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<br /> RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOL, SPA, AND/OR HOT TUB SAFETY ACT
<br /> NOTICE OF REQUIREMENTS
<br /> I (We)acknowledge that a new swimming pool;spa, or hot tub will be constructed or installed at(please print street
<br /> address) FS9R Vl prl Trail St 7epM11S FI 3'154.1 and hereby affirm that one of the
<br /> following methods will be used to,meet the requirements'ofFlorida Statutes(F.S.)515:
<br /> Please initial the method(s)to be used for your pool.
<br /> The pool will be isolated from access to the home by an enclosure that meets the pool barrier requirements of
<br /> F.S.515.29.
<br /> The pool will be equipped with an approved,safety-pool cover that complies with ASTM F1346-91 (Standard
<br /> Performance Specifications for Safety Covers for Swimming Pools,Spas,and Hot Tubs).
<br /> NA All doors and windows providing direct access from the home to the pool and located within the
<br /> enclosuretfence required by the Pasco County Land Development Code(LDC), Section 530.4(D),will be
<br /> equipped with an exit alarm that has a minimum sound pressure rating of 85 decibels at ten feet.
<br /> NA All doors providing direct access from the home to the pool and located within the enclosure/fence required by
<br /> the Pasco County LDC,Section 530.4(D),will be equipped with self-closing,self-latching devices with release
<br /> mechanisms placed no lower than 54 inches above the floor or deck.
<br /> A swimming pool alarm that,when placed in a pool,sounds an alarm upon detection of an accidental or
<br /> unauthorized entrance into the water.Such pool alarm must meet and be independently certified to ASTM
<br /> Standard F2208, titled"Standard Safety Specification for Residential Pool Alarms,"which includes surface
<br /> motion,pressure,sonar,laser,and infrared alarms.For purposes of this paragraph,the term"swimming pool
<br /> alarm"does not include any swimming protection alarm device designed for individual use,such as an alarm
<br /> attached to a child that sounds when the child exceeds a certain distance or becomes submerged in water.
<br /> I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT NOT HAVING AT LEAST ONE OF THE ABOVE INSTALLED AT THE TIME OF
<br /> FINAL INSPECTION OR WHEN THE POOL IS COMPLETED FOR CONTRACT PURPOSES WILL CONSTITUTE A
<br /> VIOLATION OF F.S.515, AND WILL BE CONSIDERED AS COMMITTING A MISDEMEANOR OF THE SECOND
<br /> DEGREE,PUNISHABLE BY FINES UP TO$500.00 AND/OR UP TO 60 DAYS IN JAIL AS ESTABLISHED IN F.S.775.
<br /> R4501.17.1.10: Where an aboveground pool structure is used as a barrier or where the barrier is mounted on top of the
<br /> pool structure and the means of access is a ladder or steps,the ladder or steps shall either be capable of being secure,
<br /> locked, or removed to prevent access, or the ladder or steps shall be surrounded by a barrier which meets the
<br /> requirements of R4501.17.1.1 through R4501.17.19 and R4501.17.12 through R4501.17A4. When-the ladder or steps
<br /> are secured,locked,or removed,any opening created shall not allow the passage of a four-inch diameter sphere.
<br /> I FURTHER UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE OWNER AND/OR CONTRACTOR WILL COMPLY WITH THE
<br /> FOLLOWING REGULATIONS CONCERNING SWIMMING POOL, SPA, AND/OR HOT TUB ENCLOSURES
<br /> IMMEDIATELY UPON COMPLETION OF THE SWIMMING POOL,SPA, OR HOT TUB, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
<br /> PASCO COUNTY LDC,SECTION 530.4(D):
<br /> 1. Construct around the swimming pool, spa,or hot tub a MINIMUM FOUR-FOOT-HIGH FENCE with self-closing,
<br /> self-latching gates. The fence must net have any gaps, openings, indentations, protrusions, or structural
<br /> components that could allow a young child to crawl under,squeeze through,or climb over the fence. Gates must
<br /> open outward,away from the pool area. The releasing mechanism of the latching device must be located on the
<br /> pool side of the gate and so placed that if cannot be reached by a young child over the top or through any
<br /> opening or gap. No opening in the fence may be large enough to admit a four-inch sphere.
<br /> 2. Construct a screen enclosure around the swimming pool,spa, or hot tub with self-closing, self-latching, screen
<br /> doors. Latches on exterior, screen doors must be a minimum of 54 inches from the exterior access standing
<br /> surface_ All screen enclosures require Building Permits.
<br /> 3. Provide and utilize an approved,safety,swimming pool,spa,or hot tub cover that complies with ASTM F1346-91
<br /> (Standard Performance Specifications for Safety Covers for Swimming Pools,Spas,and Hot Tubs). Such cover
<br /> must be capable of being securely fastened over the swimming pool,spa,or hot tub when not in use.
<br /> I FURTHER UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT one of the enclosures described above will be completed prior to final
<br /> inspection of the pool,spa,or hot tub.
<br /> ADDITIONALLY, I FURTHER UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT the owner will require his/her pool contractor and
<br /> his/her screen-enclosure contractor (if applicable) to request and successfully pass a final inspection immediately
<br /> following the completionfinstallation of the swimming pool,spa,or hot tub.
<br /> IF THE SIGNATURE of the contractor acting as agent for the owner appears below,the contractor promises in good faith
<br /> to make the owner aware of the above-described requirements and penalties before commencing construction.
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