Las Vegas enforces the 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) with the Southern Nevada Amendments (jointly adopted by Clark County, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, and Boulder City). Residential pool barriers must be at least 60 inches high, with no more than 4 inches between grade and barrier bottom. Gates must be self-closing, self-latching, and open outward from the pool. State law (NRS 444.110) backs the local barrier requirement.
Pool, spa, and water-feature permits are issued by the City of Las Vegas Department of Building & Safety, which reviews plans under the 2018 ISPSC plus Southern Nevada Amendments. Per ISPSC §305.2.1 as amended, residential barriers including gates and doors must be not less than 60 inches above adjacent grade measured from outside the enclosure. The maximum vertical clearance between grade and the bottom of the barrier is 4 inches (§305.2.1). Chain-link fencing openings cannot exceed 1 3/4 inches (§305.2.7). Removable mesh barriers are allowed where compliant: top at least 48 inches above grade and bottom no more than 1 inch above the deck. Per §305.3, pedestrian access gates must open outward away from the pool, be self-closing, and have a self-latching device; the release mechanism must be located either on the pool side at least 3 inches below the top of the gate or, if mounted on the outside, at least 54 inches above grade with no openings larger than 1/2 inch within 18 inches of the release. NRS 444.110 makes barriers around residential pools enforceable as a matter of state public health law. A barrier inspection is required before water is placed in the pool.
Filling a pool before barrier inspection or operating without a compliant enclosure can trigger stop-work orders, withholding of final inspection, and code-enforcement action by Las Vegas Building & Safety. Hazards may also be abated as a public nuisance under city code.
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