1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
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Hampden County has no county pool fence rules. Massachusetts is a home-rule state — pool barriers are governed by the State Building Code (780 CMR Appendix G / IRC AG105) and 105 CMR 435 (sanitary code), enforced by each town's building inspector. Statewide minimum: 48-inch barrier, self-closing/self-latching gate, 4-inch sphere rule. Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, Westfield, and Agawam each issue their own permits.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 206 - Public and semipublic outdoor inground swimming pools; enclosures
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 ground, and an...
1 cities in Hampden County have their own swimming pools & spas rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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