Swimming Pools & Spas in Augusta-Richmond County, GA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia.
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Pool Permits
Augusta-Richmond County's zoning code defines "structure" to expressly include above-ground swimming pools, so every above-ground pool, regardless of size, must meet the same permit and setback rules that apply to sheds and other accessory structures.
Augusta-Richmond County Above-Ground Pools Are Zoning Structures
Some RestrictionsAugusta-Richmond County Code, Tit. 8 (Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance), Sec. 2 ("Structure" definition)
"STRUCTURE" shall mean anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires more or less permanent or semi-permanent location on the ground... The term shall include all types of buildings, houses, gazebos, above-ground swimming pools, in-ground swimming pools, hot tubs, heating and air conditioning equipment, house trailers, manufactured homes... and tents and canopies which are in place...
Fencing & Safety Requirements
Augusta-Richmond County requires any swimming pool built inside a manufactured home park to be fenced off from every other recreation-area use, with a gate that stays closed, under the zoning code's park development standards.
Augusta-Richmond Pool Fencing At Mobile Home Parks
Some RestrictionsAugusta-Richmond County Code, Tit. 8 (Zoning), § 27-6(l)
Not less than ten (10) percent of the total area of every Manufactured Home Park shall be reserved and developed for a recreation area. Such area shall be centrally located within each Manufactured Home Park and shall contain individual areas which shall be equipped for passive adult recreation, children's play, and a fenced tot lot. If a swimming pool is furnished, it shall be separated from a...
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