Swimming pools in San Bernardino: the local rules

What San Bernardino's code says

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Pool barrier	No openings, holes or gaps larger than 4 inches square. § 15.48.030 · code text There shall be no openings, holes, or gaps in the fence or wall larger than four inches square Gaps between pickets or vertical members at most 4 inches wide and at least 36 inches tall. Applies: Picket fences or other fences made of vertical members. § 15.48.030 · code text the open space between the pickets or vertical members shall not exceed four inches horizontally and shall be not less than 36 inches vertically. Must be non-climbable; openings, holes or gaps may not form horizontal steps or another way to climb. § 15.48.030 · code text This fence must be non-climbable with openings, holes, or gaps not to be constructed or maintained in a horizontal series constituting steps or other means of access.
Barrier height	At least 4 feet high. Applies: Pools and other outdoor bodies of water more than 18 inches deep. § 15.48.030 · code text a fence or wall not less than four feet in height.
Gates	At least 4 feet high. § 15.48.040 · code text All gates or doors opening through the required enclosure shall be not less than four feet high. Self-closing, self-latching device within 3 inches of the required fence height, keeping the gate securely closed when not in use. § 15.48.040 · code text Gates or doors shall be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching device located within three inches of the required height of fence or wall. Driveway gates or doors may not open into the area between the fence and the pool. Applies: Gates or doors across a driveway leading to a required parking area. § 15.48.040 · code text No gate or door across a driveway providing access to any required parking area may open into the area between a fence or wall and the pool or body of water.
Maintenance and empty pools	A fence or wall must be maintained that fully surrounds the pool or body of water. Applies: Pools and other outdoor bodies of water for swimming or bathing, more than 18 inches deep. § 15.48.030 · code text shall maintain on the premises, completely surrounding the pool or body of water, a fence or wall not less than four feet in height.
Setback from property lines	At least 5 feet. Applies: Pools built after the ordinance took effect; measured from the inside pool face to a side or rear lot line. § 15.48.050 · code text Any swimming pool constructed after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be constructed so that there shall be at least five feet between the inside or poolside face of the swimming pool and side or rear lot line.

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San Bernardino's code: At least 4 feet high. (Pools and other outdoor bodies of water more than 18 inches deep.) (§ 15.48.030); At least 5 feet. (Pools built after the ordinance took effect; measured from the inside pool face to a side or rear lot line.) (§ 15.48.050).

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