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Swimming Pools & Spas in Roseville, CA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Pool Permits

Roseville regulates above-ground pools including permit requirements, setbacks, and barrier standards. Pools over a certain depth or capacity typically require permits.

Roseville Above-Ground Pool Rules

Some Restrictions

Cal. Health & Safety Code Sec. 115921 (Swimming Pool Definitions - Aboveground Included)

115921. As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) "Swimming pool" or "pool" means any structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing that contains water over 18 inches deep. "Swimming pool" includes in-ground and aboveground structures and includes, but is not limited to, hot tubs, spas, portable spas, and nonportable wading pools. (b) "Public swimmi...

Fencing & Safety Requirements

California's Swimming Pool Safety Act sets the enclosure specs Roseville enforces: gates must self-close and self-latch at least 60 inches up, the barrier itself must stand at least 60 inches tall, and gaps can't pass a 4-inch sphere. Roseville's own code makes an isolation enclosure mandatory, not optional, at every private pool.

Roseville Pool Fence and Enclosure Standard

Some Restrictions

Cal. Health & Safety Code Sec. 115923 (Swimming Pool Enclosure Characteristics); Sec. 115921 (Definitions); Sec. 115925 (Exemptions); Roseville, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 16.04.870 (Swimming Pool and Spa Enclosures)

An enclosure shall have all of the following characteristics: (a) Any access gates through the enclosure open away from the swimming pool, and are self-closing with a self-latching device placed no lower than 60 inches above the ground. (b) A minimum height of 60 inches. (c) A maximum vertical clearance from the ground to the bottom of the enclosure of two inches. (d) Gaps or voids, if any, do ...

Looking for Placer County county-wide rules?

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

Swimming Pools & Spas in Placer County