Swimming pool laws
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Frozenpl
Drinks At The House!
Yes, in St Marys you must have a "Safety Barrier". Charles and Calvert have similar rules.
http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/lugm/docs/CAG5.pdf
Step 3: Inspections – Safety Barrier and Electrical Service
Safety Barrier – To pass inspection your pool must be surrounded by a minimum 48” high enclosure. An aboveground pool may serve, as its own enclosure providing the pool is equipped with a fold-up or removable
steps or ladder. If a fence or deck rail is used to provide the minimum 48” high enclosure it must comply with the dimensional criteria described in the St. Mary’s County Building Code (IRC 2003) Appendix G, Swimming
Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs.
http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/lugm/docs/CAG5.pdf
Step 3: Inspections – Safety Barrier and Electrical Service
Safety Barrier – To pass inspection your pool must be surrounded by a minimum 48” high enclosure. An aboveground pool may serve, as its own enclosure providing the pool is equipped with a fold-up or removable
steps or ladder. If a fence or deck rail is used to provide the minimum 48” high enclosure it must comply with the dimensional criteria described in the St. Mary’s County Building Code (IRC 2003) Appendix G, Swimming
Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs.
oldman
Lobster Land
Myself, I wouldn't care if there is a law or not. I've had a pool and the thought of someone/something falling in is not pleasant. I had a 6 foot fence around it plus an automatic cover and it gave me real peace of mind. I just thought it was my responsibility to ensure my pool did not cause any problems that can and do happen.
Is this for under or above ground pools?
I am curious because our neighbors have a large above ground pool and no fence what so ever.
They added an addition to their house so the house is now approximately 4 feet from our property line.
I told her one day that we were thinking of fencing in the yard and she says "Oh let us know, we'd go in half with you!".....But I just always thought it was a law.
My uncle lives in Owings and has a inground and insists that it is a LAW but I wonder why these neighbors have nothing and get away with it.
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I am curious because our neighbors have a large above ground pool and no fence what so ever.
They added an addition to their house so the house is now approximately 4 feet from our property line.
I told her one day that we were thinking of fencing in the yard and she says "Oh let us know, we'd go in half with you!".....But I just always thought it was a law.
My uncle lives in Owings and has a inground and insists that it is a LAW but I wonder why these neighbors have nothing and get away with it.
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Speedy70 said:
Oh I totally agree. I have 2 yr old twins and a 3 yr old. They have stairs into and out of the pool and a deck surrounding...I am not saying any child could easily climb into this thing, but I couldn't sleep at night knowing I had an unfenced pool in my backyard.
Just to play "Devil's advocate" . . . Why should I be mandated by law to put a fence around my pool (on private property, mind you) just so that someone else can be irresponsible and let their kids run wild and unsupervised without having to worry about the consequences?
Aren't we actually enabling those sorts of irresponsible parents to continue in their current mode of operation by making it safe for their children in spite of them not doing their job?
I'm all for keeping kids safe, but that is primarily the parents' job. Yes, we have a responsibility as a part of the society and as human beings in general to conduct ourselves in a way that will not endanger another person if possible. However, there is something wrong when, little by little, the primary responsibility for a childs safety is shifted away from that child's parent(s) and forced onto everyone else.
Besides, there is so much water (rivers, creeks, ponds, etc.) around here that it is absurd to have a law mandating a fence around a 10ft. pool but have the entire Chesapeake Bay (plug in your closest body of water) in your back yard wide open. What are they going to do? Are they going to pass a law that every body of water must be fenced off? That would never pass. Why? Not because it is ridiculous, but because it would have a negative impact on the environment somehow or the other - some turtle or something wouldn't be able to get to it's breeding ground or some such thing.
Things have become so cockeyed that there are people out there that are far more concerned about the propogation of some obscure animal species (or whatever their 'pet' cause is) than they are about holding parents accountable - holding them responsible for their own kids' wellbeing.
(Posted by voter's wife)
Aren't we actually enabling those sorts of irresponsible parents to continue in their current mode of operation by making it safe for their children in spite of them not doing their job?
I'm all for keeping kids safe, but that is primarily the parents' job. Yes, we have a responsibility as a part of the society and as human beings in general to conduct ourselves in a way that will not endanger another person if possible. However, there is something wrong when, little by little, the primary responsibility for a childs safety is shifted away from that child's parent(s) and forced onto everyone else.
Besides, there is so much water (rivers, creeks, ponds, etc.) around here that it is absurd to have a law mandating a fence around a 10ft. pool but have the entire Chesapeake Bay (plug in your closest body of water) in your back yard wide open. What are they going to do? Are they going to pass a law that every body of water must be fenced off? That would never pass. Why? Not because it is ridiculous, but because it would have a negative impact on the environment somehow or the other - some turtle or something wouldn't be able to get to it's breeding ground or some such thing.
Things have become so cockeyed that there are people out there that are far more concerned about the propogation of some obscure animal species (or whatever their 'pet' cause is) than they are about holding parents accountable - holding them responsible for their own kids' wellbeing.
(Posted by voter's wife)
greyhound
New Member
Speedy70 said:
Speedy...remember the house on the way to Nannys that was on a sharp corner, directly across from the cow farm ( it is just before Nanny's sisters house)? They had an inground pool for as long as I can remember. It never had a fence. I'm not sure of the law. Might have more to do with your insurance.
