Monroe Township (Gloucester County), NJ Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)

A pool in Monroe Township passes through several desks. The construction side is § 104-18 C(1)(a): $150 for an in-ground pool up to 550 square feet and $210 over 550 square feet, and $100 for an above-ground pool up to 550 square feet and $140 over 550 square feet. A swimming pool heater, including the gas piping, is $75 under the plumbing fees. Electrical bonding is $90 for an in-ground pool and $60 for an above-ground pool. Annual reinspection for pools, spas and hot tubs is $75, and additional pools on the same property are $50 each. A residential fence over six feet in height, or used as a pool barrier, is $50.

The Zoning Officer has a separate step. Section 175-3 A requires a zoning permit for the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion or installation of a structure, and the application for exterior work must include a sealed land survey by a New Jersey licensed land surveyor showing proposed setbacks. Section 74-36 sets the zoning permit fee for a residential in-ground pool at $100 and a nonresidential pool at $150. Any improvement of 500 square feet or more goes to Township Engineer review under § 175-117.1, and in-ground pools must comply with the lot grading and drainage rules in that section.

Placement rules are in § 175-145. A private residential pool cannot be installed unless the lot contains a residence and the pool is accessory to it. Pools cannot be in the front yard, and they must be at least 10 feet from any rear or side lot line and 10 feet from any public right-of-way line, measured to the inside face of the pool at its waterline. All pools must meet § 305, 'Barrier Requirements,' of the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (2018) as adopted at N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.14.

The construction permit application itself follows § 104-21: a decision within 20 business days.