Deltona, FL Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)
Swimming pool permit rules in Deltona, FL, also covering above-ground pools, in-ground pools, and spa installations, set fencing, barrier, alarm, and inspection requirements.
Key Facts
- Location
- Rear or side yard only
- Front yard
- Prohibited
- Permit
- Same approval as principal dwelling
- Impervious calc
- Half of pool basin counted
Summary
Deltona treats above-ground and portable pools as accessory structures: they can only go in the rear or side yard, never the front, and need the same permit approval as the house.
Swimming pools shall be allowed only in the rear and side yards.b.Transmission towers for amateur radio antennas and their supporting structures shall be allowed in accordance with chapter 82, communication antennas and towers, Code of Ordinances of the City of Deltona, Florida, as it may be amended from time to time, and shall meet the standards as set forth in chapter 82, division 2, Code of Ordinances, except that on single family residential and agricultural lots of five acres or more amateur radio antennas and their supporting structures shall be permitted uses up to a height of 199 feet measured from the finished grade at the base of the tower, and shall be set back from the nearest property line a distance equal to the height of the antenna plus the tower (i.e. the fall radius).c.The zoning lot coverage for all accessory buildings and structures on a zoning lot shall be included as part of the calculation of maximum impervious areas for the particular zoning district in which the use is located. However, only half of the surface area of swimming pool basins (not including surrounding deck area) shall be considered impervious surface.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Section 110-827(c)(1)(a) confines all private swimming pools, above-ground and in-ground alike, since the code does not distinguish between the two, to the rear or side yard; front-yard placement is prohibited. Because pools count as accessory structures, § 110-827(a) requires them to get the same type of approval the principal dwelling needed before construction begins. The code does give pools one impervious-surface break under § 110-827(c)(1)(c): only half of a pool basin's surface area counts toward the lot's impervious coverage cap, though the surrounding deck does not get that discount.
Violations & Fines
A pool set up in a front yard, or installed without the accessory-structure permit approval § 110-827 requires, is subject to code enforcement action by the Planning and Development Services Department.
Frequently Asked Questions
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