5 rules for unincorporated St. Clair County, Illinois.
Verified from official government sources
A St. Clair County building permit is required to build a swimming pool. County fees are $150 for an in-ground pool and $75 for an above-ground pool. Pools are governed by the adopted International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2012.
St. Clair County Building Regulations, Bldg. Permit Fees ¶J (Ord. No. 13-1087)
A Building Permit and inspections for in-ground swimming pools, the fee shall be One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00); above-ground swimming pools the fee shall be Seventy-Five ($75.00).
St. Clair County adopts the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2012, for residential pools. That code requires an enclosing barrier at least 48 inches high around the pool. Public pools regulated by the county Health Department must be enclosed by a barrier at least 4 feet high.
St. Clair County Building Regulations 7-9-1 (adopting ISPSC 2012); Appendix G adopted
That a certain document ... designated as "The International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2012" ... is hereby adopted as ... the Swimming Pool and Spa Code of St. Clair County, Illinois for the construction ... of aquatic vessels.
St. Clair County's Swimming Pool and Spa Code exists to safeguard life, health, and property by regulating the design, construction, and maintenance of pools and spas. Public pools additionally meet Illinois DPH barrier, gate, and sanitation rules under 77 Ill. Adm. Code 820.
St. Clair County Building Regulations 7-9-5 (ISPSC 101.3)
The purpose of this code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, installation, quality or materials, location and maintenance or use of aquatic vessels.
Above-ground pools in unincorporated St. Clair County need a $75 building permit and follow the adopted ISPSC 2012. Prefabricated pools less than 24 inches deep are exempt from a permit. The barrier requirement still applies.
St. Clair County Building Regulations, permit-exempt structures (IRC list)
Prefabricated swimming pools that are less than 24 inches (610 mm) deep.
Hot tubs and spas are 'aquatic vessels' under St. Clair County's adopted International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2012, and are also covered by IRC Appendix G. A safety cover or barrier is required, and construction must meet the code's design and maintenance standards.
St. Clair County Building Regulations 7-9-4 (ISPSC 101.2); Appendix G adopted
The provisions of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, renovation, replacement, repair, and maintenance of aquatic vessels.
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