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(a) No swimming pools or spas shall be permitted within the required front yard area, or within utility, drainage or access easements. Swimming pools shall be required to have a safety barrier. (b) Above ground pools and spas, which exceed 48 inches in height from finished elevation, must meet all structural setback requirements. (c) The following setback requirements shall apply to swimming pools and spas: [1] The side yard or side street setbacks to the water's edge shall be two feet plus the required side yard or side street structure setback. [2] The rear yard setback shall be seven feet from the water's edge to rear lot line. {ill Any pool for a R9AFesidentig development in the RMF -1, RMF -2, B-1, Business Overlay, MUR, TCD, ROS, or CF zoning district shall meet the structural setbacks for the district in which itis located and all required governmental agency standards. 94JL Safety barrier required; specifications. (a) Specifications. No swimming pool final inspection and approval shall be given by the City, unless there has been erected a safety barrier. The safety barrier shall take the form of a screened -in patio, a wooden fence, a rock wall, a concrete block wall, or other materials so as to enable the owner to blend the same with the style of architecture planned or in existence on the property. The minimum height of the safety barrier shall be not less than four feet. The safety barrier shall be erected either around the swimming pool or around the premises on which the swimming pool is erected. In either event, it shall enclose the area entirely, prohibiting unrestrained admittance to the enclosed area. Gates shall be of the spring lock type, so that they shall automatically return to a closed position at all times. Gates shall also be equipped with a safe lock and shall be locked when the swimming pool is not in use. If the safety barrier takes the form of a fence or wall, it shall not exceed the applicable maximum height limitations for fences or walls in that district. (b) Permits required. Before any work is commenced, permits shall be secured for all swimming pools and forthe safety barriers. Plans shall contain all details necessary to show compliance with the terms and conditions of these regulations. No swimming pool permit shall be issued unless simultaneously therewith a permit is secured for the erection of the required safety barrier; if the premises are already enclosed, as herein before provided, a permit for the safety barrier shall not be Page 6 of 9 40