Swimming pool permit rules in Tuolumne County, CA — also covering above-ground pools, in-ground pools, and spa installations — set fencing, barrier, alarm, and inspection requirements.
In unincorporated Tuolumne County, the Community Resources Agency Building and Safety Division requires a building permit for swimming pools. A pool is any structure for swimming or bathing holding water over 18 inches deep, including in-ground, above-ground, on-ground, and fixed wading pools.
The Tuolumne County Building and Safety Division, part of the Community Resources Agency / Community Development Department (48 W. Yaney Avenue, Sonora; (209) 533-5633), reviews and permits swimming pools on properties in the unincorporated county. The County's Residential Swimming Pool Enclosure handout defines a swimming pool as any structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing that contains water over 18 inches deep, including in-ground, above-ground, on-ground, and fixed-in-place wading pools. Applicants for swimming pool permits are responsible for showing the method of barrier compliance on the site plan. The required safety barrier must be installed, inspected, and approved before the pool is plastered or filled with water. Permit applications are submitted through the County's online OpenGov system. The County enforces the California Building Standards Code (the plan-review checklist references the 2025 CBC/CRC editions), so pool construction, electrical bonding, and barriers are reviewed against state code as adopted by the County. Pools inside the City of Sonora are handled by that city, not the County.
Installing or filling a pool without the required permit and approved barrier is a code violation enforced by the County Building and Safety / Code Compliance Division. Work may be red-tagged, and the barrier must be inspected and approved before plastering or filling.
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