Ramsey County Public Health enforces fencing for PUBLIC pools under Minn. Rules 4717.1550: fences must be at least five feet high with self-closing, self-latching lockable gates. A private backyard pool's barrier is set by the Minnesota Residential Code and enforced by your city.
For public pools the county/state rule 4717.1550, subp. 2 requires the fence to be at least five feet high, have self-closing self-latching gates capable of being locked, no opening greater than four inches, and no readily climbable design. For a private single-family pool, the Minnesota Residential Code barrier applies (enforced by your city building official): typically a barrier at least 48 inches high, gaps no larger than four inches, and self-closing, self-latching gates. Match the exact standard to whether the pool is public (county-licensed) or private (city-permitted).
A public pool with a non-compliant barrier can be ordered closed by Ramsey County Public Health until corrected; residential barrier defects are cited by the city building inspector.
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