A few years ago in Orange County one of our reps had to put a 5 foot mesh pool fence on a side of a cliff to get a pool to pass. Post 2007 change in California state barrier code law, inspectors lost that power and now all pool must meet barrier code to the T. Before 2007 inspectors had room to make reasonable decisions on how accessible a pool was to the public. These properties most likely were inspected pre-2007. Properties that clearly don’t meet barrier code. On a final note, you may see properties around town with no fence but next to a cliff. For some properties with acreage that’s a difference between 2000-2500 all the way up to as much as 15000. Riverside county unincorporated will only except permanent block, iron or wood fence. Most will expect pool nets or covers for code. Every city in Riverside county will except mesh pool fence for code. Each county or city may have more restrictive version of the law. California state barrier code is the minimum allowed. ![]() It’s true that the inspectors are allowed to not except everything in state code. Here are some quick links to Barrier code in the counties we cover.Īmador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lake, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba Once they say no it’s hard for them to find their way back to yes. When they are caught off guard their fallback answer will be no. Inspectors can get a little funny about the subject so it’s best not to catch them off guard on inspection day. It’s smart to speak with your inspector about what you are going to do about passing Swimming Pool Barrier code ahead of time. Also you may choose a Pool Net or Pool Cover to pass. A mesh fence around the pool should be on average 2000 dollars but can flux up or down by 500 or so depending distance and labor, as well as your choice of higher quality American made or lower economy Chinese import mesh fence. It can be made of wood, block, iron or mesh removable pool fence. It’s time for a non-climbable 5 foot fence with self closing gate. Do not trick yourself in to thinking your chain link or horse fence counts for code. If you have no property fence then get ready to spend some more money. Not all pool builders are great and forewarning you of the swimming pool barrier code, so it can be a rush to complete before plaster. Cost 250 or less or 40-60 bucks and 1-2 hours of your time. Alarm your sliders and or side garage door, and make sure your Fence gates swing toward the street and self close with latch at 5 feet. If you live in a track home style house with a 5 foot yard fence the solutions are easy and cheap. For that matter we recommend have multiple layers of protection from the pool. My career has been about protecting children form the pool and I recommend taking the steps to have a barrier between the home and the pool. ![]() Both the city/county and the insurance companies are not that interested in a home that has small children. This is not common but is possible.Īlmost all insurance companies want you to meet code, a small amount (my guess is 10 percent) want you to have a second barrier between the pool and the house. As a side note, technically anytime a inspector gets on your property, even for a non pool permit, they can enforce any violations of the California Swimming Pool Barrier code. The city/county will inspect for this during your pool build. There are several options and combos of Fences, Safety Nets, Safe Pool Covers and door alarms. Here are some basic facts about swimming pool code. Pool Guard has received hundreds of calls from customers and spoken to dozens of building inspectors about passing code for new pool plaster and new pool building as well as insurance questions. If you have more detailed question about barrier code, especially if you are building a pool give Northern California Pool Guard a call at 916.505.6861. So we wanted to give you some insights from our years of pool fencing experience to accompany it. It’s accurate but a little bit of a boring read. California Swimming Pool Barrier Safety Actīelow is the California Swimming Pool Safety Act.
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