Woodbury, MN Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)

City Code Sec. 22-17(a) makes it unlawful to construct, alter or repair a private swimming pool in the city without first securing a permit from the building official. The application must be made on the city's form and must be accompanied by a swimming pool fence agreement approved by the city, along with complete plans and specifications showing the pool's type and its location relative to the applicant's boundary lines; the applicant pays the fee set by council resolution. Swimming pools exempted from permit requirements under the Minnesota State Building Code are excused from this local permit.

Sec. 22-16 defines a private swimming pool as any structure retaining more than 24 inches of water intended or used for swimming, recreational bathing or wading, covering in-ground, above-ground and on-ground pools, hot tubs, spas and fixed in-place wading pools used by the property's owner, lessee or tenant and their invited guests without a fee. Sec. 22-17(b) lets the building official revoke a pool permit for failure to comply with article II of chapter 22; before revocation the owner must receive written notice listing the specific instances of noncompliance, and the permit is reissued once the city receives a proper application and evidence the deficiencies have been corrected.

Sec. 22-18 separately makes it unlawful to own or maintain a private pool that fails to comply with the article at any time, independent of the permit process itself. Sec. 22-19 layers on siting rules enforced at permit review: pools must sit outside easements, at least ten feet from side or rear lot lines, at least six feet from any principal structure or frost footing, at least ten feet from any private sewage system, and out of any required front yard, with a narrower exception for above-ground pools of 80 square feet or less on a deck or patio adjacent to the home.