3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Napa County, California.
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Napa County Building Division requires a building permit for every residential pool or spa. Applications go through the Online Permit Center with a Residential Pool & Spa submittal checklist and a Pool Safety Notice acknowledgement.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 115924
Any person entering into an agreement to build a swimming pool or spa, or to engage in permitted work on a pool or spa covered by this article, shall give the consumer notice of the requirements of this article. Effective January 1, 2007, the State Department of Health Services shall have on its Internet Web site approved pool safety information available for consumers to download. Pool contrac...
Unincorporated Napa County applies the California Swimming Pool Safety Act, which requires new and remodeled residential pools and spas to have at least two of seven drowning-prevention features, with strict specifications for any pool enclosure.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 115923
An enclosure shall have all of the following characteristics: (1) Any access gates through the enclosure open away from the swimming pool, and are self-closing with a self-latching device placed no lower than 60 inches above the ground. (2) A minimum height of 60 inches. (3) A maximum vertical clearance from the ground to the bottom of the enclosure of two inches. (4) Gaps or voids, if any, do ...
Under the California Swimming Pool Safety Act, a 'swimming pool' includes any structure holding water deeper than 18 inches - so in-ground spas, hot tubs, and portable spas trigger the same permit and drowning-prevention rules as a swimming pool when a building permit is needed.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 115921
As used in this article the following terms have the following meanings: (a) 'Swimming pool' or 'pool' means any structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing that contains water over 18 inches deep. 'Swimming pool' or 'pool' includes in-ground and above-ground structures and includes, but is not limited to, hot tubs, spas, portable spas, and nonportable wading pools.
1 cities in Napa County have their own swimming pools & spas rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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