Clark County, IN Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)

Chapter 156's administration section folds pool placement into the county's general building-permit process. 03(C)(3) extends that same requirement specifically to the placement of an above ground swimming pool. Before staff will issue the permit, the applicant has to submit a copy of the most recent deed or land contract, a plot plan showing the exact location and measurements of the proposed pool, and either the county or State Board of Health's written approval of a sanitary sewage disposal system, or a utility's written confirmation that the property is connected to sanitary sewer.

Once issued, the permit is not open-ended: it expires if work has not commenced within 12 months of the issue date, or if the pool is not substantially complete within 24 months. Plan Commission staff, who work under the direction of the Board of Zoning Appeals, review and issue these permits and are authorized to inspect the property to confirm compliance. 03(C)(4), an applicant effectively clears both the permit and the barrier requirement through the same office. This permit duty applies only within unincorporated Clark County.