Every pool, hot tub, or spa deeper than 24 inches in Erie must be enclosed by a barrier at least 48 inches high with self-closing, self-latching gates opening outward, under Erie Code Article 1503.2 and the PA UCC adoption of IRC Appendix G and the 2018 ISPSC.
Pool enclosure rules come from Article 1503.2 of the Erie Code, which adopts IRC Chapter 42 Appendix G, IBC 3109.4, and IBC 2406.2(9) safety glazing. The PA UCC (34 Pa. Code 401-405) layers on the 2018 ISPSC. Required: a barrier around every outdoor pool, hot tub, or spa over 24 inches deep, at least 48 inches high; no openings allowing a 4-inch sphere; horizontal members on the outside spaced 45 inches apart if openings exceed 1.75 inches; gates that open outward, self-close, and self-latch with release at 54 inches above grade. A dwelling wall used as a barrier needs UL 2017 door alarms or an ASTM F1346 cover. Hot tubs with an ASTM F1346 lockable cover are exempt.
An outdoor pool over 24 inches deep without a 48-inch barrier, or a gate missing self-closing or self-latching hardware, is a UCC violation. Code Enforcement can order the pool drained, issue daily fines, and trigger attractive-nuisance civil liability.
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