An above-ground pool in York County needs the same Residential Swimming Pool Permit and 48-inch barrier as an in-ground pool. The pool wall can serve as the barrier only where it meets the height and mounted-barrier clearance rules.
York County regulates an above-ground pool like any pool: it needs the Residential Swimming Pool Permit, a SC-licensed electrical contractor, and a barrier meeting the 2021 ISPSC. Under Section 305.2.1, where the pool structure is above grade the barrier may be mounted on top of the pool wall, but the clearance between the top of the pool and the bottom of the barrier cannot exceed 4 inches. A wall under 48 inches, or one with ladder access below that, needs an added fence or a lockable, removable ladder to comply.
Setting up an above-ground pool without the county permit is illegal work. A pool wall under 48 inches with open ladder access fails the barrier inspection.
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