Troup County, GA Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)

The Unified Development Ordinance does not carry a standalone swimming pool chapter; instead, a pool is regulated as an accessory structure under the general use and permitting rules that apply to every structure in the county. The permitted-uses table lists Swimming Pools and Tennis Courts as an allowed accessory use across several residential and mixed-use districts, and Section 4.7 requires an accessory structure to be subordinate to the primary dwelling and located behind its front-yard-facing wall on lots under five acres. Construction itself is governed by Section 2.1, which requires every application for a building permit, pools included, to be accompanied by a site plan showing property lines, rights-of-way, easements, structures, soil conditions, terrain and parking areas, plus a construction drawing when the Community Development Director requires one and a soil erosion and sedimentation control plan where applicable.

Before issuing the permit, the Director forwards the application to the health department and any other department whose approval is needed; once every reviewing department signs off, the Director may issue the permit, and it lapses if construction has not begun within six months of issuance. Fees are set by the schedule the Board of Commissioners approves and the Community Development Department maintains. A permit will be denied outright if the lot carries an existing zoning or subdivision violation until that violation is cleared.