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Council-bound change would align Washington City pool-fencing rules with state code, dropping 5‑ft block‑wall requirement
Summary
The planning commission recommended that the city adopt the state's Pool and Spa Code language, removing a locally stricter 5-foot block-wall requirement for pool fencing; builders raised practical concerns about temporary construction-fencing enforcement.
Washington City staff presented an amendment April 15 to bring municipal pool-fencing rules into alignment with the Utah-adopted International Pool and Spa Code. The change would remove an older, more restrictive local requirement that mandated a 5-foot block wall around pools and instead require compliance with the state code’s…
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