Every pool in unincorporated Sumner County must be enclosed by a barrier before it passes final inspection. Under the county's adopted 2021 building code, the barrier must stand at least 48 inches high with self-closing, self-latching gates.
Sumner County enforces the 2021 ICC building codes, adopted May 19, 2023, which carry the residential pool-barrier standard. A barrier at least 48 inches (four feet) high must enclose the pool, with no gap a four-inch sphere can pass and no easy footholds for climbing. Gates must swing away from the pool and be self-closing and self-latching. The barrier and its gate are verified at the county's final pool inspection, which is made after the pool, decking, barriers, and alarm are installed. The pool cannot be used until it passes.
A pool without a compliant 48-inch barrier and self-latching gate fails the required final inspection and cannot legally be used. Missing or defective barriers must be corrected before approval.
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