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Swimming pools in Port Hueneme

Port Hueneme's own rules on swimming pools, with the code text for every value, and the state law underneath.

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

What Port Hueneme's code says

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Pool barrier
  • No more than 2 inches between the ground and the bottom of the barrier.
    Applies: Measured on the side of the barrier away from the pool.
    § 8056 · code text
    The maximum vertical clearance between the grade and the bottom of the barrier must be two (2) inches measured on the side of the barrier that faces away from the swimming pool.
  • The gap between the pool top and the barrier must be less than 4 inches.
    Applies: Applies to a barrier mounted on top of an above-ground pool.
    § 8056 · code text
    the maximum vertical clearance between the top of the pool structure and the bottom of the barrier shall be less than four (4) inches.
  • Openings may not let a 4-inch sphere pass.
    § 8056 · code text
    Openings in the barrier must not allow passage of a four (4)-inch-diameter sphere.
  • Vertical members no more than 1¾ inches apart.
    Applies: Applies when horizontal members are less than 45 inches apart.
    § 8056 · code text
    Spacing between vertical members shall not be greater than one and three-quarters (1¾) inches in width.
  • Vertical members no more than 4 inches apart.
    Applies: Applies when horizontal members are 45 inches or more apart.
    § 8056 · code text
    spacing between the vertical members must not be greater than four (4) inches.
  • Decorative cutouts no wider than 1¾ inches.
    Applies: Applies to cutouts in vertical members when horizontal members are 45 inches or more apart.
    § 8056 · code text
    Where there are decorative cutouts within vertical members, spacing must not be greater than one and three-quarters (1¾) inches in width.
  • Chain link mesh no wider than 1¾ inches.
    Applies: Unless slats reduce the openings to that width.
    § 8056 · code text
    Mesh size for chain link fences must not be greater than one and three-quarters (1¾) inches in width, unless the fence is provided with slats fastened at the top or bottom that reduce the openings to not more than one and three-quarters (1¾) inches in width.
  • Diagonal members no wider than 1¾ inches.
    Applies: Applies to barriers made of diagonal members.
    § 8056 · code text
    Where the barrier is composed of diagonal members, the members shall not be greater than one and three-quarters (1¾) inches in width.
  • No opening over 1/2 inch within 18 inches of the latch release.
    Applies: Applies when the gate latch release is less than 60 inches above the ground.
    § 8056 · code text
    the gate barrier may have no opening greater than one-half (½) inch within eighteen (18) inches of the release mechanism.
  • Openings may not let a 4-inch sphere pass.
    Applies: Applies to an above-ground pool whose ladder or steps are secured, locked or removed.
    § 8056 · code text
    Where the ladder or steps are secured, locked or removed, any opening shall not allow the passage of a four (4)-inch-diameter sphere.
  • A clear zone of at least 36 inches outside the enclosure, free of climbable structures or equipment.
    § 8056 · code text
    There shall be a clear zone of not less than thirty-six (36) inches between the exterior of the enclosure and any permanent structures or equipment such as pumps, filters and heaters that can be used to climb the enclosure.
Barrier height
  • At least 60 inches high.
    Applies: Measured on the side of the barrier away from the pool.
    § 8056 · code text
    The top of the barrier must be at least sixty (60) inches above grade measured on the side of the barrier that faces away from the swimming pool.
Gates
  • Pedestrian gates open outward from the pool, self-close and self-latch. Access gates must take a locking device.
    Applies: Applies to pedestrian access gates.
    § 8056 · code text
    Pedestrian access gates must open outward away from the pool and must be self-closing and have a self-latching device.
  • Must self-latch, have lockable hardware or padlocks, and stay locked when not in use.
    Applies: Applies to doors or gates other than pedestrian access gates.
    § 8056 · code text
    Doors or gates other than pedestrian access gates must have a self-latching device and must be equipped with lockable hardware or padlocks and must remain locked at all times when not in use.
  • The latch release must be on the pool side, at least 3 inches below the top of the gate.
    Applies: Applies when the release is less than 60 inches above the ground on the side away from the pool.
    § 8056 · code text
    the release mechanism must be located on the pool side of the gate at least three (3) inches below the top of the gate

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What are the pool fence and setback rules in Port Hueneme?

Port Hueneme's code: No more than 2 inches between the ground and the bottom of the barrier. (Measured on the side of the barrier away from the pool.) (§ 8056); The gap between the pool top and the barrier must be less than 4 inches. (Applies to a barrier mounted on top of an above-ground pool.) (§ 8056).

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