Swimming Pools & Spas in Highlands County, FL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Highlands County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Highlands County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Pool Permits
Highlands County's Floodplain Management Ordinance, part of the Land Development Regulations, names 'installation of swimming pools' outright as regulated development under Section 12.12.500(B). Any pool sited wholly or partly within a mapped flood hazard area must clear the floodplain administrator's review in addition to the county's general building permit before construction starts.
Highlands County Swimming Pool Permit Rule
Some RestrictionsHighlands County Code § 12.12.500
The provisions of this division shall apply to all development that is wholly within or partially within any flood hazard area, including but not limited to the subdivision of land; filling, grading, and other site improvements and utility installations; construction, alteration, remodeling, enlargement, improvement, replacement, repair, relocation or demolition of buildings, structures, and fa...
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