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Swimming pools in Pittsburg

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

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

What Pittsburg's code says

Pittsburg code What Pittsburg's code adds
Pool barrier
  • Openings, holes or gaps no larger than 4 inches horizontally, except doors or gates.
    Applies: Fence or wall around a pool or water deeper than 18 inches or larger than 250 square feet.
    § 15.56.030 · code text
    with openings, holes or gaps therein no larger than four inches measured horizontally, except for doors or gates
  • Gate or door openings, holes or gaps no larger than 4 inches horizontally.
    Applies: Gates or doors through the enclosure.
    § 15.56.030 · code text
    No gate or door opening through such enclosure shall have any openings, holes or gaps larger than four inches measured horizontally.
  • A new pool must be fenced before it is filled with water.
    § 15.56.040 · code text
    Fencing as required by this chapter shall be installed around all existing pools within 90 days from and after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter. Every other pool shall be fenced as set forth in this chapter prior to the pool being filled with water for use.
Barrier height
  • At least 5 feet high.
    Applies: Fence or wall fully around a pool or water deeper than 18 inches or larger than 250 square feet.
    § 15.56.030 · code text
    shall maintain on the lot or premises upon which such pool or body of water is located and completely surrounding such pool or body of water, a fence or wall not less than five feet in height
Gates
  • Self-closing and self-latching; breezeways and garage back doors to the pool need latches at least 4 feet 10 inches high.
    § 15.56.030 · code text
    Every such gate or door shall be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching device designed to keep, and capable of keeping, such door or gate securely closed at all times when not in actual use; provided, however, that the door of any dwelling occupied by human beings and forming any part of the enclosure hereinabove required need not be so equipped, with the exception of breezeways, back doors of garages, and similar structures, affording access to pool which shall be self-closing and self-latching, with such latching placed at least four feet 10 inches above the ground level.
Setback from property lines
  • At least 5 feet.
    Applies: From the planned water surface to any rear or side lot line.
    § 15.56.050 · code text
    no swimming pool shall be constructed after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter in such a manner that the intended water surface thereof is within five feet of any rear lot line, nor within five feet of any side lot line.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the pool fence and setback rules in Pittsburg?

Pittsburg's code: At least 5 feet high. (Fence or wall fully around a pool or water deeper than 18 inches or larger than 250 square feet.) (§ 15.56.030); At least 5 feet. (From the planned water surface to any rear or side lot line.) (§ 15.56.050).

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