Delaware County sets no residential pool-fence rule. Backyard pools follow the PA Uniform Construction Code, which adopts the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code of 2021: a barrier generally at least 48 inches high with self-closing, self-latching gates, enforced by your municipality.
A pool accessory to a one- or two-family dwelling must comply with the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code of 2021, adopted statewide by 34 Pa. Code § 403.26 and enforced by the municipal code official. The ISPSC barrier standard requires the top of the barrier at least 48 inches above grade, no openings that pass a 4-inch sphere, no more than 2 inches of clearance beneath, and gates that are self-closing and self-latching. Delaware County itself imposes no separate residential fencing rule.
Failing an ISPSC barrier inspection blocks the municipal permit approval and can result in code-enforcement citations and daily fines under the local UCC ordinance.
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