St. Louis County Department of Public Works Division of Building Permits
GUIDELINE FOR PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL MASTER PLANS (Both Above-Ground and In-Ground Private Pools) This guideline is intended to provide the Pool Manufacturer, Supplier, Installer and/or Pool Designer with submittal information and the basic code requirements that need to be incorporated into pool construction documents (plans) presented for private pool master plan set-up. Several years ago, St. Louis County developed a master plan system whereby the construction plan documents for residential projects such as private swimming pools could be pre-approved, kept on file, and assigned a Master Plan Number to be referenced on subsequent application requests for permit. This system gives the Pool Manufacturers/Suppliers of Above-Ground Pools the opportunity to provide their customers, the individual homeowners and pool installers, a method to obtain their permits more easily and quicker. A significant marketing tool for the manufacturer/supplier, the master plan system eliminates the burden on the applicant to submit sealed and signed plans, calculations and specifications every time a permit application is filed. Likewise, the In-Ground Pool Contractors can utilize the system for the same basic reasons. A building permit is required for all swimming and bathing pools in which the water depth equals or exceeds 24", pool wall depth equals or exceeds 26”, or the volume of the pool equals or exceeds 5000 gallons.
MASTER PLAN SYSTEM AND NUMBERS As swimming pool plans are submitted and approved, each Pool Manufacturer or Pool Company will be assigned a Pool Manufacturer's or Pool Company's number. Each Above-Ground Pool shape having the same structural wall design will receive a master plan number with size as the variable or option. The Missouri Registered Design professional shall provide all the necessary details on the in-ground pool plans that will enable us to issue a single master plan to address all the custom shapes desired by the pool contractor. The plan view shall clearly indicate the shape of the in-ground pool may vary from site to site. Any features such as spas, fountains, sloping entries, underwater seats, etc. must be detailed showing how the feature is integrated into the pool design in order to be included with the master plan. Different structural types of pools (Examples: concrete vs. fiberglass) will require separate master plan numbers. It is anticipated some pool suppliers will have only one masterplan since they install only one type of pool. The numbering system works as follows: MASTER PLAN #
845 Pool Manufacturer or Pool Company's Number
11 Year plan was approved
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01 The 1st Masterplan (Type) for a Pool Manufacturer or Company.
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