Baldwin Park, CA Swimming Pools & Spas: Safety Rules (2026)

Baldwin Park does not write its own list of drowning-prevention devices; instead the City's Building and Safety Division enforces the California Swimming Pool Safety Act, Health and Safety Code Sections 115920-115929, which item 69 of the City's Residential Plans Correction List cites directly along with city ordinance BPMC Sec. 7-18.10. Under H&S 115922, when a building permit is issued for the construction of a new pool or spa, or the remodel of an existing one, at a private single-family home, the pool or spa must be equipped with at least two of seven approved drowning-prevention safety features. Those features include: an isolation enclosure meeting H&S 115923; removable mesh fencing meeting ASTM F2286 with a self-closing, self-latching, key-lockable gate; an ASTM F1346-listed safety pool cover; exit alarms on doors and windows with direct pool access; a self-closing, self-latching device with the release placed at least 54 inches above the floor on doors giving direct pool access; and an in-water pool alarm that sounds on unauthorized entry. Because these are state requirements adopted and inspected by the City, a Baldwin Park homeowner must show the chosen features on the permitted plans and have them verified at inspection. The City also requires that any glazing in walls or fences serving as a pool barrier be labeled safety glazing (CRC R308.4). Ask the City's Building and Safety Division for its current pool safety handout, which spells out the locally accepted feature combinations.