Swimming pool permit rules in Lake Elsinore, CA — also covering above-ground pools, in-ground pools, and spa installations — set fencing, barrier, alarm, and inspection requirements.
Lake Elsinore adopts the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code (2000 Edition) by reference under LEMC 15.36.010. The enforcement agency may require the safety barrier be installed, inspected and approved before the pool is plastered or filled with water.
Chapter 15.36 LEMC adopts the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 2000 Edition, by reference (LEMC 15.36.010), with a copy on file with the City Clerk (LEMC 15.36.020). It governs barriers for pools, spas and hot tubs serving no more than three families and their guests (LEMC 15.36.030). Under LEMC 15.36.050, an outdoor pool, hot tub or spa must have a barrier, and the enforcement agency may require it be installed, inspected and approved prior to plastering or filling with water. A 'swimming pool' is any structure for swimming or recreational bathing holding water over 18 inches deep, including in-ground and above-ground pools (LEMC 15.36.040). Construction also follows the California Building Code adopted in Chapter 15.04 LEMC.
Pools built or filled without the required inspected and approved barrier are subject to correction, stop-work orders and abatement by the enforcement agency under Title 15 LEMC. Contact the Building Division to confirm permit steps.
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