Residential swimming pools in South Bend must be enclosed by a barrier at least 48 inches (4 feet) high with a self-closing, self-latching gate, under the Indiana residential building code enforced at permit inspection.
Indiana's residential building code, enforced in South Bend by the St. Joseph County Building Department, requires every residential pool, spa, or hot tub holding more than 24 inches of water to be surrounded by a barrier at least 48 inches high. Openings must not allow a 4-inch sphere to pass, and gates must swing away from the pool and be self-closing and self-latching. Above-ground pool ladders must be removable or lockable when the pool is not in use. A pool building permit and final inspection confirm the barrier before the pool is filled and used.
A pool without a compliant barrier fails inspection and may not be used until corrected. The building department issues correction orders and fines, and an unfenced pool exposes the owner to negligence liability if a child is injured.
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