WlnTER
GARDEn
CITY OF WINTER GARDEN
BUILDING
DEPARTMENT
300
W
EST PLANT STREET
W
INTER GARDEN, FL 34787
P:
407.656.4111
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RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOL, SPA & HOT TUB SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
JOB ADDRESS_______ # ________________________________ PERMIT ______________________
CONTRACTOR ___________________________________ OWNER’S NAME____________________
AS THE POOL OWNER, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A NEW SWIMMING POOL, SPA, OR HOT TUBE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OR INSTALLED ON MY PROPERTY. I
HAVE AUTHORIZED THE FOLLOWING METHOD
(S)
CHECKED BELOW
,
TO BE USED
/INSTALLED,
MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
FLORIDA STATUES FOR
POOL SAFETY (F.S.) 515.
OWNER SIGNATURE: ________________________________________ DATE: ___________________
SWIMMING POOLS MAY NOT BE FILLED UNTIL THE POOL SAFETY INSPECTION (507) AND THE FINAL ELECTRIC
INSPECTIONS (305)
HAVE BOTH BEEN PASSED PER
FLORIDA BUILDING CODE –
RESIDENTIAL –
4501.19
POOL PROTECTION ONLY, NO ALARMS REQUIRED
( ) THE POOL WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN APPROVED, SAFETY-POOL COVER THAT COMPLIES WITH ASTM F1346-91 (STANDARD PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATIONS FOR SAFETY COVERS FOR SWIMMING POOLS,
SPAS,
AND
HOT TUBS).
( ) ABOVE GROUND POOLS: R4501.17.1.10: WHERE AN ABOVEGROUND POOL STRUCTURE IS USED AS A BARRIER OR WHERE THE BARRIER IS
MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE POOL STRUCTURE AND THE MEANS OF ACCESS IS A LADDER OR STEPS
;
THE LADDER OR STEPS SHALL EITHER BE CAPABLE OF
BEING SECURED
, LOCKED, OR REMOVED TO PREVENT ACCESS, OR THE LADDER OR STEPS SHALL BE SURROUNDED BY A BARRIER WHICH MEETS THE
REQUIREMENTS OF
R4501.17.1.1
THROUGH
R4501.17.1.15.
WHEN THE LADDER OR STEPS ARE SECURED,
LOCKED
,
OR REMOVED
.
( )
48” TALL FENCE THAT MEETS FBC R4501.17.1 – 4501.17.8 WITH SELF-CLOSING, SELF-LATCHING ACCESS GATES WITH THE RELEASE DEVICE AT
MIN
.
54”
ABOVE GRADE
.
( ) 48”
TALL REMOVABLE MESH CHILD SAFETY BARRIER WITH LATCHING DEVICE AT 45” MEETING R4501.17.1.13 AND R454501.17.1.15 MAY BE
USED WHEN INSIDE A POOL SCREEN ENCLOSURE
.
( )
A POOL ALARM DESIGNED THAT, WHEN PLACED IN A POOL, SOUNDS AN ALARM UPON DETECTION OF AN ACCIDENTAL OR UNAUTHORIZED
ENTRANCED INTO THE WATER
.
SUCH POOL ALARMS 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 OR INFRARED BEAMS.
ALARMS MUST BE SIZED AND INSTALLED PER MANUFACTURER’S REQUIREMENTS
HOME IS PART OF THE POOL BARRIER, ALARMS REQUIRED
THE POOL WILL BE ISOLATED FROM ACCESS TO THE HOME BY AN ENCLOSURE THAT MEETS THE POOL BARRIER REQUIREMENTS OF F.S. 515.29 (FBC 6
TH
EDITION R4502.17.1)
ALARMS ARE REQUIRED.
( )
ALL DOORS PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS FROM THE HOME TO THE POOL MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH SELF-CLOSING, SELF-LATCHING DEVICE WITH A
RELEASE MECHANISM PLACED NO LOWER THAN
54”
ABOVE THE FLOOR OR DECK
.
( )
A
LL DOORS AND WINDOWS PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS FROM THE HOME TO THE POOL MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH AN EXIT ALARMS THAT HAS A
MINIMUM SOUND PRESSURE RATING OF
85
DECIBELS AT TEN FEET
.
THIS FORM IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL REVISED JUNE 2020
POOL APPLICATIONS AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
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