Pool Removal Contractors Working in Glendale

Pool removal in Glendale has no city handout of its own, so the Community Development Department, Building and Safety Section confirms the permit, and Pool Removal California found 15 businesses offering in-ground pool removal there, 6 with an active state licence.

This directory groups Glendale under Los Angeles County. Each listing below was matched to Glendale because the business names the city on its own website, serves it through a named region, or appears for it on Google Maps. Licence numbers were checked at the Contractors State License Board lookup on 11 October 2026, and businesses with an active licence are listed first.

Contractors serving Glendale

Another 7 businesses show no licence number or only a Google Maps listing for Glendale. They are being checked by phone before being listed.

A pool removal in Glendale needs a licensed contractor or an owner-builder permit, because Industry Bulletin 24-07 keeps permitted work outside the $1,000 unlicensed-work exemption. The state classification guide explains the A, C-12, C-21 and C-53 classes most pool jobs use.

Glendale Pool Removal Permit Rules

Glendale publishes no pool-specific permit. The city's permit application guidance page sends demolition through the "Apply for Building Demo" link in the GlendalePermits portal, with a site plan, a renovation and demolition acknowledgement form for the South Coast air district's asbestos rule, and a lead abatement acknowledgement. The same page says no sewer-cap plumbing permit is needed when the demolition is a swimming pool. No fee line for pool demolition was found.

The Community Development Department, Building and Safety Section is the office to call before any work starts. Glendale is one of 10 cities among the 32 in this directory that publish nothing specific to pools, so the department's answer on the phone decides the permit type, the fee and the fill standard.

Partial fill-in or full removal in Glendale

Glendale's guidance says pool backfill projects require Design Review from Planning, and the backfill must be maintained as landscaping under the State Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, adopted in Glendale Municipal Code 30.31. An owner who wants the area for something other than landscaping must show the project meets every development standard of the zone. The city publishes no rules on holes, shell removal or compaction, so Building and Safety confirms what it expects.

The fill-in questions page sets the two methods side by side, with typical timelines of one to four days for a partial fill-in and three to seven for a full removal.

What a Glendale job costs

Glendale has published Los Angeles County prices to work from: Los Angeles Pool Demolition Contractors starts at $10,500 for a partial fill-in and $17,500 for a full removal, and Angi's Los Angeles figures run from $2,850 to $11,350 and $4,550 to $18,200. Design Review and the landscaping work that follows are part of a Glendale budget whichever method is chosen.

The California pool removal cost guide covers what moves a quote, from side-yard access to fill dirt and the compaction report.

Hauling the debris in Glendale

Glendale's construction and demolition recycling ordinance refunds its deposit when a project diverts 65% of its estimated debris, with original facility tags due within six months. The deposit is 6% of valuation for demolition, up to $30,000, and is waived when it would be $200 or less. Whether a pool removal falls under the ordinance is not stated, so Building and Safety confirms it. The city keeps a list of permitted haulers for construction debris and roll-off bins, including Athens Services and Waste Management.

Pool water has to go somewhere before demolition starts. Glendale's stormwater rules ban discharges to the storm drain except a few allowed conditionally, such as pool dewatering, and the regional permit's conditional exemption table requires dechlorinated water at no more than 0.1 mg/L of chlorine, a pH of 6.5 to 8.5, no copper algaecides and 72 hours' notice for 100,000 gallons or more. Filter backwash needs a separate permit, and the city's fee schedule lists fines of $100 to $500 for draining a pool onto another property or into the storm drain against the rules.

Sellers in Glendale should keep the finaled permit, because the state's seller disclosure form asks about fill on the property and about unpermitted work.

Nearby areas

Contractors listed for Glendale also work in neighbouring communities, including Burbank, Pasadena, La Cañada Flintridge, Montrose, Eagle Rock and Atwater Village. Neighbouring cities set their own permit rules, so a job outside Glendale city limits follows that city's building department or, in unincorporated areas, the county.

Other Los Angeles County pages in this directory: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Clarita, Lancaster, Palmdale.

Common Glendale questions

Does a Glendale pool backfill need Design Review?
Yes. The city's permit guidance says pool backfill projects require Design Review from Planning.

What can a Glendale backfilled pool area be used for?
Landscaping under the water efficient landscape rules, or another use that meets every zoning development standard.

Does a Glendale pool demolition need a sewer-cap permit?
No. The guidance exempts swimming pools from the sewer-cap plumbing permit.

Can Glendale pool water go to the storm drain?
Only dechlorinated to 0.1 mg/L or less at pH 6.5 to 8.5, with no copper algaecides.