An above-ground pool gets no break in Madison County. It needs the county Swimming Pool and Spa Permit under the adopted 2018 ISPSC, and its wall or an added fence must meet the 48-inch barrier of Section 305.2.
Madison County treats an above-ground pool as a regulated pool, so it needs the same Swimming Pool and Spa Permit and plan review under the 2018 ISPSC as an in-ground pool, plus electrical permitting under the 2017 NEC. The pool wall can serve as the barrier only where it stands at least 48 inches high; where a ladder or the wall leaves access below that, an added fence or a lockable, removable ladder must bring the barrier into compliance. A Pool Clearance letter is required on septic lots.
Assembling an above-ground pool without the county permit is illegal work subject to fines. A wall under 48 inches with open ladder access fails the barrier inspection.
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