§ 8.11. Swimming Pools.

A.

Permit Required. No person shall erect, install, locate or maintain a swimming pool unless a permit therefor has first been obtained from the Township.

B.

Requirements.

1.

Location. No pool shall be located in a front yard.

2.

Setbacks.

a.

In-ground. The outside edge of the pool wall or a complementing structure, such as a deck or pool access structure, shall not be located nearer than five feet to any lot or property line.

b.

Above-ground. The outside edge of the pool wall or a complementing structure, such as a deck or pool access structure, shall not be located nearer than ten feet to any lot or property line.

3.

Structures. Any complementing structure that is erected immediately adjacent to a pool, shall be considered to be part of the pool and will, for the purposes of zoning, be considered to be attached or one with the pool.