Orange County enforces FL §515 Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act. Pool barriers must be minimum 48 inches high, non-climbable, with self-closing self-latching gates opening outward. At least one additional safety layer required.
FL §515.27-515.29 requires one of: (1) isolation barrier 48 inches min with self-closing self-latching gate and latch 54+ inches above ground, (2) approved pool safety cover, (3) all doors/windows with direct access to pool equipped with exit alarms, (4) all doors with direct pool access equipped with self-closing self-latching devices with release 54+ inches. Orange County Building enforces at final inspection. Openings in barrier must not allow passage of 4-inch sphere.
Non-compliant barrier: certificate of occupancy withheld. Post-occupancy non-compliance: 2nd-degree misdemeanor under FL §515.29, up to $500 fine and 60 days jail.
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