New residential pools in Polk County must have at least one approved safety feature: a compliant barrier, an approved safety pool cover, exit alarms on doors/windows to the pool, or self-closing self-latching devices on those doors.
Florida Statutes 515.27 requires a residential swimming pool to be equipped with at least one drowning-prevention safety feature at completion. Options include isolating the pool with a barrier meeting FS 515.29; an approved safety pool cover (ASTM F1346-91); exit alarms with a minimum 85 dB A rating at 10 feet on all doors and windows with direct pool access; or self-closing, self-latching devices with the release placed no lower than 54 inches above the floor. Pool alarms meeting ASTM F2208 are an additional option. The feature is verified before the pool passes final inspection.
Not equipping the pool with a required safety feature is a second-degree misdemeanor; penalties may be waived if the owner corrects the violation within 45 days and completes a drowning-prevention course.
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