Now that you have a drawing on paper, take a drive to you local town offices and ask for a copy of the local by-laws applicable to swimming pools and fencing. Ask questions because if you don’t they won’t tell you. Sometimes there are grey areas and you need to use them to your benefit.

Ask if there are any other preferences the building department would like to see and jot them down. Better to have them during the building process rather than later. Making changes after completion is a pain.

One very important point that should be stressed upon is neighbors. Good ones are hard to find and I am sure you would like to keep the ones you have. If access to the construction area is tight and you need to go on the neighbor’s property with machinery of any sort, I might suggest you talk to your neighbors.

Put it in writing and get a signature with copies for both of you. Verbal agreements always fall apart and create neighborly problems later on. Explain to them it is for their protection as well. List all of the requests and discuss them so all parties are happy. Believe me they will appreciate it and so will you. 

The town will most likely require a copy of your land survey from when you first moved inand a brocher of the pool you would like to install. I made a second copy and did my drawing in Microsoft paint with the placement of all the required distances. The town was appreciative of this as it was very easy to understand. Below is an example.

Remember, everything is only as complicated as you make it. There were only a couple of changes that were made to my drawing such as an access point in the fence. Some municipalities may not even require a permit for the fence but it is always best to check. There will most likely still be height restrictions and possibly some other minor ones.

One other thing you may want to look into as well is insurance. I found it to be extremely cheap when adding to my own home policy.  For me the extra was approx 23 dollars per year. That was well worth it.