1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
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Tennessee requires a minimum 48-inch barrier around residential swimming pools deeper than 24 inches under the state-adopted International Residential Code Appendix AG (Section AG105). Authority derives from Tenn. Code Ann. §68-120-101, which directs the State Fire Marshal to adopt the International Residential Code as the statewide minimum for one- and two-family dwellings. Rutherford County and the City of Murfreesboro both enforce the state-adopted IRC as the residential pool barrier rule. Pools constructed on or after January 1, 2011, must include a pool alarm under state law.
1 cities in Rutherford County have their own swimming pools & spas rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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