5 rules for unincorporated Calaveras County, California.
Verified from official government sources
In unincorporated Calaveras County, a building permit from the County Building Department is required to construct an in-ground or above-ground residential pool or spa. Prefabricated swimming pools less than 24 inches deep are exempt. The County zoning code also requires the water-containing wall to sit at least five feet from any property line.
Calaveras County does not publish its own pool-barrier ordinance; residential pool enclosures are governed by California's Swimming Pool Safety Act (Health and Safety Code 115922-115923). When a building permit is issued, the pool must include at least two approved drowning-prevention features, one of which is typically an isolation enclosure at least 60 inches high.
Residential pool safety in unincorporated Calaveras County follows California's Swimming Pool Safety Act. Permitted pools must carry at least two drowning-prevention features and use anti-entrapment suction outlets under Health and Safety Code 115928. The County Environmental Management Agency's separate pool-spa program inspects public pools only.
In unincorporated Calaveras County, prefabricated above-ground pools less than 24 inches deep need no building permit. Deeper above-ground pools require a permit and must sit at least five feet from any property line under Zoning Section 17.16.130, plus meet the State Swimming Pool Safety Act barrier rules.
Calaveras County's Zoning Code regulates spas as pools: any water body deeper than 18 inches must sit at least five feet from a property line (Section 17.16.130). Most spas need a building permit, and when one is issued the California Swimming Pool Safety Act drowning-prevention rules apply. Spa safety covers count as an approved feature.
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