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Updated over 2 years ago,
STR Pool safety question
I just closed on a new home in Windsor CA that I will be furnishing and then converting to an STR. It has a big pool which was the main draw of the house but as a first-time pool owner, I'm just learning about the seven drowning prevention safety features outlined in the Health and Safety Code below. The inspector recommended we implement 2 of these to comply with the CA safety code. I have stayed in many STR's here in CA with pools and I rarely (if ever) see any of these on or around the pool area (latches, fences, approved pool covers, alarms, etc). I want this property to be as kid-friendly and safe as possible but curious to hear others' thoughts on these prevention measures. Are they standard, and most people just ignore them? Is there a good relatively low-cost solution? I just got a quote for an approved safety pool cover and it's over $2k. I have never stayed in an Airbnb/STR where I had to open and close a pool cover so this is all a bit surprising to me.
7 safety measure
(1) An enclosure that isolates the swimming pool or spa from the private single-family
home.
(2) A removable mesh fencing in conjunction with a gate that is self-closing and
self-latching and can accommodate a key lockable device.
(3) An approved safety pool cover.
(4) Exit alarms on the private single-family home’s doors and windows that
provide direct access to the swimming pool or spa.
(5) A self-closing, self-latching device with a release mechanism placed no lower
than 54 inches above the floor on all private single-family home’s doors
providing direct access to the swimming pool or spa.
(6) An alarm that, when placed in a swimming pool or spa, will sound upon
detection of accidental or unauthorized entrance into the water.
(7) Other means of protection, if the degree of protection afforded is equal to or
greater than that afforded by any of the features set forth above and has been
independently verified by an approved testing laboratory.