Hammond, IN Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)
Swimming pool permit rules in Hammond, IN, also covering above-ground pools, in-ground pools, and spa installations, set fencing, barrier, alarm, and inspection requirements.
Key Facts
- Permit fee
- $25
- Issuing agency
- Building or Zoning Department
- Setback from property lines/buildings
- 3 feet minimum
- Fence requirement
- 6-foot fence, locking gate
- Max fine
- $2,500 per violation
- In-ground pools
- Governed by 675 I.A.C. 20 instead
Summary
Installing an above-ground pool, spa or outdoor hot tub in the City of Hammond, Indiana requires a $25 permit from the Building or Zoning Department, issued only after location approval. Inground pools fall instead under state rule 675 I.A.C. 20, not this city chapter.
§ 150.163 PERMITS NEEDED. ... Permit fee shall be $25. No permit is to be issued until a location approval has been made by the Building or Zoning Department. ... § 150.161 LOCATION. ... (A) Pools shall be located not less than 3 feet from property lines and buildings. Pools are not allowed to be located within the required front yard setback. ... § 150.162 FENCES. (A) Pools must be completely enclosed with a 6-foot fence and a locking gate.
Full Breakdown
164 of the Hammond Code of Ordinances) governs residential pool installation citywide. 161 are checked before the permit is granted. 161 requires pools to sit at least 3 feet from property lines and buildings and bans placement in the required front yard setback; overhead electric lines must clear the pool by 18 feet (10 feet for side lines, 14 feet where a deck or platform is installed), filter motor receptacles must be GFCI-protected, weatherproof, and at least 10 feet from the pool, and pools cannot sit over an electric line unless it runs in conduit raceway buried at least 18 inches deep.
162 requires the pool be completely enclosed by a 6-foot fence with a locking gate, unless the pool itself is manufactured with a guardrail, in which case a locking ladder or gate kept upright when not in use substitutes for the fence. 027. C. 20.
Violations & Fines
Section 150.999 sets the general penalty for this chapter at a fine of up to $2,500 per conviction, and division (C) specifically applies that maximum to violations of §§ 150.161 through 150.164 (location, fencing, permits, licensing), with each day of a continuing violation treated as a separate offense.
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