Peoria requires all swimming pools to have a barrier in accordance with Chapter 18 of the city code. Arizona law mandates a minimum 5-foot barrier with self-closing, self-latching gates around residential pools.
Under Peoria City Code Chapter 18 and Arizona Revised Statutes, residential swimming pools must be enclosed by a barrier at least 5 feet high. Gates must be self-closing and self-latching with latches on the pool side. The barrier must not have openings that allow passage of a 4-inch sphere. Doors from the home accessing the pool area must have self-closing mechanisms and alarms. Arizona law is strict about pool barriers due to the high rate of childhood drownings in the state. Most Peoria homes have block walls that serve as the pool barrier.
Non-compliant pool barriers result in building code violations and required immediate correction. Fines apply and permits may be withheld.
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