website (available here) to check the contractor database to verify they have an active license. Do not make final payment to any contractor until you receive a certificate of compliance signed by the Building Official. • Obtaining a permit for repairs will help prevent post-storm scams and price-gouging. Sanibel permitting process can help ensure that contractors are licensed and performing repairs in compliance with code. Performing repairs without a permit is against state law and will reduce the value of your home or business. • For additional Commercial and Multi-Family (condo association) permitting information, please email the Building Director at cam@mysanibel.com. Florida Building Code Requirements for Pool Barriers Damaged pool screen enclosures and barrier fences must be repaired or replaced to protect the public. The Florida Building Code requires temporary or new pool barrier fencing to be in compliance with the following, except for a swimming pool that has an approved safety pool cover complying with ASTM F1346: • The top of the barrier shall be at least 48 inches (1219 mm) above grade measured on the side of the barrier which faces away from the swimming pool. The maximum vertical clearance between grade and the bottom of the barrier shall be 2 inches (51 mm) measured on the side of the barrier which faces away from the swimming pool. Where the top of the pool structure is above grade the barrier may be at ground level or mounted on top of the pool structure. Where the barrier is mounted on top of the pool structure, the maximum vertical clearance between the top of the pool structure and the bottom of the barrier shall be 4 inches. • The barrier may not have any gaps, openings, indentations, protrusions, or structural components that could allow a young child to crawl under, squeeze through, or climb over the barrier as herein described below. One end of a removable child barrier shall not be removable without the aid of tools. Openings in any barrier shall not allow passage of a 4- inch diameter sphere. • Solid barriers which do not have openings shall not contain indentations or protrusions except for normal construction tolerances and tooled masonry joints. • Where the barrier is composed of horizontal and vertical members and the distance between the tops of the horizontal members is less than 45 inches, the horizontal members shall be located on the swimming pool side of the fence. Spacing between vertical members shall not exceed 1-3/4 inches in width. Where there are decorative cutouts within vertical members, spacing within the cutouts shall not exceed 1-3/4 inches (44 mm) in width. • Where the barrier is composed of horizontal and vertical members and the distance between the tops of the horizontal members is 45 inches or more, spacing between vertical members shall not exceed 4 inches. Where there are decorative cutouts within vertical members, spacing within the cutouts shall not exceed 13/4 inches (44 mm) in width. • Maximum mesh size for chain link fences shall be a 2-1/4 inch square unless the fence is provided with slats fastened at the top or bottom which reduce the openings to no more
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