Lakewood zoning sections (referenced by LCO 1722.01) prohibit family swimming pools in any front or side yard and set side/rear setbacks of 5 feet in the R2 district and 10 feet in R1 districts; portable above-ground pools may get a setback variance with written consent from each abutting owner.
LCO 1722.01 (Location of Family Pools) ties pool placement to the Lakewood Zoning Code. The zoning provisions reproduced in the city's Pool Planning Guide state that no family swimming pool or family wading pool may be located in any front yard or side yard. Setbacks from the side or rear property line depend on zoning district: 5 feet in the R2 district (per Section 1123.10) and 10 feet in the R1 districts (per Section 1121.10); the city's site-plan note also lists 15 feet for ML and MH districts and 10 feet for R1 and Lagoon districts. For portable family swimming pools (above-ground pools designed to be dismantled and moved), the Building Commissioner may grant a variance to the side/rear setback if written consent from each abutting property owner is filed with the variance application. A 'family swimming pool' is any pool with a horizontal measurement of ten feet or more; smaller pools are 'family wading pools.' Additionally, LCO 1722.07 limits pool lighting and requires pool lights to be turned off between 10:00 p.m. and 8:30 a.m.
Placing a pool in a prohibited yard or within the required setback without an approved variance violates LCO 1722.01 and the cited zoning sections, and is enforceable under LCO 1722.12.
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