon which an aggregate amount of four hundred (400) cubic yards or more of fill is <br />to be deposited shall be defined as Land Reclamation. The request for a Land Reclamation permit shall contain at <br />least the following: <br /> <br />1. Completed Special Use Permit form and necessary fees; <br /> <br />2. Survey of the site where Land Reclamation is to occur showing land contours before and after Land <br />Reclamation. This survey shall be large enough in scale to allow for at least the inclusion of the <br />immediate adjacent parcels of land. <br /> <br />3. A sketch showing current water drainage from/to the site and any modifications of such drainage after <br />Land Reclamation is complete. <br /> <br />4. A description or sketch showing the soil erosion control measures to be used during this Land <br />Reclamation activity. <br /> <br />5. Description of the amount, origin and types of materials to be placed on the land as part of this Land <br />Reclamation. <br /> <br />6. A sketch and/or description of the final cover material to be placed on the fill deposited by this Land <br />Reclamation. The City Council may require a monetary deposit be placed with the City to insure that <br />the final grading and landscaping be completed per the supplied sketches and description. <br />