Swimming pool permit rules in Tustin, CA — also covering above-ground pools, in-ground pools, and spa installations — set fencing, barrier, alarm, and inspection requirements.
The City of Tustin requires a building permit and concurrent planning design review to construct any in-ground or above-ground swimming pool, spa, or hot tub. Submit a completed application, fees, and three copies of a plot plan showing setbacks, equipment, fencing, and the pool-safety features selected under the Swimming Pool Safety Act.
Tustin's Community Development Department (Building Division plus Planning design review) issues pool and spa permits. The city's 'User Guide for the Installation of Swimming Pools and Spas' (March 12, 2020) states that as part of plan check, planning staff completes design review concurrent with the Building Division plan check. Applicants must submit a completed permit application with fees and three (3) copies of a plot plan noting the owner's name, street address and APN, lot dimensions and easements, yard setbacks and the location of the pool/spa/hot tub and mechanical equipment, the location/height/design/materials of required fencing and gates, exterior lighting, and a footprint showing all windows and door openings into the pool enclosure. A description of the pool-safety features selected per the Swimming Pool Safety Act must be on the plans. Pool construction over gunite/reinforced concrete requires continuous special inspection. A clean-up bond is required: $3,000.00 for pool construction, reducible to $1,500.00 for spa or hot tub construction, to ensure public property is left clean and undamaged. The guide adds a Tustin amendment that pre-plaster inspection and approval to fill the pool with water will be withheld by the Building Official until all pool-safety requirements are met and a gunite report is submitted.
Building or filling a pool without permits, or constructing without required special inspection, can trigger stop-work orders, code-enforcement action, and denial of final approval. The Building Official withholds approval to fill the pool until safety requirements and the gunite report are satisfied.
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