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Residents ask board to allow ASTM-certified safety pool covers as alternative to fences; planning review approved
Summary
Two residents asked supervisors to permit ASTM-approved automatic safety covers in lieu of four-foot fencing for in-ground pools; supervisors agreed to send the request to the planning commission for further review and comparators from neighboring municipalities.
Two Harris Township residents asked the board on Oct. 14 to amend the zoning ordinance so that automatic safety pool covers meeting the ASTM standard cited in the request could substitute for four-foot fences around in-ground pools.
Staff reported that the Center Region Code Administration updated building-permit guidance in 2015 to allow automatic covers complying with the ASTM specification to be used in lieu of perimeter fencing in certain…
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