Swimming pool permit rules in Waukesha County, WI — also covering above-ground pools, in-ground pools, and spa installations — set fencing, barrier, alarm, and inspection requirements.
In the unincorporated towns Waukesha County zones, no swimming pool (above or below ground) may be built without a county zoning permit. Cities and villages like Waukesha, Brookfield and New Berlin issue their own pool permits.
Section 3.19 of the Waukesha County Basic Zoning Ordinance permits above- and below-ground pools in most districts but bars them in A-E and C-1 Conservancy Overlay Districts. A pool plus its walks, patios, diving platforms, bathhouses and accessory structures must meet the setback and offset requirements of the applicable zoning district, and a zoning permit must issue under Section 3.03 before construction. This county code governs the unincorporated towns that adopted county zoning; inside incorporated cities and villages your municipal building department issues the permit under its own code and the Wisconsin plumbing/electrical rules.
Building a pool without the required zoning permit is a zoning violation; the county may order removal and impose forfeitures under the ordinance's enforcement provisions.
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