Peabody · about 3 mi from our shop
Plunge Pool Installation in Peabody, MA
A plunge pool in Peabody must sit at least 6 feet from the house and from side and rear lot lines. That fits a downtown lot, and easily fits West Peabody.
Plunge pools in Peabody
What to know before you start.
The city's application puts electricity first: no building permit for the pool until the electrical permit is issued. The barrier follows the state code. It has to be at least 48 inches measured on the outside, and pedestrian gates swing away from the pool and close and latch by themselves. Where a wall of the house is part of the enclosure, doors to the pool need an alarm, or the pool needs a power safety cover.
Water is the other Peabody question. A yard near Proctor or Goldthwaite Brook, or within 200 feet of any river, can bring the Conservation Commission into the job, and it has set specific terms for draining pools near wetlands. When Phase II restrictions are in effect, hoses can only run during scheduled watering hours, which shapes how a fill gets done. In South Peabody, thin soil over granite can cap the dig depth, so a test hole comes before the final pool choice.
Local rules that can affect your plunge pool project.
200 feet from rivers and brooks
Land within 200 feet of rivers, streams and brooks, and within 100 feet of other wetlands and vernal pools, is presumed important to protect. The Commission can set a no-disturb zone where no grading, planting or building is allowed.
Source: Peabody Wetlands & Rivers Protection Regulations ↗Pool barriers
Peabody's pool permit follows the state barrier rule: at least 48 inches high on the outside.
Source: Peabody pool permit application ↗Pool setbacks and permit
The city's pool application requires 6 feet from the house, 6 feet from the side line and 6 feet from the rear line, and it asks for the fence height and location. An electrical permit must be issued before the building permit.
Source: Peabody pool permit application ↗Draining pool water
Citing the city's stormwater ordinance, the Conservation Commission has required pool water near wetlands to stand at least seven days with no chlorine added before draining, to drain through a dry well where possible, and to get the Commission office's approval of the method first.
Source: Peabody Conservation Commission minutes, Sept. 29, 2021 ↗
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How should pool water be drained in Peabody?
Never onto a neighbor's lot or into a brook. For pools near wetlands, the Conservation Commission has required the water to sit at least seven days with no chlorine added, then drain through a dry well where possible, with the method approved by its office first.
Which permits does a Peabody pool need?
An electrical permit, which has to be issued first, and the city's swimming pool building permit. The application lists the 6-foot setbacks and asks for the fence height and where it goes.
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