Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act requires at least one additional safety feature beyond the 48-inch barrier: exit alarms, power safety cover, self-closing doors, or an approved pool alarm.
FL §515.27 requires every new residential pool to include at least one of the following: (a) an approved safety pool cover meeting ASTM F1346, (b) all doors providing direct access from the home to the pool equipped with an exit alarm with 85 decibel rating at 10 feet, (c) self-closing/self-latching devices on doors with release at least 54 inches above the floor, or (d) a pool alarm that when placed in the pool sounds upon detection of accidental or unauthorized entrance. All pools must have VGB Act compliant anti-entrapment main drain covers.
Noncompliance is a second-degree misdemeanor under FL §515.29. Drain cover violations may also trigger federal Consumer Product Safety Commission enforcement.
Temple Terrace, FL
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