In Lima an above-ground pool wall may serve as the required barrier, but the wall must be at least 48 inches from grade and any ladder or steps must be secured, locked, or removed to prevent access. Above-ground pools still need a permit (cost $50.50) and count as pools if
For above-ground swimming pools, Lima allows the pool wall itself to serve as the required barrier, but the wall must be a minimum of 48 inches from grade. The ladder or steps must be secured, locked, or removed to prevent access; where fixed stairs or ladders are used, they must be protected by a barrier meeting the pool-barrier standards. Because Lima's swimming-pool definition covers any structure holding water over 24 inches deep, an above-ground pool needs a building permit and must meet the same barrier, gate, and CABO Appendix F standards as an in-ground pool. Under CABO F-103.1(10), when the pool structure is used as the barrier and access is by ladder or steps, the ladder/steps must be capable of
An above-ground pool whose ladder cannot be secured, locked, or removed and lacks a surrounding compliant barrier fails the barrier requirement and will not pass Building Department inspection.
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