A hot tub or spa in St. Joseph County is regulated like a pool, but Indiana Residential Code Section AG105.5 exempts a spa fitted with a listed ASTM F1346 safety cover from the 48-inch barrier requirement.
St. Joseph County zoning treats a hot tub as an accessory structure needing an Improvement Location Permit, and its 240-volt hookup is inspected under the Indiana Residential Code and National Electrical Code, must be GFCI-protected, and requires bonding of nearby metal. The pool barrier rules of Section AG105.2 apply, but Section AG105.5 exempts a spa or hot tub from the barrier where it carries a safety cover complying with ASTM F1346. Zoning also bars the tub from any minimum yard and requires an abandoned tub left over 30 days to be drained or securely covered.
Wiring a hot tub without the electrical permit fails inspection. A spa with neither a compliant barrier nor a listed ASTM F1346 safety cover does not meet the code.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
St. Joseph County, IN
St. Joseph County does not regulate holiday lights, inflatables, or yard displays on homes. No county or municipal ordinance limits seasonal decorations; onl...
St. Joseph County, IN
Garage-sale signs are temporary signs in St. Joseph County, up to 24 square feet per frontage and two per lot in residential districts under Zoning Ordinance...
St. Joseph County, IN
St. Joseph County allows political yard signs as temporary signs. Zoning Ordinance §154.373 exempts signs up to 2 square feet from permits; a larger temporar...
St. Joseph County, IN
South Bend requires every non-occupant landlord to register rentals annually by September 1. Indiana Code 36-1-20-5 caps the fee at five dollars. Unincorpora...
St. Joseph County, IN
Indiana has no just-cause eviction. In St. Joseph County a landlord may end a tenancy without giving a reason. For unpaid rent, IC 32-31-1-6 requires at leas...
St. Joseph County, IN
Rent control is illegal in St. Joseph County. Indiana Code 32-31-1-20 bars any unit, including South Bend, Mishawaka, and the county, from regulating rental ...
See how St. Joseph County's hot tub rules rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.