New and remodeled residential pools in unincorporated Solano County must include at least two of seven drowning-prevention features from California Health & Safety Code 115922(a) and anti-entrapment suction outlets meeting Health & Safety Code 115928. These state rules are enforced through County Code Chapter 6.3 building inspections.
Solano County applies California's Swimming Pool Safety Act through its building permit process. Health & Safety Code Section 115922(a) lists seven approved safety features, of which a new or remodeled single-family pool must have at least two: (1) an enclosure meeting Section 115923, (2) a removable mesh fence to ASTM F2286 with a self-closing, self-latching gate, (3) an approved safety pool cover to ASTM F1346, (4) exit alarms on doors with direct pool access, (5) a self-closing, self-latching device on doors from the home to the pool, (6) a pool alarm meeting ASTM F2208, or (7) another means approved by the building official as providing equal protection. Under Health & Safety Code Section 115928, new pools and modified existing pools must have anti-entrapment suction-outlet covers meeting the ANSI/APSP-7 or equivalent standard (paralleling the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act). The county building official inspects these features before final approval per Section 115922(c). Public and semi-public pools (HOA, apartment, club) are separately regulated by California Code of Regulations Title 22 and reviewed by Solano County Environmental Health.
A pool that lacks at least two Section 115922(a) features or compliant anti-entrapment outlets will fail final inspection and cannot be legally used. Removing or disabling required features after installation can be pursued as a code-compliance case. A drowning at a pool that lacked legally required safety features can support a civil negligence claim against the owner.
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