Swimming Pools & Spas in Lafayette, IN (2026)
2 verified swimming pools & spas rules for Lafayette, Indiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Pool Permits
The City of Lafayette, Indiana does not let anyone build a residential swimming pool without an improvement location permit from the City Engineer, because pool construction is a structure under Section 13.01.060 and Indiana's Swimming Pool Code, 675 IAC Article 20, is adopted by reference into the city's Building Code at Section 13.01.050. Plans showing the pool's location and setbacks must be filed with the City Engineer before work starts.
Lafayette, Indiana Swimming Pool Permit Rule
Some RestrictionsLafayette Municipal Code §§ 13.01.050(A)(7), 13.01.060(A)(1)
A.Building rules of the Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission as set out in the following Articles of Title 675 of the Indiana Administrative Code are incorporated by reference in this chapter and shall include later amendments to those Articles as the same are published in the Indiana Register or the Indiana Administrative Code with effective dates as fixed therein:1.Article 1...
Fencing & Safety Requirements
Lafayette requires every swimming pool on private property to be enclosed by a barrier fence at least six feet tall with no gaps over four inches. Every gate or door in that enclosure must self-close and self-latch, and violators face a $50 fine under the city's Ordinance Violations Bureau schedule.
Lafayette Pool Barrier Fence Requirements
Some RestrictionsLafayette Municipal Code § 11.05.010
A.Every person in possession of land within the city, either as owner, purchaser under contract, lessee, tenant or licensee on which is situated a swimming pool shall at all times maintain a barrier fence, or other structure, completely surrounding the pool, lot or premises, not less than six feet in height with no openings therein (other than doors or gates) larger than four inches square. All...
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