Raymond does not publish a city-specific swimming-pool barrier ordinance online; pool projects are reviewed by the City Building Inspector at City Hall under the residential building code adopted by Mississippi. Mississippi has adopted the International Residential Code as its base residential code through the State Building Code Council (Miss. Code Ann. Β§17-2-1 et seq.). IRC Appendix AG105 sets the residential pool-barrier standard at 48 inches in height, with self-closing and self-latching gates that open outward away from the pool. The Mississippi William Lee Montjoy Pool Safety Act (Β§45-43-1 et seq.) imposes additional barrier rules but applies only to multiunit rental complexes and property owners associations β not to private single-family residential pools.
Raymond regulates swimming pool fencing through its building permit process administered by the City Building Inspector (Jeff Williamson, 110 Courtyard Square, 601-857-8041). The City of Raymond does not maintain a public-facing swimming-pool fencing ordinance on raymondms.com. Mississippi adopted the International Residential Code as its base residential building code through the Mississippi Building Code Council under Miss. Code Ann. Β§17-2-1 et seq., and IRC Appendix AG105 β where adopted β requires residential pool barriers at least 48 inches high (measured from finished ground), with no openings allowing passage of a 4-inch sphere, gates that open outward away from the pool, and self-closing/self-latching latch hardware located at least 54 inches above the ground. The state-level Mississippi William Lee Montjoy Pool Safety Act, codified at Miss. Code Ann. Β§Β§45-43-1 through 45-43-31, sets enclosure standards (Β§45-43-7) at minimum 48 inches in height measured from the ground on the side away from the pool, prohibits chain-link in new enclosures built after July 1, 2012, prohibits diagonal fencing members lower than 49 inches, caps decorative openings at 1-3/4 inches, and (Β§45-43-9) requires self-closing and self-latching gates. Critically, the Montjoy Act applies only to owners of multiunit rental complexes and property owners associations that own, control, or maintain a pool β it does not regulate private single-family residential pools (Β§45-43-7). For single-family pools, the city's permit review and any IRC-adopted residential standard control. Pull a building permit through the City Building Inspector before installing or replacing pool fencing or a pool, and confirm whether Raymond enforces IRC Appendix AG105.
Construction of a pool or pool barrier without a city building permit is a municipal violation enforceable by the City Building Inspector under Mississippi general municipal police power (Miss. Code Ann. Β§21-19-1) and the State Building Code Council enabling act (Β§17-2-1). Mississippi attractive-nuisance doctrine creates premises-liability exposure to homeowners with unfenced or non-compliant pools β drowning incidents on residential property are a significant tort exposure. For multifamily and HOA pools, a willful violation of the Montjoy Act is a misdemeanor under Miss. Code Ann. Β§45-43-29, with fines up to $500 per offense and each day a separate offense. Always pull a permit at City Hall (110 Courtyard Square, 601-857-8041) before installing or modifying pool fencing.
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