Indianapolis (Unigov) regulates swimming pool safety through the Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County, Title II Chapter 321 (Beaches and Swimming Pools), administered by the Marion County Public Health Department. Public pool safety follows Indiana Administrative Code 675 IAC 20-2-26, which mandates a six-foot enclosure with a self-closing, self-latching gate where the latch sits at least 45 inches above the ground.
Indianapolis-Marion County's consolidated Code of Ordinances places general pool safety provisions in Title II, Chapter 321 (Beaches and Swimming Pools), with permits, inspections, and enforcement run by the Marion County Public Health Department under the Indiana State Department of Health rule 675 IAC 20. For Class A, B, and C pools, 675 IAC 20-2-26 requires that the pool be enclosed by a fence, wall, building, or other enclosure not less than six feet high, with a self-closing and positive self-latching closure mechanism at a height of at least 45 inches above the ground and hardware for locking. The barrier may have no opening that allows passage of a four-inch-diameter sphere, and where the gate release is below 54 inches from the bottom, it must be on the pool side at least three inches below the top with no openings greater than one-half inch within 18 inches of the release. Where multiple pools share an enclosure, a separating barrier is required between pools deeper than four feet and those four feet or shallower. Residential single-family pools in Indianapolis are not regulated by 675 IAC 20 directly but are required by the Marion County Building Department to comply with the barrier provisions of the Indiana Residential Code (based on the IRC), which the City applies through Title III, Chapter 536 (Buildings and Construction) at the time of permit issuance. Indianapolis enforces nuisance and abandoned-pool conditions through Code Enforcement under Chapter 575.
Operating a pool that fails to meet the 675 IAC 20-2-26 enclosure requirements or the IRC residential barrier provisions adopted under Chapter 536 can result in a stop-use order, suspension or revocation of the operating permit by the Marion County Public Health Department for public pools, and code-enforcement action under Indianapolis Chapter 575 for residential properties.
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