Tennessee adopts the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code statewide, mandating four-foot barriers around residential pools with self-closing, self-latching gates as a uniform minimum.
Tennessee's State Fire Marshal has adopted the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) and applicable IRC Appendix G provisions through T.C.A. Title 68, Chapter 120. Residential pools deeper than 24 inches must be enclosed by a barrier at least 48 inches high with openings not exceeding four inches and self-closing, self-latching gates opening outward. Local jurisdictions performing their own inspections may add stricter rules but cannot drop below state minimums.
Building code violations: stop-work orders, fines $50-$500 per day, denial of certificate of occupancy.
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