Palm Beach County RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOL
Building Division SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
POOL BARRIER AGREEMENT
This document to be recorded prior to submitting to the Building Division.
Permit Request (PR/B) Number:___________________________________
Address:____________________________________________________
Date: ___________
Section R4501.17.1.1 of the 2017 Florida Building Code – Residential Volume (FBC-R), and Chapter
515, Florida Statutes, requires pool barriers to be installed around the entire perimeter of a pool, spa
or hot tub. In addition to this Pool Barrier Agreement (Agreement), all provisions for the required
pool barrier shall be shown on the plans.
I acknowledge that I am aware that all swimming pools, spas or hot tubs must be provided with a
compliant barrier which satisfies the applicable criteria contained in Section R4501.17 of the FBCR)
and Chapter 515, Florida Statutes.
I am requesting to be allowed to utilize a portion of the existing fence on the adjacent property
located at ____________________________________________________________ as part of
the required pool barrier for my pool or spa which is not on my property or within my control.
I understand and agree that my neighbor’s existing fence must meet the applicable code criteria and
must remain code compliant in order to be accepted as a pool barrier. I further understand that if
the barrier should become non-compliant or the neighbor should elect to remove the fence in the
future, I am responsible to immediately install a new barrier with appropriate permits.
In the event Palm Beach County is challenged with the respect to the use of my neighbor’s existing
fence being used a pool barrier, or a claim for damages are made as a result of such fence barrier
being used as a pool barrier, I agree to protect, defend, reimburse, indemnify and hold Palm Beach
County, its agents, employees and elected officers harmless from and against all claims, liability,
expense, loss, cost damages or causes of action of every kind or character, including attorney’s fees
and costs, whether at trial or appellate levels or otherwise from said challenge.
I understand that not having, and not maintaining, a complete barrier around the perimeter of the
pool is a violation of Section R4502.17.1 of the 2017 FBC-R, which may be prosecuted through the
Palm Beach County Code Enforcement Division.
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