Agoura hills falls under LA City and LA County guidelines. 

Agoura hills is a beautiful city with amazing warm California weather. This makes it optimal for owning a residential swimming pool. Residents are encouraged to take safety measures such as installing proper Pool Safety Fences around the pool with self latching gates. installing proper pool safety options is vital to reduce the risk of drowning. Drowning is considered to be the leading cause of death for children under the age of four according to government agencies.

What are the Agoura Hills pool fence regulations?
What are the legal requirements for pool fence installation in Los Angeles?
You’re not asking just for the sake of meeting swimming pool fencing requirements in Los Angeles, either. Your home and neighborhood are full of children, loved ones, and neighbor’s kids. We all know how unforgiving water can be for anyone who can’t swim

Agoura Hills pool fencing guidelines

Where to look for residential pool fencing laws in LA
Start with section 3109 of the Los Angeles Building Code. It was updated in 2020. The previous update was in 2017, so if history is any predictor of how often the regulations are updated, they are due to be reviewed soon.

What needs a pool enclosure?

In Agoura Hills, every swimming pool, fishpond, or other body of water 18 inches or deeper needs to be enclosed.
Do you need a separate permit from the city for the pool enclosure?
No, you don’t. But this section is misleading. The first sentence of this section, actually Section !V, paragraph 2, states you do. Read further, though. You only need a permit if the fence is constructed of concrete or masonry of 3.5 feet. The enclosure, however, must be part of the plans you submit for your pool to the city building department.

How high does the pool enclosure have to be?
The enclosure surrounding a pool has to be at least five feet (sixty inches) in height. This measurement is made on the side facing away from the swimming pool.
What about ground clearance?
The bottom of the fence is allowed a maximum of two inches of clearance between the ground and the fence. As with pool height, this is measured on the side facing away from the pool.

What else about the fence do I need to know

• The outside of the fence must be free of “protrusions, cavities, or other physical characteristics” that kids (five and younger) can use to gain a handhold or foothold and climb over. If you have any questions about the climbing ability of young children, check out videos on YouTube and Instagram.
• Gaps in the fence between components must be such that a sphere or ball over four inches cannot pass through.
• If the fence consists of horizontal and vertical members and the distance between the horizontal members is less than 45 inches, those members must be located on the swimming pool side of the fence. If you are having trouble imagining this, just be mindful that horizontal components of the fence can be used as ladders if they are accessible from the outside.
• If the fence consists of horizontal and vertical members, spacing between the vertical members shall not exceed 4 four inches. In fences with decorative cutouts, the maximum space allowed within the cut-out is 1-¾” inches wide.
• In lattice-style fencing, where the fence has intersecting diagonal members, the holes or cavities formed by those lattices can be no more than 1-¾ at their widest.
• Access gates through the enclosure created by the fence shall open away from the pool.
• Access gates shall be self-closing and self-latching.
• The latch device must be at least 60 inches above the ground.
• Always check with the municipality. Swimming pool fence requirements in Los Angeles and any other municipality or jurisdiction are constantly being updated.

How Pool Defence can help

Pool Defence is a Southern California company with over 25 years of experience building pool enclosure fences. We are experts in pool fencing and residential pool fencing laws in LA. It’s our specialty. We offer the best materials, designs, and craftsmanship. Our skilled teams can usually start within two or three days of plan approval. Installation takes less than a day. Rely on Pool Defence to protect your family and give you maximum enjoyment from your pool. 

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Pool Defence serves all of Southern California from three locations including Agoura Hills. Call us at 818-900-2552 in Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, and Ventura County. In Riverside and Orange County, call us at 888-270-1155. Learn more on our website, www.pooldefenceus.com.

 

 

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