North Carolina enforces pool barrier requirements through the State Building Code, which adopts International Code provisions requiring four-foot fences around residential swimming pools statewide.
The North Carolina Residential Code, adopted pursuant to N.C.G.S. Chapter 143 Article 9, requires barriers around residential swimming pools. Section AG105 mandates a minimum 48-inch barrier with self-closing, self-latching gates around pools deeper than 24 inches. The State Building Code Council adopts uniform standards that apply statewide; local governments must enforce but cannot weaken these rules. Inspections are performed by local code officials, but the substantive requirements are state law.
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