Ashwaubenon, WI Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)
Swimming pool permit rules in Ashwaubenon, WI, also covering above-ground pools, in-ground pools, and spa installations, set fencing, barrier, alarm, and inspection requirements.
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Ashwaubenon Municipal Code § 5-7-734
- Permit trigger
- In-ground or aboveground pool construction
- Required with application
- Plot plan: size, location, description
- Linked requirement
- Must be able to meet Art. 8 pool fencing
- Enforcing office
- Village Building Inspection Department
Summary
Before building an in-ground or aboveground pool in Ashwaubenon, the owner must take out a building permit with a plot plan showing the pool's size, location and description. No pool may be built if the property cannot meet the Village's fencing rules for pools.
5-7-734 Permit Required Before construction of in-ground or aboveground pools is started, a building permit shall be taken out accompanied by a plot plan showing size, location and description of property. ... 5-7-736 Compliance with Fencing Provisions Required No pools shall be constructed on property which would make them incapable of conforming to present fencing provisions in article VIII of this chapter.
Full Breakdown
Ashwaubenon Municipal Code Sec. " The plot plan requirement lets the Building Inspection Department confirm the proposed pool location against setback and yard rules before construction begins, rather than after the pool is installed. Sec. 5-7-736 ties the permit directly to the Village's fencing standards: no pool may be constructed on a property that would leave it incapable of conforming to the fencing provisions in Article 8 of the same chapter, meaning a permit applicant has to show the lot can accommodate a compliant pool barrier as a condition of approval, not merely promise to add one later.
Sec. 5-7-735 separately requires that portable pools deeper than one foot be drained, fenced or covered after each day's use for public safety, a lighter-weight rule aimed at temporary above-ground pools that fall outside the permanent in-ground/aboveground pool category covered by the permit requirement. Read together, these three sections in Article 7 make the Village's swimming pool permitting a two-part check: first, a standard building permit application with a site plan, and second, upfront confirmation that the lot layout can support the mandatory pool fence described in Article 8's Sec. 5-8-764.
Violations & Fines
Building without the required permit, or without a plot plan showing compliance with the Article 8 fencing standards, is a violation of Chapter 5 subject to the Village's General Penalty, Municipal Code Sec. 1-1-13: a first offense forfeits not less than $1.00 nor more than $5,000.00 plus costs of prosecution, with up to 90 days in jail in default of payment, and a second offense within one year carries the same forfeiture range with up to six months in jail in default. Each day an unpermitted pool remains in place can be treated as a separate ongoing offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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