Lower Merion, PA Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)

The Township adopted this pool-specific requirement as a local amendment to UCC § 403.26, using authority under Section 403.102(L) of the Uniform Construction Code, which lets a municipality revise administration and enforcement provisions of the state code. The added subsection (d) makes the completion guaranty a precondition of permit issuance, not merely a condition of the certificate of occupancy: the Code Official estimates the cost of the required improvements and the owner must secure that amount by bond or escrow before the permit is released.

The guaranty agreement specifies a date by which the listed improvements, most notably the pool fencing required separately under § 155-3.7A(3), must be completed. Beyond the pool-specific bond, general UCC permitting rules apply: under § 143-6, the permit is not valid until required fees under Chapter A167 have been paid, and anyone who begins pool construction before obtaining the permit faces an added fee from the Code Official under § 143-6C. Once issued, a residential permit is valid for no more than three years under the local amendment to § 403.63(g), and § 403.64(b) requires the owner or contractor to give the Construction Code Official twenty-four hours' notice before each required inspection.

The permit itself must be posted on site in a conspicuous location until the project is finished, per § 143-4C, and the Code Official can suspend or revoke it if issued on inaccurate information or in violation of the code.