Pool barriers in unincorporated Solano County follow California state law. Through the 2022 California Residential Code (Appendix AX) adopted under County Code Chapter 6.3 and the Swimming Pool Safety Act (Health & Safety Code 115922-115923), pools need a 60-inch barrier with self-closing, self-latching gates that swing away from the pool.
Solano County does not set its own pool fence height; it enforces California's Swimming Pool Safety Act and the 2022 California Residential Code Appendix AX, adopted locally through County Code Chapter 6.3. Health & Safety Code Section 115923 establishes the enclosure standard: an isolation barrier at least 60 inches high measured from the outside, a maximum 2-inch gap between the bottom of the barrier and grade, and no openings that allow a 4-inch sphere to pass. Gates must open away from the pool and be self-closing and self-latching, with the release mechanism at least 60 inches above the ground. Under Health & Safety Code Section 115922(a), new construction or remodel of a pool at a single-family home must include at least two of seven approved drowning-prevention features - the enclosure, an ASTM F2286 removable mesh fence, an ASTM F1346 safety cover, exit alarms on doors to the pool, self-closing/self-latching door hardware, an ASTM F2208 pool alarm, or an approved equivalent. The barrier is inspected before final approval per Section 115922(c).
A non-compliant barrier fails final inspection, so the pool cannot be legally used or finaled. Disabling or removing a required barrier after installation can be pursued as a code-compliance violation by Resource Management and may expose the owner to civil liability if a drowning occurs. The county building official will not sign off on the pool until the barrier and at least two Section 115922(a) safety features are verified.
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