Michigan's Residential Code requires self-closing, self-latching gates that swing away from the pool, with the latch release on the pool side. Where the house forms part of the barrier, doors need alarms or the pool needs an ASTM F1346 power safety cover.
Residential pool safety in Washtenaw County follows the statewide Michigan Residential Code, enforced locally. All barrier gates must be self-closing and self-latching, must swing outward away from the pool, and have a locking device; the latch release must sit on the pool side. When a wall of the house serves as part of the pool enclosure, either the pool must have a power safety cover meeting ASTM F1346, or all doors and windows with a sill under 48 inches that give direct pool access must have audible alarms. Pools and spas must also have anti-entrapment (compliant suction-outlet) systems. These provisions are aimed at preventing child drownings; cities and townships may add local rules.
Noncompliant gates, missing alarms, or missing safety covers are code violations; the local building inspector can require corrections and withhold approval to use the pool.
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