Madison County enforces a residential pool barrier. Its Building Inspection Department requires pools to meet the International Residential Code, Appendix G, Section AG105—a barrier at least 48 inches high with self-closing, self-latching gates.
On unincorporated Madison County land, a backyard pool barrier is not optional. The county Building Inspection Department requires residential swimming pools to comply with the International Residential Code, Appendix G, Section AG105, which mandates a barrier at least 48 inches high surrounding the pool, with self-closing and self-latching gates that open away from the pool. Commercial pools follow the International Building Code Section 3109. Inside Huntsville, Madison, Gurley, and New Hope, the cities enforce the same IRC barrier standard through their building departments. Beyond code, homeowner insurers routinely demand a compliant fence, and an unfenced pool is a serious attractive-nuisance liability if a child drowns.
A residential pool without the required AG105 barrier fails Madison County building inspection and draws a correction order. 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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