Cicero, IL Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)

Section 22-5 requires homeowners to obtain a building permit for a specific list of work items even if they perform the labor themselves, and swimming pools appear as item (16) on that list alongside decks, patios, fences and major remodeling. Section 22-3(1) sets the building permit and inspection fee for residential structures, which includes pool installations, at two percent of the cost of construction, subject to any minimum fee in the town's published fee schedule; the applicant must submit a notarized affidavit attesting to the construction cost plus a copy of any construction contract when filing the application.

Cicero's separate Zoning Code, referenced throughout Chapter 22 but not included in this general code, governs pool location, required setbacks from lot lines and any pool-enclosure fencing standards, so those dimensional limits must be confirmed with the Building Department rather than in this chapter. 00 per year in self-performed repair work to be permitted free of charge, but that allowance does not eliminate the permit-application requirement itself, and it applies only to work homeowners perform personally, not contractor-installed pools.