Fulton County requires a minimum 5-foot fence around the perimeter of all residential swimming pools, with self-closing self-latching gates per IRC Appendix G.
Fulton County Zoning requires a perimeter fence at least 5 feet high around residential pools. The Georgia-adopted IRC Appendix G (Swimming Pool Code) requires: 4-ft minimum barrier (Fulton increases to 5 ft), no more than 4-inch gaps under or between pickets, gate self-closing and self-latching with latch at minimum 54 inches above grade, and house-wall openings to the pool area must have alarms or self-closing doors. Above-ground pools with 48+ inch sides can serve as their own barrier with ladders that lock or are removable.
Stop-use order; failure to comply with barrier rules is a misdemeanor under the building code with civil fines $500-$2,500; civil liability for unsupervised access incidents.
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