Pool Removal Contractors Working in Palmdale

Pool removal in Palmdale has no city handout of its own, so the Building and Safety Division confirms the permit, and Pool Removal California found 13 businesses offering in-ground pool removal there, 5 with an active state licence.

This directory groups Palmdale under Los Angeles County. Each listing below was matched to Palmdale 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 Palmdale

Another 6 businesses show no licence number or only a Google Maps listing for Palmdale. They are being checked by phone before being listed.

A pool removal in Palmdale 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.

Palmdale Pool Removal Permit Rules

Palmdale publishes no pool-specific rule. The city's Building and Safety Development Guide, updated January 2026, requires a demolition permit for each structure demolished in part or whole, and Palmdale Municipal Code section 8.04.200 defines demolition to include filling the excavations it exposes. Demolition permits need approval from outside agencies including the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District, uploaded to Accela, and a hazardous materials evaluation. The city's FY 2026 fee schedule, effective July 2025, sets the demolition inspection, including sewage system termination, at $222.

The Building and Safety Division is the office to call before any work starts. Palmdale 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.

Air district rules in Palmdale

The Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District's Rule 1403 requires notification at least 10 working days before any demolition of a facility, and defines demolition as taking out a load-supporting structural member. The rule does not mention pools, so the district confirms whether a pool-only job counts. Its Rule 403 on dust applies to every site: no dust visible beyond the property line, and track-out cleaned up at the end of each workday.

Partial fill-in or full removal in Palmdale

Without a pool rule, the grading code is the closest standard: it calls for fill compacted to 90% of maximum density under ASTM D1557, in lifts of 12 inches or less. The code does not tie that standard to pools, so the Building and Safety Division confirms whether a partial fill-in is accepted and what compaction 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 Palmdale job costs

No Palmdale contractor publishes prices, but Los Angeles firms do: Los Angeles Pool Demolition Contractors starts at $10,500 for a partial fill-in and $17,500 for a full removal. Palmdale's own charges add the $222 demolition inspection, the $77.25 debris plan fee and the refundable deposit of at least $1,000.

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 Palmdale

Palmdale's construction and demolition chapter requires at least 65% of debris tonnage diverted, a waste management plan for every permitted demolition, and a deposit of 2% of the estimated construction cost, between $1,000 and $100,000, plus a $77.25 application fee. Only the city's franchised collector, WM, may haul the waste, unless a contractor carries its own debris in a fixed-body truck, and the city's plan form names Lancaster WM as the recycling facility. Deposit refunds need landfill and recycling receipts before the final inspection is scheduled.

Pool water has to go somewhere before demolition starts. Palmdale's sewer code bars stormwater and surface water from the public sewer, and the city's stormwater management plan lists dechlorinated swimming pool water among allowed discharges. The city publishes no current pool-draining guidance, so the Building and Safety Division confirms the route.

Sellers in Palmdale 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 Palmdale also work in neighbouring communities, including Lancaster, Quartz Hill, Littlerock, Acton, Lake Los Angeles and Leona Valley. Neighbouring cities set their own permit rules, so a job outside Palmdale 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, Glendale, Lancaster.

Common Palmdale questions

Does Palmdale count the fill as part of the demolition?
Yes. Municipal Code section 8.04.200 defines demolition to include filling the excavations it exposes.

What does a Palmdale demolition permit cost?
$222 for the demolition inspection on the FY 2026 schedule, plus the debris plan fee and deposit.

How much is the Palmdale debris deposit?
2% of the estimated construction cost, at least $1,000 and at most $100,000.

Who hauls pool debris in Palmdale?
WM, the city's franchised collector, to the Lancaster WM facility; contractors may carry their own debris in fixed-body trucks.