When a Redlands pool/spa permit is issued, the pool must have a code-compliant barrier plus at least one of seven state drowning-prevention features. Gates must swing away from the pool and be self-closing and self-latching, with latch release at least 54 inches above the floor, and house doors need exit alarms or self-latching hardware.
Redlands' Pool Barriers handout enforces the seven drowning-prevention features of the California Swimming Pool Safety Act (HSC Section 115920 et seq.). For a new or remodeled pool/spa at a single-family home, the pool needs the required barrier plus at least one of: (1) an enclosure meeting HSC 115923 isolating the pool from the home; (2) removable mesh fencing meeting ASTM F2286 with a self-closing, self-latching, key-lockable gate; (3) an approved safety pool cover under HSC 115921(d); (4) exit alarms on house doors with direct pool access; (5) a self-closing, self-latching device with a release mechanism no lower than 54 inches above the floor on those doors; (6) a pool alarm certified to ASTM F2208; or (7) another protection of equal or greater effectiveness verified to ASTM/ASME standards. Pedestrian access gates must swing away from the pool and be self-closing and self-latching; where the latch release is on the pool side less than 60 inches above grade, a protective shield or fencing with openings no greater than 0.5 inch is required, with the gate opening at least 18 inches inside. Garage-to-pool and vehicle (double) gates have their own self-latching rules. Electrical service drops within 10 feet horizontally of the water must stay at least 22.5 feet above the design water level. These are state standards administered locally by Building & Safety.
Missing or non-functioning gate latches, door alarms, or required drowning-prevention features will fail final inspection and prevent pool use; non-compliance can lead to code-enforcement citations.
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