Besides a four-foot barrier, Carmel lets you use an approved safety pool cover: it must connect continuously to the deck, be key-operated, and support a 400-pound load. All Hamilton County cities enforce Indiana's pool-safety barrier standards.
Pool safety in Hamilton County is enforced at the city level under the Indiana Residential Code. Carmel UDO 5.02(C)(7)(c) allows three approaches: a four-foot impenetrable barrier, other approved impenetrable means, or a compliant safety pool cover. A safety cover must form a continuous connection between the cover and deck so the pool is inaccessible when drawn, be mechanically key-operated, support a 400-pound imposed load, run on tracks or rails, and carry a manufacturer identification tag. Alternatively a cover complying with the Indiana swimming pool code, 675 IAC 14-4.3-296, satisfies the rule. Fishers, Westfield and Noblesville apply equivalent ISPSC-based safety provisions. Alarms and anti-entrapment drains follow the state residential code.
Failing to maintain a compliant barrier or cover is a code violation subject to city enforcement, fines, and orders to secure or drain the pool.
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