North Las Vegas requires a 5-foot non-climbable barrier around residential pools under NRS 461A and 2018 IRC Appendix G. Self-closing, self-latching gates and door alarms on the house side are mandatory.
Nevada state law NRS 461A.120 requires all residential swimming pools and spas deeper than 24 inches to be surrounded by a barrier at least 5 feet tall, exceeding the IRC default of 4 feet. North Las Vegas enforces this through Building & Safety and the pool permit process under NLVMC Title 15. Barrier rules: no openings that pass a 4-inch sphere, no horizontal members between 4 and 45 inches that could serve as climbing aids (or spacing between vertical members must be 1.75 inches or less), bottom clearance 2 inches or less above hard surfaces, gates open outward from pool, self-closing and self-latching with latch 54 inches above grade. Where the home wall serves as part of the barrier, every door leading to the pool area must have an alarm that sounds for at least 30 seconds when opened or a self-closing/self-latching door. Power safety covers meeting ASTM F1346 can substitute for fence barriers in some cases. Permit is required before pool fill and final inspection verifies barrier compliance. Enforcement is strict: Clark County drownings are a leading cause of child death and pool barrier violations trigger immediate no-fill orders.
No barrier or non-compliant barrier: immediate no-fill order, cannot use pool until fixed. Fill without final inspection: up to 1,000 dollars per day. Drowning with non-compliant barrier: civil liability and potential criminal negligence.
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