Swimming Pools & Spas in Carroll County, GA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Carroll County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Pool Permits
In unincorporated Carroll County, Georgia, building a residential swimming pool requires a permit from the county building official under Code § 18-15(a), unless the pool is a small prefabricated above-ground model. Applications go through the community development department's building section before construction begins.
Carroll County, Georgia Swimming Pool Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsCarroll County Code §§ 18-15(a), 18-15(b)(1)i
(a)Permit application; when required. Any owner, authorized agent, or contractor who desires to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by the construction codes, or to ...
Fencing & Safety Requirements
Carroll County requires any private pool, hot tub or spa deeper than 24 inches in the unincorporated county to be fully enclosed by a barrier at least 48 inches high with a self-closing, self-latching gate, and bars removing or weakening an existing pool enclosure.
Pool Fence Height Rule, Carroll County GA
Some RestrictionsCarroll County Code § 18-91 (IPMC § 303.2)
303.2 Enclosures. Private swimming pools, hot tubs and spas, containing water more than 24 inches (610 mm) in depth shall be completely surrounded by a fence or barrier at least 48 inches (1219 mm) in height above the finished ground level measured on the side of the barrier away from the pool. Gates and doors in such barriers shall be self-closing and self-latching. Where the self-latching dev...
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