Paulding County enforces the Georgia-adopted building code, which requires a barrier at least four feet high around residential pools, with self-closing, self-latching gates. Inspection occurs at permitting.
A residential swimming pool in Paulding County requires a permit and a code-compliant safety barrier under the state-adopted residential and swimming-pool codes the county enforces. The barrier must be at least 48 inches high, with no openings large enough to pass a four-inch sphere and no external footholds a child could climb. Gates must be self-closing and self-latching, with the latch mounted out of a young child's reach. A dwelling wall can form part of the barrier only when doors to the pool have alarms or self-closing hardware. Barriers are inspected at permitting, and an unfenced pool is a serious drowning and liability exposure.
A pool that fails barrier inspection cannot be approved, and use may be barred until corrected. Beyond code penalties, an unfenced pool is a powerful negligence and attractive-nuisance exposure in a civil suit if a child is hurt.
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