5 rules for unincorporated Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
Verified from official government sources
A swimming pool in Monroe County needs a UCC building permit from your township once it holds water more than 24 inches deep. Stroud, Pocono, and Coolbaugh townships all enforce the same statewide code.
34 Pa. Code Section 403.62(a)
An owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a residential building or erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace an electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system regulated by the Uniform Construction Code shall first apply to the building code official and obtain the required permit under Secti...
Every residential pool in Monroe County must be surrounded by a barrier at least 48 inches high. Pennsylvania adopts the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code statewide, so the rule reads the same in every township.
PA UCC (34 Pa. Code Section 403.21), ISPSC 2021 Section 305.2.1
The top of the barrier shall be not less than 48 inches (1219 mm) above grade where measured on the side of the barrier that faces away from the pool or spa. Such height shall exist around the entire perimeter of the barrier and for a distance of 3 feet (914 mm) measured horizontally from the outside of the required barrier.
Pool safety in Monroe County runs on the statewide ISPSC and the federal VGB Act. Every pedestrian gate must open outward, close itself, and latch itself, and every drain needs an anti-entrapment cover.
PA UCC (34 Pa. Code Section 403.21), ISPSC 2021 Section 305.3
Access gates shall comply with the requirements of Sections 305.3.1 through 305.3.3 and shall be equipped to accommodate a locking device. Pedestrian access gates shall open outward away from the pool or spa, shall be self-closing and shall have a self-latching device.
In Monroe County an above-ground pool wall serves as the required barrier only where it stands at least 48 inches high; the access ladder must then be secured, locked, or removable. A UCC permit still applies over 24 inches deep.
PA UCC (34 Pa. Code Section 403.21), ISPSC 2021 Section 305.5
Where only the pool wall serves as the barrier, the bottom of the wall is on grade, the top of the wall is not less than 48 inches (1219 mm) above grade for the entire perimeter of the pool, the wall complies with the requirements of Section 305.2 and the pool manufacturer allows the wall to serve as a barrier.
A hot tub or spa in Monroe County skips the 48-inch barrier when it has a lockable safety cover meeting ASTM F1346. It still needs a UCC electrical permit for the 240-volt circuit.
PA UCC (34 Pa. Code Section 403.21), ISPSC 2021 Section 305.1
Where spas or hot tubs are equipped with a lockable safety cover complying with ASTM F1346 and swimming pools are equipped with a powered safety cover that complies with ASTM F1346, the areas where those spas, hot tubs or pools are located shall not be required to comply with Sections 305.2 through 305.7.
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