§ 62-2123. Swimming pools and screened enclosures as accessory use.
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(a)
Swimming pools and screened enclosures are hereby designated as an accessory use in
all residential zoning classifications. Such swimming pools and screened enclosures
shall be set back not less than five feet from the side and rear lot lines. Swimming
pools shall be setback not less than five feet to the rear of the front building line
of the principal building exclusive of open porches; provided, however, that swimming
pools and screened enclosures thereof shall not encroach into any drainage, utility
or other easements. On corner lots screen enclosures shall be required to meet the
minimum side street setback of the applicable zoning classification; however, swimming
pools on corner lots shall be set back five feet in addition to the required side
street setback of the applicable zoning classification. The provisions of this section
shall not be construed so as to alter the setback requirement for seawalls or bulkheads
as specified in section 62-2121(a).
(b)
On double-frontage lots where one frontage is a major natural water body, the swimming
pool may be set forward of the front building line toward the water. The swimming
pool and the screen enclosure must, however, meet the required front setback from
the water. Where the swimming pool is set forward of the front building line, accessory
structures which are located between the principal structure and the road right-of-way
must meet the applicable front setback for the principal structure in the respective
zoning classification from the road right-of-way.
