Sedona, AZ Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)
Swimming pool permit rules in Sedona, AZ, also covering above-ground pools, in-ground pools, and spa installations, set fencing, barrier, alarm, and inspection requirements.
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2018 Intl Swimming Pool & Spa Code, Sept. 24, 2019
- Permit expiration
- 180 days without a scheduled inspection
- Extension
- Not available once expired, SCC 15.50.020(D)
- Fee basis
- City Building Permit Fee Schedule, SCC 15.05.060
- Plan review fee
- 65% of building permit fee
- Penalty
- Class 1 misdemeanor, up to $2,500 fine
Summary
Building a residential swimming pool in Sedona requires a permit issued under the 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, adopted by the city in 2019. Permit fees follow the citywide Building Permit Fee Schedule, and going 180 days without a scheduled and performed inspection automatically expires the permit.
That certain code entitled International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2018 Edition, as amended and codified, published by the International Code Council, Inc., three copies of which are available for public inspection in the office of the director of community development, is hereby adopted as the swimming pool and spa code of the city and made a part of this title the same as though set forth in full herein, excepting those portions hereinafter deleted or amended. ... ... C. Section 105.5.3, Expiration, is hereby amended by adding the following to the end of the first sentence:Lack of a scheduled and performed inspection within 180 days constitutes a suspension or abandonment of work, and therefore an expiration of the permit.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Initiative Ordinance 2026-01, approved by voters at the July 21, 2026 election).
Full Breakdown
010. The adoption covers pools, spas and other contained bodies of water regulated under Title 15, and the code's provisions, including permitting, inspection and barrier requirements, apply the same as if printed in full in the Sedona City Code. Sedona amended several administrative sections when it adopted the code. 020(D) removes the ability to request an extension of an expired permit. 060, rather than a separate pool fee table; that schedule bases fees on construction valuation and charges a plan review fee equal to 65 percent of the building permit fee. 020(J). 020(B).
Violations & Fines
Building, altering or operating a pool without the required permit or in violation of the adopted code is enforced under SCC 15.50.020(G)'s amended Section 107.4, which routes penalties through SCC 1.15.010: a class 1 misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $2,500, up to six months in jail, or both, with every day the violation continues charged as a separate offense.
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Sources & Official References
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