Hall County, GA Swimming Pools & Spas: Fencing & Safety Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- MHP pool fence height
- 4 ft. minimum
- Gate requirement
- Self-latching or self-closing
- Governing section
- UDC § 4.7.4.A.7.a
- IBC pool-barrier adoption
- § 15.10.040.A
- Grandfather date
- Pools before May 22, 1997 exempt
Summary
Hall County requires manufactured home park pools to sit behind at least a four-foot fence with a self-latching or self-closing gate under UDC § 4.7.4.A.7.a; separately, the county's adoption of the IBC's pool-barrier rules grandfathers any residential pool built or already underway before May 22, 1997.
7.Parks designed to accommodate more than 25 manufactured homes must provide one or more recreation areas... a.If a swimming pool is developed or planned as a part of the park, the facility must be enclosed by fence at least four feet high. Fences must include a self-latching or self-closing gate.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 80).
Full Breakdown
a addresses recreational pools built as part of a park's required recreation area, mandating a four-foot fence with a self-latching or self-closing gate. That standard applies on top of the park's general recreation-area requirement, which mandates at least 100 square feet of recreation space per manufactured home space in parks with more than 25 units. 1's general pool-enclosure section and replaces it with a provision stating that pools must comply with § 3109 and other applicable Code sections, except that no pool built or under construction before May 22, 1997 is subject to that requirement.
Because Hall County's UDC does not print a separate numeric fence-height and gate standard for single-family residential pools the way it does for MHP recreation pools, homeowners installing an in-ground or above-ground pool must look to the adopted IBC/IRC pool-barrier provisions administered by the Hall County Building Inspections Department rather than a distinct county ordinance.
Violations & Fines
Operating a manufactured home park recreation pool without the four-foot, self-latching fence required by § 4.7.4.A.7.a is a UDC violation the Director of Planning and Zoning can cite during a park inspection; countywide, installing a residential pool built after May 22, 1997 without the IBC § 3109 barrier the county has adopted under § 15.10.040.A can hold up the building permit or occupancy approval.
Frequently Asked Questions
How high must a fence be around a pool in a Hall County manufactured home park?
Does Hall County have a general pool-fencing law for single-family homes?
Are older pools exempt from the fencing requirement?
Sources & Official References
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