§ 6-96. Swimming pools.

A private swimming pool should be constructed to the rear and normally separate from the main residence or any of its extensions, as provided in this section:

(1)

A pool may be located ten or more feet from the main residence and any extension and conforming to the side and rear set back lines specified on the particular lot with no restrictions.

(2)

A pool located less than ten feet from the main residence or any extension to the foundation will require a feasibility study by the registered professional engineer of record, certifying the design. Items to be investigated are stable soil condition, possibility of seepage and damage to the structure.

(3)

Any pool constructed within the 100-year floodplain shall be at ground level and not impede the flow of floodwaters.

(4)

The physical location of any swimming pool shall be upstream from the location of a septic tank holding tank or septic tank drainfield. There shall be no direct connection between the sanitary sewer system and any drain from the swimming pool.

(5)

It is recommended that the invert elevation/or the drain of the proposed pool be lower than the floor level of the main residence.

(6)

Unless the yard is otherwise fenced and securely locked at all times, the immediate pool area will be surrounded by a fence not less than 48 inches in height, with all entry gates protected by a secure locking mechanism. Such an inner fence is recommended in all instances to prevent unauthorized entry into the pool area of small children and animals. The house can be the fourth side of the barrier as long as all doors and gates leading to the pool have self-latching and self-closing devices that are not less than 48 inches from floor level. The builder or installer or the person obtaining the permit to install the pool on or after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived is responsible for ensuring compliance with this chapter. All gates and doors into the swimming pool enclosures which existed before the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived shall be made to comply with the current NSPI Standards for Residential Swimming Pools Code or whenever an addition, remodeling, or repair is made to any structure on the same tract, lot, or site.

(7)

The pool should be in the rear yard; however, the Building Official shall consider, on a case-by-case basis, approval of a pool not completely designed in the rear yard in cases where site and terrain limits restrict rear yard pool location.

(8)

Pool yard enclosures that are at least 40 inches in height in existence on the date of the adoption of the amendment requiring a pool yard enclosure to be at least 48 inches in height shall be considered compliant with this section. Any future modification to the pool or pool yard enclosure shall require full compliance with this section.

(9)

A pool owned, controlled, or maintained by the owner of a multiunit rental complex or by a property owners association shall comply with Tex. Health and Safety Code, ch. 757.

(Ord. No. 100-03-07, art. II, § 7(j), 7-17-2007; Ord. No. 0-2017-016 , § I, 7-24-2017; Ord. No. 0-2017-001 , § I, 9-18-2017)

Editor's note

See editor's note to § 6-89.