A hot tub in Wright County needs an electrical permit for its 240-volt, GFCI-protected circuit and a permit through the county or city building department. A lockable, listed safety cover can satisfy the barrier requirement in place of a fence.
The wiring is what pulls a hot tub into the permit system: the 240-volt circuit and its bonding and GFCI protection require an electrical permit and inspection, issued through Wright County for a township property or the city building department inside Buffalo, St. Michael, or Albertville. A spa left open to children falls under the same 48-inch barrier rule as a pool, but a lockable safety cover listed to ASTM F1346 stands in for that fence, which is why most spas sit on a deck without an enclosure. Drainage cannot run to a storm drain or a neighbor's lot, and an elevated deck may need a structural check for the filled weight.
Wiring a spa without the electrical permit and bonding inspection is unlawful work. Running an uncovered spa with no barrier is a safety violation until a listed cover or fence is added.
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