York County enforces a residential pool barrier through the International Residential Code, Appendix G, adopted statewide by the South Carolina Building Codes Council. The barrier must be at least 48 inches high with self-closing, self-latching gates.
On unincorporated York County land, a backyard pool barrier is not optional. South Carolina adopts the International Residential Code statewide through the Building Codes Council, and its Appendix G requires residential swimming pools to be surrounded by a barrier at least 48 inches high with self-closing and self-latching gates that open away from the pool. Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Clover, and York 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 live risk in this fast-growing, family-heavy metro.
A residential pool without the required Appendix G barrier fails York 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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