Swimming Pools & Spas in South Dakota (2026)
4 rules on the books across South Dakota, 2 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Pool Permits
Building and electrical permits required before installing a pool, including the depth and size thresholds that trigger them, and where above-ground and inflatable pools fall in or out of the rules.
Minnehaha County
Some RestrictionsMinnehaha County only exempts small prefabricated above-ground pools from the building permit required by the 2021 IBC…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls exempts prefabricated pools under 24 inches deep from a building permit; anything deeper needs one from…
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Mandatory barriers around pools, spas, and hot tubs, minimum heights, self-latching gate specs, and the alarm, cover, and anti-entrapment rules that ride along with them.
Minnehaha County
Some RestrictionsMinnehaha County requires every residential swimming pool holding 18 inches or more of water to be enclosed by a…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls requires private pools, hot tubs, and spas holding more than 24 inches of water to be enclosed by a…
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