A child can drown in the time it takes to answer a phone. Seventy-seven percent of the victims had been missing from sight for 5 minutes or less. Child drowning is a silent death. There's no splashing to alert anyone that the child is in trouble. Barriers are not childproof, but they provide layers of protection for a child who strays from supervision.
Barriers give parents additional time to locate a child before the unexpected becomes a reality.
No private swimming pool or hot tub shall be operated as a business or private club. No private swimming pool or hot tub or part thereof, including but not limited to aprons and walks, integral to the pool, shall protrude into any required front or side yard or be located closer than ten feet from a rear lot line or protrude into any easement. All swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas shall be provided with an approved barrier a minimum of four feet in height, except pools less than twenty-four inches deep or having a surface area less than 250 square feet, provided such pools do not have a water recirculating system or involve structural materials. A fence, wall, building wall, or combination thereof which completely surrounds the swimming pool and obstructs access to the swimming pool. Where the top of the pool structure is above grade, such as an above-ground pool, the barrier shall be permitted to be at finished ground level, such as the pool structure, or mounted on top of the pool structure.