Swimming Pools & Spas in Pitt County, NC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Pitt County, North Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Pool Permits
Pitt County does not have a stand-alone swimming-pool permit ordinance; a pool only needs its own Floodplain Development Permit when it sits inside a mapped Special Flood Hazard Area. Section 15(B)(1) of the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance names "pool" as one of the development types the Floodplain Administrator must review and approve before construction begins.
Pitt County Pool Permits In Flood Hazard Areas
Light RestrictionsFlood Damage Prevention Ordinance § 15(B)(1)
B. Permit Requirements. The Floodplain Development Permit shall include, but not be limited to: 1. A complete description of all the development to be permitted under the floodplain development permit. (e.g. house, garage, pool, septic, bulkhead, cabana, pier, bridge, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations, or storage of equipment or materials, etc.).
Fencing & Safety Requirements
Pitt County's zoning ordinance requires an outdoor swimming pool at a country club or swim and tennis club to be fenced under the Pitt County Health Department's public swimming pool regulations. The rule sits in the use-specific standards for club and recreational uses, not a general residential pool ordinance.
Pitt County Pool Fencing at Country Clubs
Some RestrictionsPitt County Zoning Ordinance § 8(Y)(3)-(4)
3. Use Separation Fifty-foot minimum distance between clubhouse, swimming pool, lighted tennis court, tees, greens, or fairways and any adjacent residentially-zoned property. 4. Security Fencing Outdoor swimming pools shall be protected by a fence in accordance with the Pitt County Health Department's public swimming pool regulations.
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