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Home My WebLink About1994/09/19 Board of Appeals & Advisors Agenda Packet (4) .-TA'!'E O¥ CAUFOANIA. BUSINESS, 'nIANSPOATAT1ON AND HOUSING AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF CODES AND STANDARDS 1800 THIRD STREET. SuRe 260 P,O, Box 1~07 SACRAMENTO. CA 85e12·1~7 (8111) "S,ac71 FAX (11111) 327...712 HECEIVED From TOO 1'tIoMe: 1-11OC).7S5-2828 From Voice 1'tIoMe: 1-11OC).7S5-2822 UC I 1 ~jI99,j October 13, 1993 CITY OF CIi'd\ " BUILDING & HOUSING Oll', INFORMATION BULLETIN SHL 93-05 TO: CITY BUILDING OFFICIALS COUNTY BUILDING OFFICIALS HOUSING CODE OFFICIALS FIRE SERVICE OFFICIALS INTERESTED PARTIES SHL DIVISION STAFF SUBJECT: NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR SWIMMING POOL. SPA AND HOT TUB BARRIERS On September 28. 1993. the California Building Standards Commission adopted by emergency the 1991 Uniform Building Code. Appendix Chapter 12. Division III. titled Barriers for Swimming Pools. Spas and Hot Tubs. A copy of the emergency regulations is attached. The Commission postponed the effective date of these emergency regulations until February 1. 1994 . to permit notification of affected parties and training of enforcement personnel. Government Code. Section 11346,' requires the Commission to hold a public hearing for the purposes of soliciting public comment on emergency regulations, The public hearing and formal adoption of these emergency regulations must be completed within 120 days from the effective date of the regulations. The Commission will be announcing the time. date and place of the public hearing for these regulations. Please contact the State Housing Law Program Manager at (916) 445-9471 or write to the above address if you have questions related to the app!icability of this action by the California Building Standards Commission. Attachment D . ".-- Travis Pitts Deputy Director . . __h Item 114B Page 2 of 3 , ,- 11191 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE APPENDIX 1. The pool or spa must be entirely tOp orlhe barrier shall be II least 48 inches above Brade measured on th~ surrounded by a fence or wall not less side of the which faces away from the swimming ~I ximum ver· than five (5) feet in height measured tical clearance bclWCC e and the bonom of ,he r shall be 2 inches me.- from the outside. surtd on the side of the barner ces rom the swimming pool. Where the lOp of the pool structure is '00'" e, an abovccround pool, the barri- er may be II ~round level. lhe pool structure. ,ed on lOp or Ihe pool str'uClure. Where t er is mounted on lOp ohhe pool structu uimum vertical cI cc between the tOp or the pool tINcture and the bonom of the sha inches. 2. Openings in the barrier shall nol allow passaic of. 4-inchoodiamClcr sphere. 3. Solid barriers which do not have openings. such as misonry or slone walls. shall not contain indcntalions or protrusions except for tooled masonry joints, 4. Where 1he barrier is composed ofhorizonlaland venical members and the dis· lance between the lOpS of the horizontal members is less than 4S inches. the hori· zontal members shall be localed on the swimminl pool side o( ¡he (ence. Spacing between venical members shall not exceed 1 )/. inches in width. Where there are decorauve cutOUIS within venical members. Spacinl wilhin the cutOU1S shall nOt exceed I )/. inches in width. S. Where Ihe bl1T'ier is composed ofhorizon!11 and venital members and the dis· tance between the lOpS of the horizontal members is 4S inches or more. spacing be- tween venical members shall nOI e;(ceed 4 inches. Where Ihere are decorative cutoutS wilhin venical members. spacing within IhecUIOUIS shall nOI e~ceed ~/. in· ches In width. 6, imum mesh size forchain link fences shall be a I 'I.-inch Slhe fence is proYI ¡sfastened tom w ich reduce the open- ints 10 ,me es. 7. Where Ihe bamer IS composed of diagonal members. such as a lalllce fence. the muimum opening formed by Ihe dialonll members shill be no more Ihan 1)/, anchu. 8. Access lales shall campI)' with Ihe requirement~ of hems I through 7 and shall be equipped 10 accommodall: a lockin& device. Pedestrian-access ¡:!oles shall open outward away from the pool and shill be self-closing and have a self-Iatchin¡ device. Giles other than pedestrian access gates shall have a self·lalching device. Where the release mechanism of the self· latching device is loc:ued less than S4 in· ches rrom the bonum orlhe gale. (I) the release mechanism shall be: located on ¡he pool ¡ide or the gate Illeasl 3 inches below the lOp of the late and (2) the gale and barrier shall have no opening, ¡realer than 112 inch within 18 inches of the release mechanism. 9. Where a will of a dwelling serves as pan Qfthe banier. doors with dirfct 1(" cess '0 the pool ,hrough thll wall shall be equipped with an al.nn which produces an audible warning when the door and i($ screen, ¡fpresent. are opened. The alann ¡hall sound continuously ror a minimum 0(30 KConds immedialely after Ihe door is opened, and be capable or being heard throuChou' ,he house during normal household ac(ivilies. The alarm shall automatically reset under all condilions. The alarm syslem shill be equipped with a manual means. such IS Ilouchpad orswilCh. 855 . . Item 114B Page 3 of 3 '. APPENDIX ,", UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 10 temporarily deaClivltc the .Iarm (or a single opening. Such deaclivllion shall 1151 for no more than 15 seconds. The dc:aclivllion swilch shall be localed .tleast , ~4 Inches above ¡he threshold of Ihe door. Other eans of rOlection, such as sclr·closin doors with sclf·lllchin devices I v , of 'clal. shall be acceptable 50 Ion as the de ree or rOlection .fforded is not less than the proll:ction a or cd by the alarm system descn I ve, I ð. Where an aboveground pool struclUre is used as a barrier or where the bar· rier is mounlcd on top of the pool structure, and the means of access is a ladder or "ep', then (I) ,he ladder or SlOP' shall be capable of being secured, locked or re· moved 10 prevcnllCCCSS or (2) the ladder or steps shall be sUlTounded by a barrier which meels the requirc:mcms of Items I through 9. When the ladder or steps are secured. locked or removed, any opening created shall nO( allow the passage of a 4-inch-diamctcr sphc~. (b) Indoor Swimmin& Pool. Doon with dircclaccess \0 an indoor swimming pool shall comply with Section 1243 (I) 9, .56 .