Anderson, IN Swimming Pools & Spas: Fencing & Safety Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum fence height
- At least five feet
- Source
- Anderson Zoning Ordinance
- Permit-app option
- 5' minimum fence or wall
- Max fence in side/rear
- Seven feet
- State overlay
- Indiana Residential Code barrier
Summary
Anderson's Zoning Ordinance requires a private swimming pool to be surrounded by a fence at least five feet high. The pool permit application also accepts a minimum 5-foot fence or wall as the required barrier.
Fences, latticework screens, hedges, or walls, not more than seven feet in height, and private swimming pools surrounded by a fence at least five feet high, may be located in the required side or rear yard.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
The City of Anderson Zoning Guide (Residential Uses and Requirements) lets private swimming pools be located in a required side or rear yard only when surrounded by a fence at least five feet high. The Swimming Pool and Spa Permit application lists an "Existing 5' Minimum Fence or Wall" as an accepted way to restrict access. Fences generally may be up to seven feet high in side and rear yards. Anderson also enforces the Indiana Residential Code, whose barrier provisions (self-latching, self-closing gates) apply through the building-permit review.
Violations & Fines
An unfenced or non-compliant pool barrier is a zoning violation; Code Enforcement can require the barrier be brought to the five-foot minimum before use.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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