Swimming Pools & Spas in Utah (2026)
25 rules on the books across Utah, 14 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.
Davis County
Some RestrictionsA private backyard pool in unincorporated Davis County counts as an accessory structure under the zoning code: it must…
Read full rule →Eagle Mountain
Some RestrictionsEagle Mountain requires backyard pools to meet the adopted building codes, including the International Swimming Pool…
Read full rule →Orem
Some RestrictionsThe City of Orem requires a building permit for swimming pools, hot tubs and spas, with the only exception being…
Read full rule →Provo
Some RestrictionsA City of Provo building permit is required to install any indoor or outdoor swimming pool, and the application must…
Read full rule →Salt Lake City
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake City requires above-ground and portable swimming pools to sit at least 5 feet from every lot line, and any…
Read full rule →Salt Lake County
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake County's amended building fee schedule treats residential swimming pools as an R-3/U occupancy requiring plan…
Read full rule →Sandy
Some RestrictionsSandy City requires a valid building permit before any grading connected to a residential swimming pool, per Sandy City…
Read full rule →Spanish Fork
Some RestrictionsAbove-ground pools in Spanish Fork are subject to the same fencing requirements as in-ground pools. Pools over a…
Read full rule →Washington County
Some RestrictionsWashington County requires a written building permit before any pool is built. Section 10-1-6 of the county zoning…
Read full rule →Weber County
Some RestrictionsWeber County requires a building permit before installing an in-ground pool, then holds it to Code § 108-7-18: at least…
Read full rule →West Valley City
Some RestrictionsWest Valley City requires every private swimming pool, above-ground or in-ground alike, to sit at least five feet from…
Read full rule →Fencing & Safety Requirements
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.
Orem
Heavy RestrictionsOrem City Code Section 22-6-9(J) requires every in-ground pool, and every above-ground pool with a wall height of 36…
Read full rule →Provo
Heavy RestrictionsProvo requires an outdoor pool to be enclosed by a wall or fence at least six feet high with no openings that pass a…
Read full rule →South Jordan
Heavy RestrictionsAll pool and spa drains in South Jordan must comply with the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Act: anti-entrapment covers…
Read full rule →Davis County
Some RestrictionsEvery public or residential pool in unincorporated Davis County needs a 6-foot perimeter fence or barrier under County…
Read full rule →Eagle Mountain
Some RestrictionsAny pool, hot tub or spa in Eagle Mountain that isn't inside a fully enclosed building must be ringed by a fence or…
Read full rule →Salt Lake City
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake City folds the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code into its building code by ordinance, so a built-in or…
Read full rule →Salt Lake County
Some RestrictionsPublic swimming pools in unincorporated Salt Lake County are governed by Health Regulation No. 2, a county board of…
Read full rule →Sandy
Some RestrictionsSandy requires any private pool not fully enclosed by a building's solid walls to sit back at least five feet from…
Read full rule →Spanish Fork
Some RestrictionsSpanish Fork follows International Building Code pool safety standards. Building permits are required for new pool…
Read full rule →St. George
Some RestrictionsSt. George's only citywide pool-condition rule sits in the rental housing code: landlords must keep any pool, spa, or…
Read full rule →Washington County
Some RestrictionsWashington County requires an impassible fence, wall, or barrier meeting the applicable building code around every…
Read full rule →Weber County
Some RestrictionsWeber County Land Use Code § 108-7-18 requires every outdoor, permanent, in-ground swimming pool in the unincorporated…
Read full rule →West Jordan
Some RestrictionsWest Jordan requires any permanent swimming pool three feet deep or more, including above-ground pools, to sit back at…
Read full rule →West Valley City
Some RestrictionsWest Valley City requires every private swimming pool to sit at least five feet from any side or rear yard property…
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