Residential swimming pools in Coweta County must be enclosed by a code-compliant safety barrier, enforced through the county building permit under Georgia's adopted state minimum construction codes, generally a 48-inch barrier with self-closing, self-latching gates.
Coweta County enforces the Georgia State Minimum Standard Codes, which adopt the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code and the International Residential Code for residential pools. A county building permit is required to build a pool, and inspection confirms a barrier at least 48 inches high surrounds the water, with gates that are self-closing and self-latching and openings too small to pass a four-inch sphere. A house wall may form part of the barrier only when doors leading to the pool have alarms or self-closing, self-latching mechanisms. Beyond the code, an unfenced pool is a serious attractive-nuisance liability if a child drowns.
A residential pool without the required barrier fails county building inspection and cannot be lawfully used until corrected. An unfenced pool is also a powerful negligence and attractive-nuisance exposure in a civil suit if a child is hurt.
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