Little Rock, AR Swimming Pools & Spas: Fencing & Safety Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing code
- 2021 Int'l Swimming Pool and Spa Code
- Citation
- Sec. 8-2(a)(11)
- Pool bonding inspection fee
- $18.54
- Swimming pool plumbing permit fee
- $14.42
- Enforcement
- Building codes division
Summary
Little Rock adopts the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code by reference, setting the barrier, drain-cover, and equipment safety standards enforced on every pool built or altered within city limits.
(a)The following publications are adopted by reference:...(10)The 2021 International Property Maintenance Code with Appendix A.(11)The 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code with Appendix A.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 83).
Full Breakdown
Under Code of Ordinances Sec. 8-2(a)(11), Little Rock has adopted the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code with Appendix A as binding law, alongside the National Electrical Code and Arkansas Plumbing Code. Together these govern pool barriers, anti-entrapment drain covers, and equipment safety for every pool, spa, and hot tub built or altered in the city. The building codes division enforces the standards through permitting: a swimming pool plumbing permit runs $14.42 and electrical pool bonding is inspected separately for $18.54, with pool pumps and hot tubs each requiring their own electrical permit and sign-off before use.
Violations & Fines
Building without required pool permits or bypassing bonding and plumbing inspections is a Code violation under Sec. 1-9: fines up to $1,000, or $500 per day if the condition continues.
Frequently Asked Questions
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