Pool, Fence and Screen Requirements Q:Does My Pool Need A Fence Or Screen Enclosure Surrounding It?
The barrier requirements are based on the completion date of the pool, and the implementation dates of the City Ordinance and Florida Building Code, summarized as follows. New Pools, And Pools Completed On Or After October 1, 2000: A: New pools, and pools which had not received a final inspection until October 1, 2000, are governed by the Pool Safety Act, which has been fine-tuned and is now incorporated within the Florida Building Code. The Pool Safety Act requirements are as stringent as they are complex. The basic requirement is that any new pool must be built with protection by means of fence, screen enclosure, alarms, baby barrier, or a combination of these components which serves to provide a barrier to entrance to the pool from all directions, for 360 degrees around the pool. 424.2.17 Residential swimming barrier requirement, a part of the Florida Building Code, may be accessed online at http://www.floridabuilding.org/c/default.aspx then selecting Florida Building Code 2007, the
