§ 12.265

The 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code is amended or modified as follows:

Amend Section 202 to add the following definition:

PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL means a swimming pool or pool located at and intended primarily for the use of the occupants of a single or two-family dwelling unit.

Amend Section 301 by adding the following:

301.2 Existing swimming pools. Any person who owns or is in possession of an existing private swimming pool that does not conform to the requirements of this section shall make the pool conform to the requirements of this section within ninety (90) days from its effective date.

Exceptions: The chief building official is hereby authorized to exempt any private swimming pool from the provisions of the Health and Safety Code 115922:

1. If it is secured from unauthorized entry by a natural or artificial barrier that provides the same or a greater degree of protection than would an enclosure.

An application for exception shall be filed in writing with the chief building official. The application shall contain a brief statement evidencing that the applicant is entitled to the exception and such other information as the chief building official may prescribe.

Delete Sections 302 and 305.

Amend Section 305 by adding the following:

305.1 General. Pool barriers and enclosures shall meet the requirements of the California Swimming Pool Safety Act. The text in CBC 3109.2 contains the statutory language that is required to be duplicated and published in the California Code of Regulations, Title 24. As such, the section numbers reflect those within the Health and Safety Code.

305.2 Enclosure required for private swimming pools. Every person who owns or is in possession of any land on which there is situated a private swimming pool shall secure the pool from unauthorized entry by an enclosure that meets all of the requirements of the Health and Safety Code 115923. The enclosure shall be specifically designed to prevent unauthorized entry from adjacent private and/or public property. This enclosure shall be in addition to the "safety features" required by the Health and Safety Code 115922.

(Ord. No. 1974, div. 1, 11-18-2019; Ord. No. 2021, § 1, 11-21-2022; Ord. No. 2052, div. 1, 9-15-2025)

Chapter 12.300 - ADDRESSING OF BUILDINGS AND PROPERTIES