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Davis County Board of Health adopts tighter public pool rules, adds inspection and fee changes
Summary
After a public hearing with no comments, the board approved amended public pool regulations that strengthen construction inspection requirements, add several new fees, and give staff limited new authority to require engineer certification for certain water structures.
The Davis County Board of Health voted Nov. 25 to adopt amended public pool regulations intended to strengthen construction inspections and update permit fees.
Jay, who presented the proposals, told the board the changes “strengthen our regulation in a lot of places” by requiring plans before pools are built and giving the department authority to require an engineer to certify slides and platforms if needed. He also listed fee updates that include a site-review fee, a change-of-ownership fee and a noncompliance fee, and noted the proposal removes a separate line for hydrotherapy pools and revises permit costs.
The board heard that a public hearing on the proposed changes was held Aug. 28 and that written comments were accepted through Sept. 12; the presenter reported receiving no public comments during that period. After brief questions about coordination with city plan reviewers and whether inspections duplicate building-code reviews, the board voted by voice to accept the public hearing record and the findings of fact and conclusions of law, then moved to adopt the amended regulation.
Mister Hatch cautioned the board about limits on local regulatory flexibility that he said have been imposed by the state legislature, arguing the board “can only be the same as the state” in many areas and that the board should be mindful of lost local authority as state rules evolve.
The board approved the adoption by voice vote; no opposing votes were announced on the record. The chair was asked to sign the finalized regulation, after which the amendments will be in effect according to the board's administrative process.
What changed and why: The amendments emphasize plan review and construction inspection to prevent problems before pools open, clarify authority to require engineering certification for unstable slides or platforms, and update fees to better reflect program costs. Officials said these changes align with state rules while preserving local enforcement steps the county can administer.
Next steps: The department will finalize signature and administrative steps to publish the updated regulation and integrate the fee changes into permitting workflows.
