Eastvale, CA Swimming Pools & Spas: Fencing & Safety Requirements (2026)

Sec. 030, adopted by Ordinance No. 2011-04, sets Eastvale's pool and spa enclosure standard for any land in the city with a swimming pool, spa or similar facility 18 inches or more in depth. An outdoor pool's barrier must stand at least 60 inches above grade on the side facing away from the pool, with no more than a two-inch gap at the bottom, four inches over a solid deck. Openings cannot pass a 1 3/4-inch sphere unless the horizontal members are spaced 45 inches or more apart, in which case a four-inch sphere test applies.

Chain-link barriers are capped at a 1 1/4-inch mesh, or 1 3/4 inches with slats, using wire no thinner than 11-gauge. Pedestrian access gates must swing away from the pool, be self-closing and self-latching, and if the latch release sits below 54 inches, it has to sit on the pool side at least three inches below the gate's top with no opening bigger than a half inch within 18 inches of the release. Where a house wall with doors serves as part of the barrier, Eastvale requires either a separate separation fence meeting the same specifications, or, with the building official's approval, self-closing and self-latching door hardware set at least 54 inches up, or door alarms that sound for at least 30 seconds within seven seconds of opening at 85 decibels from ten feet indoors.

Indoor pools need only meet that same door-alarm-or-hardware standard rather than a freestanding fence. A self-contained spa or hot tub with an ASTM F-1346-91 listed safety cover is exempt from the barrier rule entirely. Compliance is checked at the preplaster inspection stage under Sec. 040 before the city allows plastering and filling, and the chapter cross-references the state Swimming Pool Safety Act, Health and Safety Code Section 115920 et seq.