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Swimming Pools & Spas in Mobile, AL (2026)

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

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Fencing & Safety Requirements

Mobile's Property Maintenance Code separately requires private pools, hot tubs and spas over 24 inches deep to have a 48-inch barrier with self-closing, self-latching gates positioned on the pool side.

Mobile's Property Code Pool Barrier Rule

Some Restrictions

Mobile City Code § 52-1 (Property Maintenance Code § 303.2)

Private swimming pools, hot tubs and spas, containing water more than 24 inches (610 mm) in depth shall be completely surrounded by a fence or barrier not less than 48 inches (1219 mm) in height above the finished ground level measured on the side of the barrier away from the pool. Gates and doors in such barriers shall be self-closing and self-latching. Where the self-latching device is less t...

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Swimming Pools & Spas in Mobile County