A hot tub or spa in York County is regulated like a pool under the 2021 ISPSC, needing the county permit and a barrier. A safety cover listed and labeled to ASTM F1346 can stand in place of a fence.
The 2021 ISPSC South Carolina enforces treats a spa or hot tub as a pool, so York County permits it and applies the 48-inch barrier and self-latching gate rules. The code lets a spa skip the fence where a safety cover listed and labeled to ASTM F1346 is installed for the pool or spa. The 240-volt hookup must be installed by a SC-licensed electrical contractor, be GFCI-protected, and bond all metal near the water. A retractable listed cover is the common compliance path for a backyard hot tub.
Wiring a hot tub without a SC-licensed electrical contractor fails inspection. A spa with neither a compliant barrier nor a listed ASTM F1346 safety cover does not pass.
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