I recently got information from our town's building department, regarding requirements for AG pools... like many owners of a 'blue blob' pool, we are starting to think there may be a larger, permanently installed AG pool in our future.
The electrical, bonding, and fencing requirements were all pretty much as expected. Required offsets from property line, well, septic also were unsurprising. Separate $50 fees for zoning compliance, and the same amount for some town official to glance at our plans and agree that we are far enough from the leach field -- mildly annoying, but mehh... Building permit fee rather arbitrarily doubles the parts costs when applicant does DIY install -- also a bit annoying -- you are basically penalized if you decide to purchase higher quality components.
The most surprising thing, when I read through to the end of the fencing handout today -- it mentions a requirement for a pool alarm (at least 50 dB, able to detect entry into the water of an object of 15 lbs or greater). The requirement seemed to apply across the board -- no exceptions listed.
I've searched the forum, and haven't found a great deal about these alarms, other than comments that they tend to false alarm. Does anyone have up to date comments about in-the-water pool alarms, or perhaps recommendations for a particular unit? Is this a common code requirement, or is CT unusual in this requirement?
The electrical, bonding, and fencing requirements were all pretty much as expected. Required offsets from property line, well, septic also were unsurprising. Separate $50 fees for zoning compliance, and the same amount for some town official to glance at our plans and agree that we are far enough from the leach field -- mildly annoying, but mehh... Building permit fee rather arbitrarily doubles the parts costs when applicant does DIY install -- also a bit annoying -- you are basically penalized if you decide to purchase higher quality components.
The most surprising thing, when I read through to the end of the fencing handout today -- it mentions a requirement for a pool alarm (at least 50 dB, able to detect entry into the water of an object of 15 lbs or greater). The requirement seemed to apply across the board -- no exceptions listed.
I've searched the forum, and haven't found a great deal about these alarms, other than comments that they tend to false alarm. Does anyone have up to date comments about in-the-water pool alarms, or perhaps recommendations for a particular unit? Is this a common code requirement, or is CT unusual in this requirement?