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Swimming Pools & Spas in Murfreesboro, TN (2026)

2 verified swimming pools & spas rules for Murfreesboro, Tennessee, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Pool Permits

Murfreesboro will not issue a residential swimming pool building permit unless the project includes a functioning pool alarm, installed before the job is signed off electrically.

Murfreesboro Pool Permit Requires Alarm

Some Restrictions

Murfreesboro City Code § 7-13.1(K)

323.4.2 Building Permits; The Chief Building Official shall not issue a building permit for the construction or substantial alteration of a swimming pool located at a residential dwelling unless the project calls for a functioning swimming pool alarm to be installed prior to the completion of the project. In addition, when an electrical inspection is required for the installation of a swimming ...

Fencing & Safety Requirements

Every residential swimming pool installed or substantially altered in Murfreesboro since January 1, 2011 must carry a functioning pool alarm that sounds when a person or a fifteen-pound object enters the water.

Murfreesboro Residential Pools Need Alarms

Some Restrictions

Murfreesboro City Code § 7-13.1(J)

323.4 Swimming Pool Alarms. All swimming pools installed or substantially altered at a residential dwelling on and after the effective date of January 1, 2011, shall be equipped with a properly functioning swimming pool alarm.

Looking for Rutherford County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Murfreesboro city rules.

Swimming Pools & Spas in Rutherford County