Pasco has adopted the 2015 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) as its official pool code under PMC 16.60.010, supplemented by a local five-foot barrier rule (PMC 16.60.020). Pools must pass a final building inspection, and the safety barrier must be shown on the site plan before approval.
Swimming pool safety in Pasco is governed primarily by the 2015 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), adopted by reference as the city's official pool, spa, and hot tub code under PMC 16.60.010. The ISPSC sets nationally recognized standards for barriers, gates, alarms, suction-entrapment protection, and equipment. Pasco layers a stricter local barrier requirement on top: PMC 16.60.020 mandates a nonclimbable five-foot enclosure with a self-closing, pool-side-latched gate, set no closer than three feet from the water's edge, with no more than a two-inch gap below the barrier. Pools must be permitted through the Building Division and pass inspection; the permit submittal requires a complete site plan showing the existing or proposed safety barrier and full installation instructions. Zoning safety rules in PMC 16.60.030 require pools to honor the main building's front and side yard setbacks and require public/semi-public pools in residential zones to obtain a special permit from the Board of Adjustment. Pasco does not publish its own separate alarm or cover mandate beyond the adopted ISPSC; for those detailed technical specifications, the adopted ISPSC controls. Property owners should confirm current requirements with the Pasco Building Division, which holds the authoritative version of the code and conducts inspections.
Operating a pool that does not meet adopted ISPSC standards or the PMC 16.60.020 barrier rule can result in failure to pass final inspection and code-enforcement action. The Building Division enforces these provisions under PMC Title 16.
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