Elko County, NV Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)

Title 3, Chapter 1 of the Elko County Code covers pool construction through adopted codes and a fee table. Section 3-1-1(G) adopts the 2018 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa, and Hot Tub Code, recommended by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and section 3-1-1(A) places its administration chapter inside the county administrative code, excluding fee schedules adopted by resolution. Section 3-1-5(G) amends all editions of the Uniform Plumbing Code, present and future, by adding Table 104.5, Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Permit Fees, with a system fee schedule that does not include the permit issuing fee and is set by resolution adopted by the Elko County commission.

The code does not print the dollar amounts, so the current figures are in the resolution kept at the Community Development office. Section 3-1-4(A)(3) adds that permit fees are set by the Board of County Commissioners and adjusted every other year using the western urban consumer price index published in January. Property requiring a permit in travel zones 1, 2 or 3 on the posted map pays a travel fee, with base fees of $20, $40 and $60. A pool is a plumbing and electrical installation as well, so the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code under § 3-1-1(F) and the 2017 National Electrical Code under § 3-1-1(D) apply, including the rule in § 3-1-4(D) that an exterior service disconnecting means be within 30 feet of the structure it serves.

Where a governmental entity or utility supplies water or sewer service, § 3-1-4(E) bars a building permit until evidence of paid connection fees is produced, if applicable. Section 3-1-2 adopts later editions of the pool code automatically once the building official posts notice, unless the commission specifically disapproves the edition within one hundred twenty days. Every reference to a city or municipality in the adopted codes means Elko County under § 3-1-3.