Collierville, TN Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)

Section 151.025(D)(22) of the Collierville zoning code ties the swimming pool permit to a plot plan and a signed statement. The plot plan has to depict all structures on the premises, setbacks, easements, any flood hazard zones on the property, required fencing, utilities, stormwater and drainage features such as swales, hardscape features, landscaping, impervious surfaces, the pool deck, retaining walls, pool equipment, swimming pools, hot tubs, and other significant elements. The plan has to be dimensioned and scaled accurately for those elements, and all of them have to appear on one plan sheet to show their relationship to each other. Elements should be labeled existing and proposed.

Before the Town issues the permit, the property owner has to complete a statement acknowledging they understand the state law related to preventing adverse impacts to neighboring properties for stormwater runoff. The permit does not issue until that statement is on file.

Location rules apply in the same section. Outdoor swimming pools on residential lots have to be located behind the front facade of the dwelling and at least five feet from the principal structure and any lot line. Swimming pools cannot be located within easements. Because the plot plan has to show easements, setbacks and flood hazard zones, a layout that crosses any of them surfaces during review rather than after construction.

Private pools also carry a use restriction in § 151.025(D)(15): private recreation facilities associated with residential uses, including swimming pools and tennis courts, are exclusively for the use of the residents or their guests.

The application belongs with the Town's permitting staff, and complaints about work that departs from the approved plan go to the Building Official in writing under § 151.998(A).