Codes and A/G Pools

[traceyb]

Glepagae
Are you required to have fencing around your pool? I'm not sure we do, I'm checking into it. We are outside city limits.......considered "county"....You're setup looks nice w/out fencing......and just the stone wall.

[faithfulfrank]

Code here states that the pool must be 42" off the ground. If not, then you need a fence, or something like I installed.
Glepage's looks compliant because the stone wall looks far enough away to not come into the picture. If a kid COULD easily jump from the wall into the pool, then a fence would be needed.
I did what I did because I did not want a fence.

Frank D.

[glepage]

Code in our town requires a fence if the pool wall is less than 48" high, ours is 52" and any structure i.e., walls, hills, fences, must be at least 48" away from the water line of the pool.

What the inspectors do is hold one end of a 48" tape measure at the waterline of the pool against the wall and swing it back ad forth, up and down. If it does not touch anything you are compliant with the code.

We layed out the retaining wall and pool so that we would have a minimum of 54" of clearance.

[pool newby]

glepage,

great job, very nice setup with the wall and patio area. We also have similiar codes in the county where I live, as long as the walls are at least 48 inch, and the ladder is removed, there is no requirement for a fence.

Bob P
pool newby
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[traceyb]

Were would one look online to find the codes for a county or city? I am outside of city limits, however it would be nice to check the codes for both. I am getting a 52" wall height, so maybe I'm in the clear. Do you have to check w/ your home owners ins also?

[matt4x4]

You should notify your insurance company of the pool, two reasons - so it's insured in case it breaks or someone has an accident - you know they'll use teh old - you didn't tell us trick when it comes time to pay you, and the other, if you're in the country and there's no hydrant nearby, they burn you on rates, so you might get a reduction in rate because now you have your very own water storage tank to be used to help put out your house should it catch fire.
I got a rate reduction with ours surprisingly, but also make sure you let your local fire chief know that they can use the pool water, mine said that many people don't want their pool water used, I say empty the thing if it saves my house!

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