Redlands enforces the California Swimming Pool Safety Act for residential pool barriers. The City's official handout requires a non-climbable enclosure at least 5 feet (60 inches) tall measured opposite the pool, with a maximum 2-inch gap below and tightly spaced verticals so children cannot climb or squeeze through.
The City of Redlands Building & Safety Division publishes a Pool Barriers handout implementing California Health and Safety Code Section 115920 (the Swimming Pool Safety Act). The required barrier must be at least 5 feet (60 inches) high, measured on the side opposite the pool, and all pool barriers must be non-climbable. Per the handout's diagrams, the maximum clearance between the bottom of the barrier and grade is 2 inches; vertical members are spaced no more than 4 inches apart; where horizontal members are less than 45 inches apart (a climbable 'step' condition), picket spacing must not exceed 1.75 inches; and chain-link mesh openings must not exceed 1.75 inches. Glass doors and windows within 5 feet of the water's edge and less than 5 feet above grade must be safety glass. The barrier isolates the pool from the home and yard. These are the same numeric standards the state imposes - Redlands adopts and enforces them rather than substituting its own. A fence that serves as a required pool enclosure also needs a building permit under RMC 15.06.080, even where a comparable non-pool fence would be exempt. Questions about climbable or stepping conditions are directed to Building & Safety for clarification.
A pool barrier that is too short, climbable, has gaps wider than allowed, or lacks safety glass will fail inspection. The pool cannot be approved or used until the barrier complies, and existing non-compliant barriers can trigger code-enforcement action.
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