San Bernardino County enforces CA Health and Safety Code 115920 requiring a 60-inch barrier around residential pools. At least two of seven approved drowning prevention features are required.
San Bernardino County follows California Health and Safety Code 115920 through 115929, requiring all new or remodeled residential swimming pools, spas, and hot tubs to have a barrier at least 60 inches (5 feet) tall with gaps no greater than 4 inches, with a self-closing and self-latching gate opening away from the pool, and a latch at least 60 inches above the ground. At permit issuance, the pool must include at least two of seven approved drowning prevention safety features: an enclosure meeting the code, removable mesh fencing with self-closing gate, approved safety pool cover, exit alarms on doors leading to the pool, self-closing and self-latching doors with a release 54 inches above the floor, alarms installed in the pool detecting motion, or other means approved by ASTM. Pool construction requires a building permit from the Building and Safety Division. Inspections include barrier verification before final approval.
Non-compliant pool barriers can result in stop work orders, failed final inspections blocking certificate of occupancy, and administrative citations. Drowning deaths tied to non-compliant barriers can result in civil liability and criminal charges under California law.
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