Westfield, IN Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)

Sec. 14-131(2), the building fee schedule collected by the economic and community development department, lists "RESIDENTIAL ACCESSORY STRUCTURES (e.g. w/foundations, pools)" at $250 plus $.11 per square foot, the same category used for other foundation-based accessory structures. Once that permit is issued, Sec. 14-131(3) prices a dedicated "Pool Inspections" track separate from the standard residential footing-through-final sequence: a rough bonding inspection at $75, a bonding grid inspection at $75, and a final inspection at $75. Bonding inspections check the electrical grounding required around a pool's metal components, a step the fee schedule singles out only for pools rather than folding it into the general residential inspection list.

As with any other building permit category in the city, skipping the process carries its own separately priced consequence: Sec. 14-131(2) charges $500.00 for commencing residential construction, including a pool, without the required permit, on top of whatever permit and inspection fees eventually apply. The permit itself is administered under the Building Code of the City of Westfield adopted by reference in Sec. 14-31, with the economic and community development department collecting the fees and scheduling the bonding and final inspections before the pool can be used.