Beyond the 4-foot barrier rule in LMC 15.05.100, Longmont enforces the 2021 IRC Appendix V and 2021 IBC pool-safety provisions: anti-entrapment drain covers compliant with the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act, equipotential electrical bonding around the pool shell, alarms on dwelling doors that open directly to the pool area, and required final inspection before filling the pool.
Longmont adopted the 2021 I-Codes effective January 1, 2022, including IRC Appendix V (Swimming Pools), the 2021 IBC, and the 2020 NEC (Article 680) for pool electrical work. Required safety elements include: (1) Barriers - 48-inch minimum height with less-than-4-inch openings, self-closing/self-latching gates opening outward, latch release at least 54 inches high; (2) Door alarms - where a dwelling wall serves as part of the barrier, any door opening directly to the pool area must have an audible alarm meeting UL 2017 standards or an approved alternative; (3) Anti-entrapment drains - all pool and spa main drains must comply with ANSI/APSP-16 / VGB Act 2008; (4) Equipotential bonding - NEC Article 680 requires a bonding grid around the pool shell, deck, and metal equipment; (5) GFCI protection on all pool circuits and receptacles within 20 feet; (6) Final inspection - the pool may not be filled or used until Building Services signs off on barrier, electrical, gas, and plumbing. Drowning prevention layered with these code-required safeguards is enforced by Building Services and (for public pools) by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment under 5 CCR 1003-5.
Filling or operating a pool before final inspection, disabling door alarms or gate latches, removing anti-entrapment drain covers, or installing pool electrical without bonding can result in stop-work orders, code enforcement citations, civil liability, and (for negligent failures resulting in injury) potential criminal charges under Colorado child-endangerment laws.
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