Swimming Pool safety requiments...Question

[jpope (Jeffrey Pope, CMI, CHI, CPI, ICC)]

@rernst1

I don’t see it in the code provided but I always make sure that the gate opens out ward

3109.4.1.7 Gates. Access doors or gates shall comply with the requirements of Sections 3109.4.1.1 through 3109.4.1.6 and shall be equipped to accommodate a locking device. Pedestrian access doors or gates shall open outward away from the pool and shall be self-closing and have a self-latching device.

@rernst1

Also I look over the neighbors side of the fence and check to see if there is a built up planter or something else that would basically shorten the fence on their side. If it is most of the time than not the pool owner has to extend the height of the fence in that area to get the required 4’.

3109.4.1 Barrier height and clearances. The top of the barrier shall be at least 48 inches (1219 mm) above grade measured on the side of the barrier that faces away from the swimming pool.