Swimming pool permit rules in Milton, FL — also covering above-ground pools, in-ground pools, and spa installations — set fencing, barrier, alarm, and inspection requirements.
A building permit is required to build a residential pool in unincorporated Santa Rosa County. Pools must sit in side or rear yards, meet dwelling setbacks (min 5 ft from side/rear lines), and satisfy Florida Building Code barrier rules.
Under LDC 5.02.05, swimming pools shall be located only in side or rear yards. All pools carry the same front setback as the principal dwelling (measured from water edge) and may be erected no closer than five (5) feet from the rear or side property line. In-ground pools on lots one acre or less require a drainage/plot lot grading plan per Section 4.04.00. Navarre Beach and Shoreline Protection Zone parcels use those stricter setbacks. Inside the cities of Milton, Gulf Breeze, or Jay, the city's building department issues the permit instead.
Building without a permit or violating setbacks triggers Santa Rosa County code enforcement action, stop-work orders, and per-day fines assessed by the county special magistrate.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
Milton, FL
Within the City of Milton, the Land Development Code (Part III of the Code of Ordinances) governs accessory animal-keeping uses; Milton does not have a city-...
Santa Rosa County, FL
Backyard composting of yard and food scraps is allowed in Santa Rosa County with no permit for home-scale piles. Keep compost contained and free of odor and ...
Santa Rosa County, FL
Santa Rosa County has no ordinance banning residential artificial turf, and it is not counted as required landscaping. The county's landscape code favors nat...
Santa Rosa County, FL
New development in Santa Rosa County must use native, Florida-Friendly species and may not plant invasive exotics. Existing single-family and duplex homes ar...
Santa Rosa County, FL
Rain barrels and rainwater harvesting are legal and encouraged in Santa Rosa County. Florida places no state restriction on collecting rainwater for irrigati...
Santa Rosa County, FL
Santa Rosa County lies in the Northwest Florida Water Management District, which imposes NO day-of-week landscape-irrigation limits. Everyday lawn watering i...
See how Milton's pool permits rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.