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Swimming Pools & Spas in Cambridge, MA (2026)

1 verified swimming pools & spas rules for Cambridge, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Fencing & Safety Requirements

Pool barriers in Cambridge must be at least 4 feet tall with self-closing and self-latching gates per the Massachusetts State Building Code and International Swimming Pool and Spa Code.

Cambridge Pool Fencing Requirements

Heavy Restrictions

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 206 (Public and Semipublic Outdoor Inground Swimming Pools; Enclosures)

Section 206. Every public and semipublic outdoor inground swimming pool shall be enclosed by a fence six feet in height and firmly secured at ground level provided that any board or stockade fence or structure shall be at least five feet in height, but if over five feet in height, the fence shall be chain link. Such enclosure, including gates therein, shall not be less than six feet above the g...