Indio, CA Swimming Pools & Spas: Safety Rules (2026)

The City of Indio does not write its own pool drowning-prevention checklist; it adopts the California Building Code and California Residential Code, which carry the Swimming Pool Safety Act (Health and Safety Code section 115922). For new construction or remodeling of a private single-family residential pool or spa, that law requires at least two of seven safety features: (1) an isolating enclosure meeting state standards; (2) removable mesh fencing meeting ASTM F2286 with a self-closing, self-latching gate; (3) an approved safety pool cover meeting ASTM F1346; (4) exit alarms on doors and windows with direct pool access; (5) a self-closing, self-latching device on doors with a release no lower than 54 inches; (6) a pool-water entry/surface-motion alarm meeting ASTM F2208; or (7) another protection independently verified to provide equal protection. The law bars certain combinations (for example, an exit alarm plus a self-closing device on the same door cannot count as the two required features). New pools also need anti-entrapment suction outlet covers (ANSI/APSP-16), and remodels must upgrade existing outlets. Indio's Building & Safety Division verifies these features at inspection. Owners installing or remodeling should confirm which two features they are providing before the rough and final inspections, because the city will hold the project to the state checklist.