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Swimming pools in La Puente

A fence, wall or structure around any pool 2 feet deep or more must be at least 5 feet high; portable pools are excluded.

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Key points

  • Pool fences: A fence, wall or structure around any pool 2 feet deep or more must be at least 5 feet high; portable pools are excluded.

Each rule below links to the section of the La Puente Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What La Puente's code says

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Pool barrier
  • No openings larger than 50 square inches, other than doors or gates.
    Applies: Applies to the pool fence or wall. A rectangular opening no more than 4 inches wide may be larger.
    § 8.16.010 · code text
    with no openings, except doors or gates, with an area greater than fifty square inches
  • A rectangular opening may be larger if its horizontal side is no more than 4 inches.
    Applies: Applies to rectangular openings.
    § 8.16.010 · code text
    except that a rectangular opening having no horizontal dimension exceeding four inches may have a greater area
  • Wood fences: posts at least 3 by 3 inches, no more than 10 feet apart, embedded at least 18 inches.
    Applies: Boards at least 1/2 inch thick on at least 2 rails of 2 by 3 inches. Applies to wood pool fences.
    § 8.16.020 · code text
    Wood fences shall have posts not less than three inches by three inches, spaced not over ten feet on centers
  • Wire pool fences: mesh of at least eleven gauge galvanized steel wire on galvanized pipe one and one-quarter inches in diameter, no more than ten feet apart; posts set at least twelve inches into concrete-filled holes at least six inches wide and eighteen inches deep
    Applies: wire fences
    § 8.16.030 · code text
    Wire fences shall be constructed of wire mesh of not less than eleven gauge galvanized steel wire
  • Instead of a fence, a competent person may watch the pool at all times while it holds water.
    Applies: Replaces the required pool fence. When no one is watching, a pool cover or other protective device approved by the city engineer may be used.
    § 8.16.060 · code text
    In lieu of maintaining a fence, such persons may provide a competent person who shall keep the pool under observation at all times while water is kept in the pool.
Barrier height
  • At least 5 feet high.
    Applies: Fence, wall or structure around any pool or artificial body of water 2 feet deep or more. Portable pools are not included.
    § 8.16.010 · code text
    a fence, wall, or other structure not less than five feet in height with no openings, except doors or gates

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What are the pool fence and setback rules in La Puente?

A fence, wall or structure around any pool 2 feet deep or more must be at least 5 feet high; portable pools are excluded.

General information, not legal advice.

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