Swimming pool permit rules in Maple Grove, MN — also covering above-ground pools, in-ground pools, and spa installations — set fencing, barrier, alarm, and inspection requirements.
Maple Grove requires a building permit for any swimming pool or hot tub with a valuation exceeding $500. Any pool or hot tub deeper than 18 inches or larger than 150 square feet must comply with the city pool rules whether or not a permit is required. Plans, including a site plan and fence details, must accompany the application.
The City of Maple Grove Building Department (763-494-6060) regulates residential swimming pools and hot tubs through its own city ordinance, supplemented by the 2020 Minnesota State Building Code. According to the city's Residential Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs handout, permits are required for swimming pools and hot tubs with a valuation exceeding $500. Separately, any pool or hot tub exceeding 18 inches in depth or 150 square feet in area must comply with the city's pool rules whether or not a permit is required. Plans must be submitted with any permit application and must include a site plan showing the proposed location of the pool relative to structures, lot lines, easements, wetland buffers, and other deed restrictions. Plans must also indicate the design of the fence, including details on gates. All water and drain connections must comply with the Minnesota Plumbing Code. Residential permit applications are submitted through the city's ePermits system, and plans requiring review are uploaded through ePlan review. Private residential pools are exempt from the state's public-pool standards in Minnesota Rules Chapter 4717, so the local building official, not the Minnesota Department of Health, regulates construction.
Installing or filling a pool without a required permit, or building without approved plans, may result in stop-work orders, correction notices, and the cost of bringing the pool into compliance with city ordinances and the Minnesota State Building Code; responsibility for compliance rests on the owner or contractor.
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