Eagle Mountain, UT Swimming Pools & Spas: Fencing & Safety Requirements (2026)

EMMC 17.75.112 governs every recreational water facility, a term broad enough to cover in-ground and above-ground pools, hot tubs and spas, unless the fixture sits fully inside an enclosed building, gazebo or other structure. Subsection A sets a five-foot minimum setback from all property lines, confines the facility to a side or rear yard, and bars placement within any public utility easement.

Subsection B is the barrier standard: a fence or wall at least five feet tall must completely surround the facility. Aside from the gate opening, no slot or opening in the barrier may be wide enough to pass a four-inch-diameter sphere, and the bottom of the fence or wall can sit no more than two inches above the ground. Every gate must carry a self-closing, self-latching device mounted on the interior side of the gate so it cannot be reached from outside, and it must be able to accept a padlock. Any gate within 10 feet of the water facility has to swing outward, away from the pool. The barrier cannot be installed next to a permanent structure, piece of equipment, or similar object that would let someone climb over it.

Subsection C carves out above-ground spas and hot tubs equipped with a hard safety cover that locks or latches: those are exempt from the fence requirement entirely. Above-ground pools, spas and hot tubs with nonclimbable walls at least five feet tall that use a ladder or steps for access instead must either make the ladder or steps lockable or removable, or surround the ladder or steps with a barrier meeting the same subsection B standard.