Hinds County, MS Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)

Before pouring concrete or filling a pool, the property owner must obtain a permit from the Board of Supervisors' Permit Department; Section 401 requires a permit for any structure erected, moved, added to, or structurally altered anywhere in the county, and a pool counts as a structure under this general rule. 05 repeat the same pool standard word for word across the county's three low-density single-family districts, Estate Residential (R-1A), Low-Density Residential (R-1B) and Moderate Density Residential (R-1C): the pool cannot sit in front of the house's front building line, the rim must clear every property line and recorded drainage or utility easement by at least 10 feet, and the pool must be enclosed by a structure or a fence at least four feet high fitted with a self-latching gate.

In the county's other residential and agricultural districts, which have no dedicated pool section, a pool is treated as an accessory structure and instead follows Section 412's rear-yard placement and 10-foot setback rule. The Permit Department, working under the Director of Permit and Zoning, checks the site plan against these standards before issuing the permit. If the required setback or fence height cannot be met, the owner can apply to the Board of Supervisors for a dimensional variance under Section 2405 by showing a hardship peculiar to the lot, such as an unusual shape or a drainage feature.