Glenn County, CA Swimming Pools & Spas: Fencing & Safety Requirements (2026)

100 adopts the 2025 California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 2, the California Building Code, by reference and declares it to be the swimming pool code for Glenn County, applying it to the unincorporated areas of the county. 72 package that brings in the state's residential, electrical, plumbing and fire codes, all most recently amended by Ordinance 1315 in 2022 and readopted for the 2025 code cycle under Ordinance 1337. Because the county has not written a separate local pool-fencing chapter, the enclosure, self-closing gate and barrier standards a Glenn County pool must meet are those set by the adopted state Building Code rather than by a distinct county ordinance.

140 designates the county building official as the administrative authority responsible for reviewing and approving pool construction plans against those adopted standards, with the Board of Supervisors sitting as the board of appeals for any dispute over how the code applies to a specific project. 150 allows the Board to grant a modification on written application, so long as public safety is preserved and the cost of compliance alone is not the basis for the request. A pool permit application in the unincorporated county is reviewed against this adopted code before construction may begin, and the building official's approval is required prior to filling or using a new pool.