Swimming Pools & Spas in Westminster, CO (2026)
2 verified swimming pools & spas rules for Westminster, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Pool Permits
A backyard swimming pool, spa, or hot tub in Westminster needs a building permit before construction starts, per Section 11-9-3(A)(1) of the Municipal Code. Only prefabricated pools or portable wading pools under 24 inches deep are exempt; anything permanent, including in-ground pools and hot tubs plumbed to a circulation system, must be permitted and inspected.
Westminster Swimming Pool Building Permit
Some RestrictionsWestminster Municipal Code § 11-9-3(A)(1)
No person shall construct, install, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, replace, convert, demolish, equip, or change the occupancy of any building or structure; electrical system; plumbing system; heating, ventilating, cooling, or refrigeration system; gas system, incinerator or other miscellaneous heat-producing appliance; swimming pool, spa or hot tub; fire protection system, or ot...
Fencing & Safety Requirements
Westminster amends the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code so a dwelling wall can serve as part of a required pool barrier only if the doors, gates or windows opening onto the pool carry an alarm, a listed safety cover, or self-closing, self-latching hardware. The Building Division enforces the standard through Title 11, Chapter 9 of the Municipal Code.
Westminster Pool Barrier and Gate Rules
Some RestrictionsWestminster Municipal Code § 11-9-12(B) (amending ISPSC § 305.4)
305.4 Structure wall as a barrier. Where a wall of a dwelling or structure serves as part of the barrier and where doors, gates or windows provide direct access to the pool or spa through that wall, one of the following shall be required: (1) Operable windows having a sill height of less than 48 inches (1219 mm) above the indoor finished floor, doors and gates shall have an alarm that produces ...
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