Ocoee enforces FL §515 Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act: 48-inch minimum barrier, self-closing self-latching gates, and openings less than 4 inches. Applies to all residential pools.
Pool barriers in Ocoee must be at least 48 inches high with no more than 2 inches between ground and bottom. Vertical openings cannot exceed 4 inches. Gates must open outward from pool, self-close, and self-latch at 54 inches or higher. If the house forms part of the barrier, doors leading to the pool area must have self-closing devices plus alarms or the pool itself must have an alarm or safety cover. FL §515.27 requires at least one of: approved pool cover, door/window alarms, self-latching doors, or pool alarm.
Non-compliant barrier: second-degree misdemeanor under FL §515.29, fines up to 500 dollars and 60 days jail. Ocoee Code Enforcement can impose daily fines up to 500 dollars.
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