Barrier option
An inner fence around the pool, the house wall with compliant doors, or a motorized safety cover. Each changes the design and the cost.
Custom pools
Custom pool building in Ahwatukee
Ahwatukee is part of the City of Phoenix, so Phoenix issues the pool permit and runs the inspections.
This is an independent referral guide. It connects homeowners with independent providers and may receive compensation. It is not a licensed contractor and it does not do the work.
Phoenix is the permit office
Ahwatukee Foothills is one of the City of Phoenix's urban villages, not a separate city. Pool permits go through Phoenix Planning and Development, which publishes a residential pool and spa submittal guideline, FAQs, a plan drawing example, and its pool barrier requirements. Sources: Ahwatukee Foothills village page and Phoenix residential pool and spa permits.
Two inspections focus on safety
Phoenix says two inspections, pre gunite and pre plaster, check that pools comply with life and safety provisions in its building code, including the barrier. The barrier fence is inspected at the pre plaster inspection. Source: Phoenix pool barrier requirements.
Settle these before you sign
Equipment and bonding
Phoenix says metallic parts within five feet of the inside wall of the pool must be bonded. Ask how the fence and gates are handled.
HOA approval
Many Ahwatukee neighborhoods have associations. Their approval is separate from the city permit.
License
Look up the builder on the Arizona Registrar of Contractors website.
Questions on this service
Is Ahwatukee its own city?
No. Ahwatukee Foothills is an urban village within the City of Phoenix. Phoenix handles the pool permit.
Do you give prices?
No. This guide does not publish prices or ranges.
Ask about your Ahwatukee yard
Say the neighborhood or ZIP code, the yard size, and whether the lot slopes or backs onto open desert.