Babylon pools require 4-foot minimum barrier per NY Residential Code Appendix G/AG105. Self-closing, self-latching gate with latch at least 54 inches high. Above-ground pools with 48-inch+ walls may use removable/lockable ladder as barrier.
Under NY State Residential Code Appendix AG Section AG105 (adopted by Babylon under Ch 89), swimming pools must have barriers meeting these standards: minimum 48 inches in height measured from the outside; maximum 4-inch gap at bottom; no openings allowing passage of 4-inch sphere; gates open outward with self-closing and self-latching hardware; latch 54 inches above ground. Chain link must have mesh 1.75 inches or smaller. Alarms required on doors from house leading to pool area if house forms part of barrier.
Non-compliant barrier: Ch 89 violation 500-2500 dollars, pool use prohibited until compliant. Child injury or drowning without compliant barrier: potential civil liability and negligence claims.
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