Commission updates county code to align pool-safety rules with state building code
Polk County adopted LDCT-2025-8 to align local pool and screen-enclosure requirements with the Florida Building Code and Florida statutes, clarifying measures such as ladder/step security and the 4-inch sphere opening test.
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Planner Kyle Rogos presented a county-initiated text amendment to Chapter 2, Section 2.11 of the Land Development Code to refer pool and screen-enclosure safety to the Florida Building Code and statutes. Staff said this change addresses enforcement ambiguities and brings local language into consistency with state standards, including clarifying that openings shall not allow the passage of a 4-inch sphere when ladders or steps are secured, locked or removed.
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