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Definitions
General Requirements
Permitted Location and Fencing
Electrical Requirements - Permanently Installed Swimming Pools
Plumbing Requirements
Inspection
Required Setbacks and Lot Coverage

Definitions (Section 680.2-*NEC)

1. Permanently installed Swimming, Wading, and Therapeutic Pools:  Those that are constructed in the ground, on the ground, or in a building in such a manner that the pool cannot be readily disassembled for storage, whether or not served by electrical circuits of any nature.
2. Spa or Hot Tub:  A hydromassage pool designed for immersion of users and usually having a filter, heater, and motor-driven blower.  It may be installed indoors or outdoors, on the ground or supporting structure, or in the ground or supporting structure.
3. Storable Swimming or Wading Pool:  A pool with a maximum dimension of 18 feet (18') (5.49 mm.) and a maximum wall height of 42 inches (42") (107 mm.) and so constructed that it may be readily disassembled for storage and reassembled to its original integrity.  A pool with non-metallic, inflatable walls regardless of dimensions is considered to be a storable pool.

General Requirements

Please note that these requirements are general and not comprehensive.  Additional changes or suggestions may be made by the inspectors at the time of the site check to ensure construction is performed to code.

1. No pool or hot tub shall be erected, installed or modified without a building permit (Section 1996 - *ICC).
2. To obtain a building permit, a manufacturer's brochure is required; along with a plat of survey showing pool location, location of any underground electric required, and how the fence requirements will be met.

Permitted Location and Fencing

1. Private and commercial swimming pools shall be located in rear yards (Section 11-4-4 - *VC).
2. The pool must be ten feet (10') from the house, five feet (5') from any accessory structure, a minimum of five feet (5') from the lot lines and cannot be located on an easement (Section 11-4.3-4 - *VC).  The pool, along with all other detached accessory structures, shall not occupy more than 30% of the required rear yard.  All structures on the property may not occupy more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the total property area.
3. All yards containing swimming pools shall be completely enclosed by a chain-link or solid fence not less than five feet (5') in height.  Four (4) foot high fencing may be allowed by the Code Official if existing.  Fences attached to or made part of the deck of above-ground swimming pools shall be construed to have satisfied this requirement, so long as any gate, stairs or other means of entry are completely locked and sealed with a child-safe latch.  The total height of such fence and pool shall not be less than six feet (6') above grade.
4. Overhead conductors shall be ten feet (10') horizontally from the inside edge of the pool (Section 680-8 - *NEC).
5. Underground wiring shall not be permitted under the pool or under the area extending five feet (5') horizontally from the inside wall of pools (Section 680-10 - *NEC).
6. No more than one swimming pool, excluding hot tubs or spas, shall be permitted on one zoning lot.

Electrical Requirements - Permanently Installed Swimming Pools

Please note that all electrical work must be completed prior to pool use.

1. Receptacles on the property must be at least ten feet (10') from the inside walls of the pool, except for the receptacle providing power for the pump (Section 680.22(A) - *NEC).
2. Receptacles that provide power for the water pump motor, on permanent pools, are permitted between five feet (5') and ten feet (10') from the inside pool walls.  The receptacle shall be single and of the locking and grounding type, protected by a GFCI.  The maximum cord length shall be three (3) feet with a locking plug (Section 680.22(A) - *NEC).
3. All 120 volt receptacles located within twenty (20) feet of the inside walls of the pool must be ground-fault circuit-interrupter protected.  Receptacles must be installed in water proof enclosures. A convenience receptacle is required within ten feet to twenty feet (10’-20’) of the edge of the pool (Section 680.22 - *NEC).
4. Lighting fixtures shall not be installed over the swimming pool or over the area extending five feet (5') from the inside walls of the pool (Section 680-22(B) - *NEC).
5. All wiring to required receptacles shall be underground and a minimum of twelve inches (12") below grade in rigid metal conduit or intermediate metal conduit.  Rigid non-metallic conduit can be used if buried eighteen (18) inches deep and protected by rigid conduit until eighteen (18) inches below grade.  Number 12, THHN wire shall be used.  A #12 ground wire shall be pulled and bonded to all metal boxes.  UF Cable is not permitted (Section 680-10 - *NEC).
6. Receptacle Installation: Receptacles should be at least 18 inches above the ground level and must be securely anchored underground.  This can be done by laying the conduit in a trench in which you place concrete to stabilize it as a unit or, by anchoring the box to a four-by-four (4x4) post or by providing additional conduit for support of the box.
7. Connection:  All splices must be made inside an outlet, junction, or switch box above grade.  The splice must be made with wire nuts.  It is also suggested that the nuts are wrapped tightly with electricians tape for added safety.
8. Trench:  When laying out a path for the trench from the house, try to make the path straight.  If you cannot make a path straight, make the bends gradual curves.
9. Grounding:  All electrical equipment, including all electrical equipment located within five (5) feet of the inside wall of a spa or hot tub and associated with the circulation system of a spa or hot tub, must be grounded (Section 680-54 – *NEC).

Plumbing Requirements

1. Water Supply:  All swimming pools shall be provided with a potable water supply, free of cross connections with the pool or its equipment.  The source from which the pool is filled shall contain a vacuum breaker or approved back flow device.
2. Drainage Systems:  The swimming pool and equipment shall be equipped to be completely emptied of water and the discharged water shall be disposed of in a approved manner that will not create a nuisance to adjoining property.

Inspection

Call J.U.L.I.E. at (800) 892-0123, before digging.  A site check and electrical inspection are required.  All work must be inspected before it can be put into operation.

References (revised 7/04)
*VC = Village Code
*NEC = National Electrical Code (2002)
*ICC = International Building Code (2000)

Required Setbacks and Lot Coverage

Please note that all detached accessory structures must be located in the rear yard, at least ten (10) feet from the principal structure (house), five (5) feet from any lot line, must not be located on any easement and cannot occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of the required rear yard.  All structures on the property cannot total more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the total lot area. Additionally, pools may not be located in required corner side yards.

1 Pool area = p r²

 

 

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