Do any areas of FL now require either/or with direct pool access?
I have yet to see these installed anywhere.
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599/0515/0515.html
515.27 Residential swimming pool safety feature options; penalties.—
(1) In order to pass final inspection and receive a certificate of completion, a residential swimming pool must meet at least one of the following requirements relating to pool safety features:
(a) The pool must be isolated from access to a home by an enclosure that meets the pool barrier requirements of s. 515.29;
(b) The pool must be equipped with an approved safety pool cover;
© All doors and windows providing direct access from the home to the pool must be equipped with an exit alarm that has a minimum sound pressure rating of 85 dB A at 10 feet; or
(d) All doors providing direct access from the home to the pool must be equipped with a self-closing, self-latching device with a release mechanism placed no lower than 54 inches above the floor.
(2) A person who fails to equip a new residential swimming pool with at least one pool safety feature as required in subsection (1) commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, except that no penalty shall be imposed if the person, within 45 days after arrest or issuance of a summons or a notice to appear, has equipped the pool with at least one safety feature as required in subsection (1) and has attended a drowning prevention education program established by s. 515.31. However, the requirement of attending a drowning prevention education program is waived if such program is not offered within 45 days after issuance of the citation.
They all get removed right after the inspection. I guess safety comes second for a lot of people
Thank you Roy, I found that,
I guess I should have been more specific and stated past years not new construction.
I got what I needed. THanks.
Part of one of my narratives
On October 1, 2000 Florida Senate Bill 86 also known as the “Preston de Ibern/McKenzie Merriam Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act” which in turn created Chapter 515 of the Florida Statute required all residential swimming pools to be protected by at least one of several protective devices or barriers. A) Be isolated by an approved barrier. B) Be protected by an approved cover. C) Provide approved alarms on all windows and doors to the pool area. D) All doors must have approved self closing device. If the home was built after October 1, 2000 it is required to have one of those provisions. For more information on this please visit this web site: http://www.miamidade.gov/building/library/presentations/pool-barriers.pdf or
http://www.poolsafely.gov/pool-spa-safety-act/read/
Happy Turkey day everybody !
good stuff thanks Fred!