New and remodeled residential pools in unincorporated Alpine County must include at least two of the seven drowning-prevention features in Health & Safety Code Section 115922(a) and anti-entrapment suction outlets under Section 115928. The County enforces these through the 2022 California Residential Code Appendix AX adopted in ACC 15.04.020.
Alpine County does not publish its own residential pool-safety ordinance; it relies on the California Swimming Pool Safety Act, which it adopted by reference in Alpine County Code 15.04.020 (California Residential Code Appendix AX). Health & Safety Code Section 115922(a) lists seven approved options: (1) an enclosure meeting Section 115923, (2) an ASTM F2286 removable mesh fence with self-closing self-latching gate, (3) an ASTM F1346 approved safety cover, (4) exit alarms on doors with direct pool access, (5) self-closing self-latching devices on those doors at least 54 inches above the floor, (6) an ASTM F2208 pool alarm, or (7) another means giving equal protection approved by the building official. New construction or a remodel at a single-family home must include at least two of these. Section 115928 requires anti-entrapment suction outlet covers meeting the ANSI/APSP-16 standard on new and modified pools, paralleling the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act. Public and semi-public pools (HOA, lodge, resort, such as those serving the Bear Valley and Kirkwood resort communities) are additionally regulated under California Code of Regulations Title 22 and California Building Code Chapter 31B.
Failing to provide at least two of the seven features causes the pool to fail the inspection required before final approval under Health & Safety Code Section 115922(c). Disabling required features afterward is enforceable as a violation of the building codes adopted in ACC Chapter 15.04. A drowning at a pool that lacked required features can support civil negligence-per-se exposure under California Evidence Code 669.
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