Swimming Pool Regulations

  • Must comply with zoning setbacks (1/2 the regular distance)
  • In ground pool has to be 20 feet from leaching field (septic)
  • Inground fence has to be 48" per State Building Code. 
  • Need plot plan or some type of sketch of pool area on property that should be submitted with the building permit, with side and rear dimensions to the lot line
  • $10.00 per thousand or a $50.00 minimum - Swimming Pool Fee
  • No fence, if pool 48" in height, around an above ground pool - ladder retractable or removable
  • Fence foringround pool (if chain link) needs to be at least 1 1/4 mesh
  • A pool can be located up against the house - no set distance from house
  • Hot tubs: more than 250 sf surface area and 2 feet or more deeper, need a permit; cement pad for hot tub is covered by spa permit
  • Corner lot: pool has to be 30 feet from lot line (both sides)
  • Water garden: if under 250 sf and shallower than 2 feet, don't need a fence or permit
  • Any in ground pool within 100 feet of a wetland, you have to file Determination of Applicability with the Conservation Commission
  • Manmade deck - full setback distance on lot Deck/Fence supplied with pool - one half setback distance