Bolingbrook, IL Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)
Swimming pool permit rules in Bolingbrook, IL, also covering above-ground pools, in-ground pools, and spa installations, set fencing, barrier, alarm, and inspection requirements.
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Building permit before construction, Sec. 54-226(a)
- Front/corner side yard
- Pools prohibited entirely
- Interior side/rear setback
- 6 feet minimum
- Rear yard abutting street
- 10 feet minimum
- Overhead ComEd clearance
- 18 ft vertical, 10 ft horizontal
- Off-season cover required
- October 1 to May 1
- Abandonment threshold
- 2 unused seasons = must remove
Summary
Building, installing, altering or enlarging any private swimming pool or hot tub in Bolingbrook requires a building permit first. Pools are also banned from front and street-side yards and must clear utility lines and lot lines by set distances.
It is unlawful to construct, install, alter or enlarge on private property in the village any swimming pool or hot tub without first obtaining a building permit. ... Swimming pools and hot tubs shall not be located within 18 feet vertically and ten feet horizontally of any overhead ComEd wiring or within five feet horizontally to underground ComEd wiring. ... (3)Interior side yard. All swimming pools and hot tubs shall not be located closer than six feet to any interior side lot line.(4)Rear yard. All swimming pools and hot tubs shall not be located closer than six feet to any rear lot line.(5)Rear yard abutting a street. All swimming pools and hot tubs shall not be located closer than ten feet to any rear lot line.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 54-226(a) states plainly that it is unlawful to construct, install, alter or enlarge on private property any swimming pool or hot tub without first obtaining a building permit; Sec. 54-227 imposes the same permit requirement on public and semi-public pools. Before a permit is issued, Sec. 54-226(b) requires written permission from all utility companies if the pool, deck, or equipment falls within a public utility or drainage easement. Sec. 54-226(c) sets electrical clearances: no pool or hot tub may be located within 18 feet vertically and ten feet horizontally of overhead ComEd wiring, or within five feet horizontally of underground ComEd wiring.
Setbacks under Sec. 54-226(g) bar pools and hot tubs from any front yard or from a corner side yard or side yard abutting a street entirely; in the interior side yard and rear yard they must stay at least six feet from the lot line, and at least ten feet from a rear lot line that abuts a street. Once installed, Sec. 54-226(e) obligates the owner to keep the pool in a safe, presentable, and structurally sound condition, and Sec. 54-226(d) requires a protective cover capable of withstanding rain and snow whenever the pool is not in use during the off-season, October 1 through May 1.
Sec. 54-226(f) treats a pool unused for one full season as unused, requiring it be drained and covered, and one unused for two continuous seasons as abandoned, requiring removal from the property entirely.
Violations & Fines
Building, altering, or enlarging a pool or hot tub without a permit, violating a setback, or leaving an abandoned pool in place after two unused seasons is a zoning violation. It carries the village's general penalty under Sec. 1-16: a fine of $25.00 to $750.00, with each day of continued violation counted as a separate offense, enforced by the zoning administrator.
Frequently Asked Questions
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