Lee's Summit requires a barrier around every residential pool and spa. Under the adopted 2018 International Residential Code, barriers must be at least 48 inches high with self-closing, self-latching gates, and the homeowner signs a fencing acknowledgment.
Pool barriers in Lee's Summit follow the 2018 International Residential Code adopted in Chapter 7 of the city code. Barriers must be a minimum 48 inches (four feet) high with no climbable footholds and openings that reject a four-inch sphere. Gates must be self-closing and self-latching, with the latch release at least 54 inches above grade or on the pool side of the barrier. Where a house wall forms part of the barrier, doors need alarms or self-closing hardware. Development Services requires a signed pool-hot tub-sauna fencing acknowledgment before issuing the permit.
A pool without a compliant barrier will not pass final inspection and cannot be filled. Correction orders and fines apply, and drowning incidents carry significant civil liability.
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