A Lynn Haven residential pool must have at least one of four safety features per F.S. 515.27: (1) compliant barrier, (2) approved safety cover, (3) exit alarms on home doors/windows accessing the pool, or (4) self-closing self-latching pool gates.
F.S. 515.27, enforced by Lynn Haven Building Department inspections, requires every new residential pool to be equipped with at least one of four safety features before a certificate of occupancy issues: (1) a complete 48-inch barrier meeting Sec. 515.29; (2) an approved safety pool cover meeting ASTM F1346; (3) all home doors and windows providing direct pool access equipped with exit alarms producing not less than 85 dB at 10 ft, audible inside the home; or (4) all pool-access doors equipped with self-closing, self-latching devices with release at least 54 inches above the floor. The 'four features' framework also requires CPR signage at commercial pools. Lynn Haven does not impose additional local rules above the state minimum.
F.S. 515.29 - 2nd-degree misdemeanor up to $500 / 60 days. Additional civil liability if a child drowns.
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