Summer heat seems to encourage an increase in the use of swimming pool and the need to know about the regulations for both city and private-owned pools.

Be sure to check with a licensed architect regarding the regulations specific to your property when installing an in-ground swimming pool.

So families should keep pool areas secure by installing self-closing or self-latching gates or alarms to prevent children from accessing the pools.

Q: What is the exiting requirement regarding the locking device for the swimming pool at our homeowners association?

ONTARIO, CALIF. -- The 2012 editions of the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa & Hot Tub Code (USPSHTC) and Uniform Solar Energy Code (USEC), published by the International Association of Plumbing and ...