Pasco, WA Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)
Swimming pool permit rules in Pasco, WA, also covering above-ground pools, in-ground pools, and spa installations, set fencing, barrier, alarm, and inspection requirements.
Key Facts
- Pool code adopted
- International Swimming Pool and Spa Code
- Governing section
- PMC 16.60.010
- Setback rule
- same as main building, per PMC Title 25
- Public/semi-public pools
- need Board of Adjustment special permit
- Permit fee basis
- building permit fee schedule, PMC 16.05.080
Summary
Pasco requires residential pools, spas, and hot tubs to be built under the adopted International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, PMC 16.60.010, and to meet the same yard setbacks as the main house under PMC 16.60.030. Public or semi-public pools in a residential zone additionally need a Board of Adjustment special permit.
The most current state-adopted International Swimming Pool and Spa Code as published by the International Code Council, as hereinafter amended or revised, is adopted by the City as its official swimming pool, spa and hot tub code, by reference herein.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4837, passed May 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
" That single adoption brings the ISPSC's permit, plan-review, and construction standards for pools, spas and hot tubs directly into City law without reprinting them in the PMC. 070. Because the ISPSC is adopted by reference rather than reprinted in the PMC, the Building Official applies the current state-adopted edition's plan-submittal and inspection sequence when reviewing a residential pool permit application.
Violations & Fines
Building a pool without going through the adopted ISPSC permit process, or placing one closer to a property line than the front and side yard setbacks PMC 16.60.030 requires for the main building, is a zoning and building-code violation the Building Official can enforce the same way as any other unpermitted construction. A public or semi-public pool sited in a residential zone without the required Board of Adjustment special permit is likewise a violation of PMC 16.60.030.
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