Stratford, CT Swimming Pools & Spas: Fencing & Safety Requirements (2026)

The Town of Stratford handles pool barriers by pointing to the state code. Section 6.1.9(3) says fencing or other safety barriers or devices are as required in the State of Connecticut Building Code, so the barrier standard is whatever that code requires. Section 6.1.9 itself prints no barrier height, gate or latch dimensions, and this page quotes the Town's rule instead of restating the state code.

The fence rules in Section 6.1.5 set limits for fences throughout the Town of Stratford. For the first 25 feet from the street line on any street, a fence cannot exceed four feet in height. In rear and side yards, no fence or wall can exceed six feet in height above the finished grade. A fence is erected with its finished side facing the adjacent property or the street. Barbed wire, razor wire and other similar fencing are prohibited in all districts unless erected with a bona fide farm or specifically permitted by the Zoning Commission. On a property with significant slope or topographic change, no fence, wall or combination thereof can exceed eight feet in total height measured from the abutting property's side. Before a fence goes up, a zoning permit must be obtained, with a fee set by the Zoning Commission.

Pool siting under Section 6.1.9 sets the footprint a barrier surrounds: the pool stays at least 10 feet from rear and side property lines, and decks, filters, slides, heaters and tanks at least five feet. A zoning and building permit is required for the pool itself. Chapter 188 of the Code licenses public pools through the Director of Health and does not cover a pool at a single-family residence.