Royal Pools by Adams designs and builds custom inground swimming pools across Morgan Hill, from in-town lots near downtown to estate parcels under El Toro. We are a Diamond Certified pool construction company headquartered in San Jose, about 25 minutes up US-101, and we have been building Bay Area pools since 1969. Our five-step program takes your project from first sketch to first swim.
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Morgan Hill grew out of a 4,500-acre ranch, and it still builds like it. Decades of voter-approved growth control preserved the larger, semi-rural parcels that vanished further north in the valley, which is why estate-scale pools, spas, and full outdoor-living builds fit here without the tight-access compromises of city infill. Valley-floor lots dig easily, while hillside neighborhoods like Jackson Oaks and Holiday Lake Estates trade easy excavation for valley and reservoir views, and we engineer sloped sites to earn that view. Every in-ground pool needs a City of Morgan Hill permit (only shallow prefab above-ground pools are exempt), with a published four-foot rear and side setback and a submittal package that includes wet-stamped structural calculations, all of which we prepare. And a detail almost nobody knows: your new pool fills with 100 percent local well water drawn from the Llagas aquifer beneath the valley.
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Royal Pools by Adams is part of the Adams Pool Group, a family-run organization that has been building and finishing pools since 1953. Every 28 Palms project is backed by the same leadership team that oversees every Royal pool in the Bay Area.
Owner & CEO, Adams Pool Group
General Manager, Royal Pools by Adams
We build throughout Morgan Hill and its surroundings:
The walkable Monterey Road core and the established neighborhoods around it.
East-side hillside homes with valley views, where sloped-site engineering leads the design.
Custom homes near Anderson Reservoir, ideal for view-framed pool and spa builds.
Large rural parcels west of town. Unincorporated addresses permit through Santa Clara County, and we confirm jurisdiction before design.
Our home city, about 25 minutes north. See the full San Jose pool builders page.
Yes. Only shallow prefabricated above-ground pools (under 24 inches deep and 5,000 gallons or less) are exempt, so every in-ground pool needs a City of Morgan Hill building permit. Applications go to the Building Division at 17575 Peak Avenue via [email protected], with plan review tracked in the city’s eTRAKiT portal. We prepare the plot plan, sectional diagram, equipment specifications, and wet-stamped structural calculations the city requires.
The city’s published standard for in-ground pools is 4 feet from rear and side property lines, with pool equipment at least 5 feet from any line and the pool outside the front setback area. Water slides and waterfalls are capped at 8 feet high with a 5-foot setback. We design to these numbers from day one.
That is the build we love most here. Morgan Hill grew out of the 4,500-acre Morgan Hill Ranch, and decades of voter-approved growth control preserved larger semi-rural parcels. Acreage lots fit full resort backyards, with pool, spa, outdoor kitchen, and sightlines toward El Toro, without the access compromises of tight infill lots.
Hillside builds are engineering builds. East-side foothill lots come with valley and Anderson Reservoir views and need sloped-site planning: soils, retaining, and equipment access. One note for rural parcels: some Paradise Valley and foothill addresses are unincorporated Santa Clara County land and permit through the county rather than the city. We confirm jurisdiction before design.
The City of Morgan Hill’s own utility, pumping 100 percent local groundwater from city wells in the Llagas subbasin, which Valley Water manages and recharges with Anderson Reservoir water. Your pool fills with local well water, not imported supply.
Perfectly. With roughly ten wineries in town and a walkable downtown on Monterey Road, Morgan Hill leans toward outdoor entertaining, and our designs echo that: vineyard-estate hardscape, outdoor kitchens, and layouts that frame El Toro.
Prefer to plan your project in person? Our San Jose showroom at 2258 Camden Ave is about 25 minutes from Morgan Hill: take US-101 North to Highway 85 North, exit at Camden Avenue, and follow Camden to the showroom. Get directions from Morgan Hill →
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Start with a free design consultation at your home or in our San Jose showroom.
Royal Pools by Adams | 2258 Camden Ave, San Jose, CA 95124 | (408) 371-8000 | Mon-Fri 8am-4pm | CSLB #278052
