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City of Atascadero
Community Development Department
PUBLIC INFORMATION - BUILDING SERVICES
Community Development Department 6500 Palma Avenue Atascadero, CA 93422 (805) 461-5035 fax (805) 461-7612
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RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOL / SPA INTAKE CHECKLIST
SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY C, D or E - CLIMATE ZONE 4 - WIND ZONES 85 M.P.H - EXPOSURE ZONE “B” OR “C”
ZONING ORDINANCE - NATIVE TREE ORDINANCE - ATASCADERO MUNICIPAL CODE - 2022 CBC - 2022 CRC - 2022 CEC
2022 CPC - 2022 CMC - 2022 CGBC – 2022 CENC – 2015 INTERNATIONAL POOL AND SPA CODE
PERMIT SUBMITTALS ACCEPTED MONDAY – FRIDAY BETWEEN 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Incomplete submittals will not be accepted at the permit counter
Note: prefabricated above ground swimming pools (greater than 24” deep) require an Over-the-Counter Permit
Application, site plan including pool barrier (3 sets), and current Over-the-Counter Major fee (cash or check only).
❑ Complete Application: Must be signed by Owner, Agent (with approved written authorization), or Licensed
C-53 Swimming Pool Contractor.
❑ Residential Intake Request Form: email permitcenter@atascadero.org prior to schedule intake meeting.
❑ Advance Plan Check Fee: Determined prior to intake meeting. Additional fees applicable at permit issuance.
❑ Swimming Pool Plans – 2 Sets: Include all supporting documentation (i.e. engineering, electrical and
plumbing schematics). Include 36” piping run for conversion to solar. Drawings shall be to scale and
organized into separate sets.
❑ Soils Report – 2 sets: Required if pool is on a slope of 30% or greater.
❑ Site Plan –3 Sets: Site plan shall include: Topography; Drainage; Rear, front and side setbacks; Location of
any native trees with drip line within 20’ of any construction activity (include tree protection); Location of all
structures, septic tank, leach fields, sewer lines and driveways, showing distance to property lines; Location
and size of new underground water, gas and electrical lines; Pool barrier (See attached sheet);
Sedimentation and erosion control shall be incorporated into grading-drainage plan and shall be in
place during the period from October 15th through April 15th.
❑ Trees: A tree protection plan is required for all construction within 20’ of the dripline of any native tree. An arborist
report from a certified arborist is required for all construction within the dripline of any native tree. A separate tree
removal permit is required if any native tree is proposed for removal. If there are no native trees on the site, please
note that on the site plan.
❑ Pool Drainage: Show area and methodology for pool drainage (storm drain not allowed).
❑ Pool Barrier: Required on all in-ground pools, above ground pools and spas. Please identify type of barrier
to be used on the site plan, including door alarms. (See attached sheet).
❑ California State Energy Standards:
❑ If heated, specify the make and model of an Energy Commission approved heater.
❑ Specify type of cover if pool is heated.
❑ At least 36” of pipe shall be installed between filter and heater for future solar equipment.
❑ Structural Calculations - 2 Sets
For Above-Ground Spa Installation Only:
❑ 3 Site plans including electrical layout and spa barrier or cover. Construction drawings are not required.
Additional Information / Required Prior to Issuance:
❑ Grant Deed / Title Report: Required if applicant name is different than County Assessor’s records.
City of Atascadero
Community Development Department
PUBLIC INFORMATION - BUILDING SERVICES
Community Development Department 6500 Palma Avenue Atascadero, CA 93422 (805) 461-5035 fax (805) 461-7612
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SWIMMING POOL AND SPA SAFETY ACT OF 2006
ANTI-ENTRAPMENT RETROFIT
SEISMIC ZONE 4 - CLIMATE ZONE 4 - WIND ZONES 70 M.P.H - EXPOSURE ZONE “B” OR “C”
ZONING ORDINANCE-TREE ORDINANCE-ATASCADERO MUNICIPAL CODE-2022 C.B.C.-2022 C.E.C.-2022 C.F.C.-
ENGINEERING STANDARDS-CALIFORNIA STATE ENERGY COMPLIANCE (TITLE 24)
To eliminate safety hazards on existing pools and spas, Assembly Bill 2977,
effective January 1, 2007, requires the installation of pool anti-entrapment covers
whenever a building permit is issued for the remodel or modification of a single
family home.
The revision to the Health and Safety Code reads in part:
Whenever a building permit is issued for the remodel or modification of a single
family home with an existing swimming pool, toddler pool, or spa, the permit shall
require that the suction outlet of the existing swimming pool, toddler pool, or spa
be upgraded so as to be equipped with an anti-entrapment cover meeting
current standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Please be advised that in order to comply with this requirement, any permit
applied for after January 1, 2007 for a remodel and/or modification to a single
family home with an existing swimming pool, will be conditioned to include the
required anti-entrapment device prior to permit final.
