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Swimming pools in Montebello

Montebello's own rules on swimming pools, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Montebello Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Montebello's code says

Montebello code What Montebello's code adds
Pool barrier
  • No opening larger than 6 inches square, other than doors or gates.
    § 15.04.090 · code text
    with no opening therein (other than doors or gates) larger than six inches square
Barrier height
  • At least 5 feet high.
    § 15.04.090 · code text
    a fence or other solid structure not less than five feet in height
Gates
  • Self-closing and self-latching device at least 4 feet above the bottom; gates or doors stay closed when not in use.
    Applies: All gates or doors through the enclosure.
    § 15.04.090 · code text
    All gates or doors opening through such enclosure shall be kept closed at all times when not in actual use and shall be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching device placed not less than four feet from the bottom of such structure
Maintenance and empty pools
  • A fence or solid structure must fully surround the pool, lot or premises at all times.
    § 15.04.090 · code text
    shall, at all times maintain on the lot or premises upon which such pool is located and completely surrounding such pool, lot or premises, a fence or other solid structure
Permit
  • Pool plans must show these rules are met; final approval is withheld until they are.
    Applies: Swimming pools to be built.
    § 15.04.090 · code text
    All plans hereafter submitted to the city for swimming pools to be constructed shall show compliance with the requirements of this section, and final inspection and approval of all pools hereafter constructed shall be withheld until all requirements of this section shall have been complied with.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the pool fence and setback rules in Montebello?

Montebello's code: At least 5 feet high. (§ 15.04.090); Self-closing and self-latching device at least 4 feet above the bottom; gates or doors stay closed when not in use. (All gates or doors through the enclosure.) (§ 15.04.090).

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