Above-ground pools are explicitly covered by Ada County's Section AG 105. They need a barrier at least 48 inches tall; the pool wall itself can serve as the barrier if the gap between the top of the wall and the bottom of any mounted fence is no more than 4
Under Section AG 105.2, an outdoor swimming pool 'including an in-ground, above-ground or on-ground pool, hot tub or spa shall be surrounded by a barrier.' For an above-ground pool, the barrier may be at ground level, the pool structure itself, or mounted on top of the pool structure. Where mounted on top, the maximum vertical clearance between the top of the pool structure and the bottom of the barrier is 4 inches. Ladders and access points must be secured or removable.
Missing or non-compliant barrier around an above-ground pool is a code violation subject to correction orders and citation.
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