Showing ordinances that apply to South Apopka, FL
South Apopka is an unincorporated community (population 6,803) in Orange County, Florida. Because South Apopka is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Orange County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The fencing requirements rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Orange County enforces FL §515 Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act. Pool barriers must be minimum 48 inches high, non-climbable, with self-closing self-latching gates opening outward. At least one additional safety layer required.
FL §515.27-515.29 requires one of: (1) isolation barrier 48 inches min with self-closing self-latching gate and latch 54+ inches above ground, (2) approved pool safety cover, (3) all doors/windows with direct access to pool equipped with exit alarms, (4) all doors with direct pool access equipped with self-closing self-latching devices with release 54+ inches. Orange County Building enforces at final inspection. Openings in barrier must not allow passage of 4-inch sphere.
Non-compliant barrier: certificate of occupancy withheld. Post-occupancy non-compliance: 2nd-degree misdemeanor under FL §515.29, up to $500 fine and 60 days jail.
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