Swimming Pools & Spas in Las Vegas, NV (2026)
2 verified swimming pools & spas rules for Las Vegas, Nevada, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Pool Permits
Las Vegas requires new pools to comply with the City's adopted Pool Code before construction can proceed.
Las Vegas Pool Construction Code
Some RestrictionsLVMC 16.30.010
Those certain documents, copies of each being on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and designated as follows, are adopted by reference and made a part of this Code, to the same effect as if set out herein in full: (A)International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2024 Edition, designated as Part 1 of this Chapter; and(B)A document entitled "Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2024 International Sw...
Fencing & Safety Requirements
Las Vegas enforces the 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) with the Southern Nevada Amendments (jointly adopted by Clark County, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, and Boulder City). Residential pool barriers must be at least 60 inches high, with no more than 4 inches between grade and barrier bottom. Gates must be self-closing, self-latching, and open outward from the pool. State law (NRS 444.110) backs the local barrier requirement.
Pool Fencing Requirements in Las Vegas
Heavy RestrictionsSouthern Nevada Amendments to the 2018 ISPSC (City of Las Vegas Amended), Section 305.2 and 305.2.1 (Ordinance 6766, Feb. 3, 2021)
305.2 Swimming pools and spas. Outdoor pools and spas and indoor swimming pools and spas shall be surrounded by a barrier that complies with Sections 305.2.1 through 305.14. 305.2.1 Barrier height and clearances. The top of residential barrier including gates and doors shall not be less than 60 inches (1524 mm) in height above adjacent grade measured from outside the enclosure, or a vertical 8 ...
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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Las Vegas city rules.
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