Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act sets the barrier standard used countywide: a fence at least 4 feet high with no climbable gaps, and self-closing, self-latching gates that open away from the pool.
Under FS 515.29, a residential pool barrier must be at least four feet high on the outside with no gaps, openings, or footholds a young child could crawl under, squeeze through, or climb over. The barrier must sit far enough from the water's edge to prevent an immediate fall. Gates must open outward, be self-closing, and have a self-latching device with the release on the pool side. Sarasota County's Building Division enforces these barrier requirements through the Florida Building Code during pool permitting and inspection. A compliant barrier is one of several FS 515.27 safety options and is the most common choice.
A pool that fails to meet FS 515 barrier requirements will not pass final inspection; noncompliance is a second-degree misdemeanor under FS 515.29(6) and can draw code-enforcement action.
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