Lynnwood, WA Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)

Chapter 16.24 LMC adopts the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), as amended by the Washington State Building Code Council, at LMC 16.24.010; that adoption covers residential pools and spas built within Lynnwood city limits. Most of the chapter's older stand-alone Lynnwood amendments, including its own setback and safety-device sections (formerly LMC 16.24.040 and 16.24.050), have since been repealed, so the ISPSC's own setback, barrier, and safety provisions as adopted by the state now control those dimensional and safety questions rather than a separate city text.

Two Lynnwood-specific provisions remain. LMC 16.24.055 replaces the ISPSC's fee section and instead points to a separate fee ordinance the city council sets and revises on its own schedule, so the permit cost for a residential pool is not fixed inside Title 16 itself. LMC 16.24.030 requires that any swimming pool installation determined to be abandoned be filled with sand or other granular material approved by the administrative authority, rather than left as an open excavation or empty shell. LMC 16.24.080 also replaces the ISPSC's appeal section, sending any dispute over a building official's pool-permit decision to the Lynnwood hearing examiner under Chapter 16.50 LMC, on a claim that the code's intent was misapplied, a provision does not fully apply, or an equally good alternative method is proposed.