05-21-2018 Planning Commission Packet

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C) Rear yard: six (6) feet 3. Open wire fences not exceeding ten (10) feet in height enclosing tennis courts, pools, and similar uses, shall be permitted without restriction. C. Swimming Pool Fences. Outdoor swimming pool fences shall be required as follows: All outdoor swimming pools existing and hereafter constructed shall be completely enclosed by a security fence or wall at least four (4) feet but not more than six (6) feet high and located at least four (4) feet from the edge of a pool. The bottom of the fence or wall shall be no higher than four (4) inches above the surface of the ground. Fence openings or point of entry to the pool area shall be equipped with self-closing and self -latching lockable gates. 2. The enclosure for outdoor swimming pools may utilize a wall or walls of a house or building as a part hereof, provided the wall or walls are at least six (6) feet high and the enclosure is completed by a fence or wall conforming to the provisions of 1. herein above. 3. All persons owning or operating an outdoor swimming pool shall comply with this Ordinance within ninety (90) days from the date of publication of this Ordinance. 4. New swimming pools shall not be filled or used until all applicable fencing requirements herein are complied with. 5. This Ordinance does not apply to: a) Above -ground outdoor swimming pools having at least four (4) foot high, vertical or outward inclined side walls, provided sole access is by means of a removable ladder, ramp, or stairs which must be removed when the pool is not in use. b) Swimming pools which are wholly enclosed within a building or structure. Subd. 4. General Landscaping and Maintenance. All exposed ground areas surrounding or within a principal or accessory use, including street boulevards, and not devoted to parking areas, drives, sidewalks, patios or other such uses shall be landscaped with grass, shrubs, trees or other ornamental landscape materials within one (1) year following the date of building occupancy. All landscaped areas shall be kept neat, clean and uncluttered, and where a landscape plan is required by City approval any plant material which is diseased or dies shall be replaced with like kind of the original size. No landscaped area shall be used for the parking of vehicles or for the storage or display of materials, supplies or merchandise. Fences and/or plantings placed upon utility easements are subject to removal by the City or utility company if required for maintenance or improvement of the utility. Trees on utility easements containing overhead wires shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height, which it shall be the property owner's responsibility to maintain. Subd. 5. Required Fencing and Screening Multi -Family and Non -Residential Uses.