Buena Park, CA Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)

The City of Buena Park Building Division's 'Swimming Pool, Spa & Hot Tub Requirements' handout sets the permit process. Applicants submit a permit application with fees plus three sets of fully dimensioned plans showing the property owner, address and APN, lot dimensions and easements, yard setbacks, the pool location, fencing/gate height and materials, lighting, overhead power-line clearances (per California Electrical Code Article 680, Table 680.8), and building openings into the pool enclosure. Foundation and pool construction plans must be stamped by a California Registered Engineer or Architect where required, and a soils report may be required in expansive-soil areas. Planning staff perform a design review concurrent with the Building Division plan check. Before a permit issues, the applicant must provide a clean-up bond ensuring public property is left undamaged, and obtain Public Works approval (call 714-562-3705). Pools, spas, and hot tubs must keep at least five feet from the water's edge to any side or rear property line and match the principal building's front-yard setback. The Building Official withholds plaster inspection or approval to fill the pool until all fencing and other requirements are met. Additional rules come from the California Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical Codes. This is the City's own pool program, not Orange County's.