Pool, Spa, and
Hot Tub Safety Act
Florida Safety Act (FS 515.29)
One method must be used:
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The pool will be isolated from access to the home by an enclosure that meets the pool barrier requirements of F.S. 515.29.
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The pool will be equipped with an approved, safety-pool cover that complies with ASTM F1346 (Standard Performance Specifications for Safety Covers for Swimming Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs).
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All doors and windows providing direct access from the home to the pool and located within the enclosure/fence required by the Pasco County Land Development Code (LDC), Section 530.4(D), will be equipped with an exit alarm that has a minimum sound pressure rating of 85 decibels at ten feet.
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All doors providing direct access from the home to the pool and located within the enclosure/fence required by the Pasco County LDC, Section 530.4(D), will be equipped with self closing, self-latching devices with release mechanisms placed no lower than 54 inches above the floor or deck.
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In addition to the enclosure/fence required by the Pasco County LDC, Section 530.4 (D), a swimming pool alarm that, when placed in a pool, sounds an alarm upon detection of an accidental or unauthorized entrance into the water. Such pool alarm must meet and be independently certified to ASTM Standard F2208, titled “Standard Safety Specification for Residential Pool Alarms,” which includes surface motion, pressure, sonar, laser, and infrared alarms. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “swimming pool alarm” does not include any swimming protection alarm device designed for individual use, such as an alarm attached to a child that sounds when the child exceeds a certain distance or becomes submerged in water.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PASCO COUNTY LDC, SECTION 530.4(D):
1. Construct around the swimming pool, spa, or hot tub a MINIMUM FOUR-FOOT-HIGH FENCE with self closing, self-latching gates. The fence must not have any gaps, openings, indentations, protrusions, or structural components that could allow a young child to crawl under, squeeze through, or climb over the fence. Gates must open outward, away from the pool area. The releasing mechanism of the latching device must be located on the pool side ofthe gate and so placed that it cannot be reached by a young child over the top or through any opening or gap. No opening in the fence may be large enough to admit a four-inch sphere
2. Construct a screen enclosure around the swimming pool, spa, or hot tub with self-closing, self-latching, screen doors. Latches on exterior, screen doors must be a minimum of 54 inches from the exterior access standing surface. All screen enclosures require Building Permits.
3. Provide and utilize an approved, safety, swimming pool, spa, or hot tub cover that complies with ASTM F1346-91 (Standard Performance Specifications for Safety Covers for Swimming Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs). Such cover must be capable of being securely fastened over the swimming pool, spa, or hot tub when not in use. Revision Date: 2/18/2025 DS Admin Approved: 9/12/2025
