California's Pool Safety Act (Health & Safety §115921) requires two of seven approved drowning-prevention features at any new pool or remodel permit. Anti-entrapment drain covers (VGBA compliant), self-closing/self-latching gates, and door alarms are standard. Fairfield Building Safety inspects compliance at pre-plaster and final.
Fairfield enforces the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act through CBC §3109, requiring anti-entrapment drain covers and, where there is a single main drain other than an unblockable drain, at least one additional approved device or system. Suction-side outlets must comply with ANSI/APSP-7. Beyond drains, Health & Safety §115921 requires two of seven features at permit: (1) isolation enclosure separating pool from house; (2) removable mesh fence with self-closing self-latching gate; (3) ASTM F1346 safety cover; (4) exit alarms on doors leading to the pool; (5) self-closing self-latching house doors with release 54 inches above floor; (6) pool water alarm meeting ASTM F2208; or (7) other approved equivalent. Spas and hot tubs with locking covers complying with ASTM-ES 13-89 are exempt from the barrier requirement. The Solano County Environmental Health Division regulates public pools and shared community pools; HOAs must post pool rules per Title 22 CCR §65539 including diving, capacity, and lifeguard signage.
Operating without VGBA-compliant drains is a strict-liability violation; pools can be ordered drained until compliant. Failure to maintain selected drowning-prevention features results in citations and potential pool closure. Owners are civilly liable for injuries traceable to non-compliance.
Fairfield, CA
Residential pools in Fairfield must be enclosed by a barrier between 60 and 72 inches tall with self-closing, self-latching gates that open away from the poo...
Fairfield, CA
Fairfield does not prescribe specific residential fence materials beyond prohibiting barbed wire, razor wire, and electrified fencing in residential zones. C...
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Fairfield follows California Civil Code §841, the Good Neighbor Fence Law: adjoining owners are presumed to share equally in the cost of building, maintainin...
Fairfield, CA
Fairfield requires a building permit for fences and freestanding walls over 7 feet tall and for retaining walls over 4 feet measured from the bottom of the f...
Fairfield, CA
Fairfield Municipal Code Section 25.30 caps front-yard fences at 42 inches within 15 feet of the front property line and 7 feet beyond that. Street side yard...
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Fairfield Municipal Code does not set a hard numeric cap on dogs or cats per household. Animals must be licensed, vaccinated, and kept in conditions that do ...
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