Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act sets statewide drowning prevention standards including barriers, covers, and alarms. The Act applies to every new pool, spa, and hot tub installed in residential settings.
Section 515.27, Florida Statutes, requires at least one of: an isolating barrier, an approved safety cover meeting ASTM F1346, exit alarms on doors and windows providing direct access to the pool, or self-closing/self-latching devices on all such doors. The Act covers in-ground and above-ground pools deeper than 24 inches, spas, and hot tubs without lockable safety covers. The Florida Building Code incorporates these provisions. Final inspection cannot be issued without compliance, and certificates of completion are withheld until verified.
Knowingly failing to equip a residential pool with a required safety feature is a second-degree misdemeanor with up to $500 in fines and 60 days jail, plus mandatory drowning prevention education.
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Cape Coral, FL
Cape Coral §12-22 (Noise Control Ordinance, amended Dec 2019) prohibits noise plainly audible at 50 feet between 11 PM and 7 AM from any radio, TV, musical i...
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Cape Coral Land Development Code Section 5.2.7 limits residential fences in the front setback, allows up to 6 feet in side and rear yards, and requires open ...
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Dogs in Cape Coral must be under direct control on a leash not exceeding 8 feet in length under Lee County Animal Control Ordinance. Cape Coral Code Chapter ...
Cape Coral, FL
Cape Coral generally allows lawn ornaments, statues, flamingos, garden gnomes, and similar decorative items without a permit. Cape Coral Code Section 5.5.13 ...
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Inflatable holiday displays (giant snowmen, Halloween figures, Easter bunnies) are not specifically regulated by Cape Coral's Code of Ordinances and are gene...
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Cape Coral does not have a dedicated holiday-light ordinance and treats seasonal lighting as a normal residential accessory use, generally allowed without a ...
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