Surprise, AZ Swimming Pools & Spas: Hot Tub Rules (2026)

A. A swimming pool, or other contained body of water that contains water eighteen inches or more in depth at any point and that is wider than eight feet at any point and is intended for swimming, shall be protected by an enclosure surrounding the pool area, as provided in this section. B. A swimming pool or other contained body of water required to be enclosed by subsection A whether a belowground or aboveground pool shall meet the following requirements: 1. Be entirely enclosed by at least a five foot wall, fence or other barrier as measured on the exterior side of the wall, fence or barrier. 2. Have no openings in the wall, fence or barrier through which a spherical object four inches in diameter can pass. D. This section does not apply to: 1. A system of sumps, irrigation canals, irrigation, flood control or drainage works constructed or operated for the purpose of storing, delivering, distributing or conveying water. 2. Stock ponds, storage tanks, livestock operations, livestock watering troughs or other structures used in normal agricultural practices. 3. Public or semi-public swimming pools. 4. A swimming pool or contained body of water or barrier constructed prior to the effective date of this article. 5. Political subdivisions which enact a swimming pool barrier ordinance before the effective date of this article. 6. Political subdivisions which adopt ordinances after the effective date of this article provided that the ordinance is equal to or more stringent than the provisions of this article. 7. A residence in which all residents are at least six years of age.