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RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOL, SPA, AND/OR HOT TUB SAFETY ACT
<br /> NOTICE OF REQUIREMENTS
<br /> I( )acknowledge that a new swimming pool,spa,or hot tub will be constructed or installed at(please print street address)
<br /> �0 Y 16 LJGi ea- !rCe— (D' `Leialiwrr�_and hereby affirm that one of the following methods will be used to meet the requirements of
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<br /> Florida Statutes(F.S.)515: L 33 s O
<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 F.S.515.29.
<br /> The pool will be equipped with an approved,safety-pool cover that complies with ASTM F1346-91(Standard Performance Specifications for Safety Covers
<br /> for Swimming Pools,Spas,and Hot Tubs).
<br /> All doors and windows providing direct access from the home to the pool and located within the enclosure/fence required by the Pasco County Land
<br /> Development Code(LDC),Section 530.4(D),will be equipped with an exit alarm that has a minimum sound pressure rating of 85 decibels at ten feet.
<br /> All doors providing direct access from the home to the pool and located within the enclosure/fence required by the Pasco County LDC,Section 530.4(D),will
<br /> be equipped with self-closing,self-latching devices with release 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 unauthorized entrance into the water.Such pool
<br /> alarm must meet and be independently certified to ASTM 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 alarm"does not include any swimming protection alarm
<br /> device designed for individual use,such as an alarm 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 ATTHE TIME OF FINAL INSPECTION OR WHEN THE POOL IS COMPLETED FOR
<br /> CONTRACT PURPOSES WILL CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF F.S.515,AND WILL BE CONSIDERED AS COMMITTING A MISDEMEANOR OF THE SECOND DEGREE,
<br /> 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 pool structure and the means of access is a
<br /> ladder or steps,the ladder or steps shall either be capable of being secure, locked,or removed to prevent access,or the ladder or steps shall be surrounded by a
<br /> barrier which meets the requirements of R4501.17.1.1 through R4501.17.19 and R4501.17.12 through R4501.17.14.When the ladder or steps are secured,locked,or
<br /> removed,any opening created shall not allow the passage of a four-inch diameter sphere.
<br /> I FURTHER UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THATTHE OWNER AND/OR CONTRACTOR WILL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS CONCERNING SWIMMING
<br /> POOL,SPA,AND/OR HOTTUB ENCLOSURES IMMEDIATELY UPON COMPLETION OF THE SWIMMING POOL,SPA,OR HOT TUB,IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PASCO
<br /> 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,self-latching gates.The fence must not have any gaps,
<br /> openings,indentations,protrusions,or structural 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 pool side of the gate and so placed that it cannot be
<br /> reached by a young child over the top or through any 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 doors.Latches on exterior,screen doors must be a
<br /> minimum of 54 inches from the exterior access standing 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(Standard Performance Specifications for Safety
<br /> Covers for Swimming Pools,Spas,and Hot Tubs).Such cover must be capable of being securely fastened over the swimming pool,spa,or hot tub when not in use.I
<br /> FURTHER UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT one of the enclosures described above will be completed prior to final 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 his/her screen-enclosure contractor(if applicable)to
<br /> request and successfully pass a final inspection immediately following the completion/installation of the swimming pool,spa,or hot tub.IF THE SIGNATURE of the
<br /> contractor acting as agent for the owner appears below,the contractor promises in good faith to make the owner aware of the above-described requirements and
<br /> penalties before commencing construction.
<br /> SWORN AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME THIS
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<br /> OWNER OR CONTRAIE40R SIGNATURE
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<br /> NOTARY PUBLIC PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT NAME ABOVE
<br /> Notary Public Sts"of Florida
<br /> Jef David W Adams
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