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MAXIMUM DEPTH 6'EZ PERMIT STANDARD POOL AND SPAS- FOR POOLS AND SPAS ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. 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