The Arkansas Residential Code (2021 IRC) Chapter 42 governs residential swimming pool barriers statewide where adopted. Public pools fall under Arkansas Department of Health rules; single-family residential pools follow the IRC barrier and entrapment standards.
Arkansas has adopted the 2021 International Residential Code as the state Residential Code through the State Fire Marshal and Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. IRC Appendix G/Chapter 42 sets minimum swimming pool barrier requirements: 48-inch barrier height, self-closing and self-latching gates opening outward, restricted gap sizes, and door alarms or pool covers when a dwelling forms part of the barrier. Public and semi-public pools are regulated separately by the Arkansas State Board of Health under A.C.A. 20-7-109 and 20-30-103. Cities enforce the residential code through local building inspectors but cannot weaken the IRC minimums.
Failure to meet pool barrier requirements may result in permit denial, stop-work orders, and civil liability for child drownings.
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