EXCEPTIONS: Electrical, Plumbing and/or Mechanical only permits not associated with
a swimming pool, and repairs to the exterior surface of a single family residence.
For additional information please visit
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/injviosaf/Pages/DrowningPrevention.aspx
Examples of anti-entrapment drain cover devices for existing pools:
Note: Some device installations may require the pool to be empty
City of Atascadero
Community Development Department
PUBLIC INFORMATION - BUILDING SERVICES
Community Development Department 6500 Palma Avenue Atascadero, CA 93422 (805) 461-5035 fax (805) 461-7612
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RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOL / SPA INTAKE CHECKLIST
RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOL / SPA BARRIER REQUIREMENTS
Residential swimming pools and spas shall be completely enclosed by a barrier meeting Building,
Health and Safety Code and International Pool and Spa Code requirements. Exception: A swimming
pool with a power safety cover or a spa with a safety cover complying with ASTM F1346 need not
have a barrier. Error on the side of caution.
Barriers:
1. Minimum height of 60 inches.
2. Maximum vertical distance from ground to bottom of enclosure of 2 inches
a. May increase to 4 inches if grade is a solid surface such as concrete or asphalt.
3. When barrier has horizontal members spaced less than 45” apart, horizontal members shall be
installed on the pool side of the barrier and the spacing between vertical members shall not exceed 1
¾”. When horizontal members are greater than 45” apart, spacing between vertical members shall
not exceed 4” and be “free of cavities/protrusions/other features that would enable a child <5yo to
climb”
4. Decorative design work shall be placed on the pool side of the barrier, and shall be “free of
cavities/protrusions/other features that would enable a child <5yo to climb”
5. Chain link fences shall not have openings more than 1 ¾”.
6. Where a wall of a dwelling serves as part of a barrier doors and operable windows having a sill
height of less than 48” with direct access to the pool through the wall shall be equipped with UL
2017 listed alarms with the deactivation switch located 54” or more above the finished floor or an
approved means of protection such as self-closing doors with self-latching devices 54” or more
above the finished floor is provided.
Gates:
1. Gates shall comply with barrier requirements.
2. Gates shall have a self-closing, self-latching device. Where the release mechanism is located less
than 54 inches from the bottom of the gate, the release mechanism shall be located on the pool side
of the gate, at least 3 inches below the top of the gate, and the gate and barrier shall have no
openings greater than ½ inch within 18 inches of the release mechanism.
3. Pedestrian gates shall swing away from pool.
4. Gates other than pedestrian gates shall be equipped with lockable hardware or padlocks, and shall
remain locked at all times when not in use.
Above Ground Pools:
1. Shall comply with all barrier requirements.
2. If pool structure is used as barrier, or if barrier is located on top of pool structure, and the means
of access is a ladder or steps, then:
a. The ladder or steps shall be capable of being secured, locked or removed to prevent access;
OR
b. The ladder or steps shall be surrounded by a barrier that meets the barrier requirements listed
above.
City of Atascadero
Community Development Department
PUBLIC INFORMATION - BUILDING SERVICES
Community Development Department 6500 Palma Avenue Atascadero, CA 93422 (805) 461-5035 fax (805) 461-7612
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Residential swimming pools and spas shall also be equipped with two of the following seven
drowning prevention measures:
1. The pool shall be isolated from access to a home by an enclosure that meets the requirements of
Section 3109.4.4.3. A barrier that uses the wall of a dwelling as a part of the enclosure does not
qualify as a drowning prevention measure.
2. The pool shall incorporate removable mesh pool fencing that meets American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM) Specifications F2286 standards in conjunction with a gate that is self-closing
and self-latching and can accommodate a key lockable device.
3. The pool shall be equipped with an approved safety pool cover that meets all requirements of the
ASTM Specifications F 1346.
4. The residence shall be equipped with exit alarms on those doors providing direct access to the pool.
5. All doors providing direct access from the home to the swimming pool shall be equipped with a
self-closing, self-latching device with a release mechanism placed no lower than 54 inches above the
floor.
6. Swimming pool alarms that, when placed in pools, will sound upon detection of accidental or
unauthorized entrance into the water. These pool alarms shall meet and be independently certified to
the ASTM Standard F 2208 “Standards Specification for Pool Alarms” which includes surface
motion, pressure, sonar, laser and infrared type alarms. For purposes of this article, “swimming pool
alarms” shall not include swimming protection alarm devices 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.
7. Other means of protection, if the degree of protection afforded is equal to or greater than that
afforded by any of the devices set forth in items 1- 4, and have been independently verified by an
approved testing laboratory as meeting standards for those devices established by the ASTM or the
American Society of Testing Mechanical Engineers (ASTM).