A residential hot tub or spa is regulated like a pool under the PA Uniform Construction Code's ISPSC 2021, enforced by your municipality. Public or club spas are inspected by the Delaware County Health Department under the state Public Bathing Law.
34 Pa. Code § 403.26 puts hot tubs and spas accessory to a one- or two-family dwelling under the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code of 2021, so barrier and safety-cover provisions apply and the municipality issues the permit. A spa equipped with a listed safety cover may be exempt from the perimeter barrier under the ISPSC. Public and community spas are 'public bathing places' regulated by the Delaware County Health Department and require a Department permit before operation under 28 Pa. Code Chapter 18.
Public spa violations can bring Health Department closure orders; residential spa violations are municipal UCC citations and permit denials.
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