Fremont enforces California Health and Safety Code 115922 requiring pools to have at least two of seven approved drowning prevention safety features including 60-inch barriers.
Under California Health and Safety Code section 115922, all new residential swimming pools and spas in Fremont must be equipped with at least two of seven approved drowning prevention safety features. The most common is an enclosure meeting HSC 115923: a barrier at least 60 inches high measured on the outside, maximum 2 inches ground clearance, vertical members with openings no greater than 4 inches, and no foot holds on the outside. Gates must be self-closing and self-latching with a release at least 54 inches above the ground and open away from the pool. Other qualifying features include removable mesh fencing with self-latching gate, approved safety pool cover meeting ASTM F1346, door alarms on dwelling doors leading to the pool, and self-closing dwelling doors. Existing pools may be grandfathered until a major remodel.
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