Every town is different so check with your local building department, but generally your pool has to be 10 feet from your house, and 15 feet for a neighbors property line. Of course in your in a city with houses real close together the codes are not as strict.
The pool operator shall close any pool when the temperature of the water exceeds 104°F. The pool operator shall require that all bathers must exit the pool and shall notify the Certified Swimming Pool Service Technician to correct the temperature.
For pools built after 2007, two drowning prevention or safety features are required in California, this could be a pool alarm and door alarms, or a mesh pool fence for summer and a mesh safety cover for winter.
A swimming pool must be located behind the building line of the dwelling house. The swimming pool water line must have a setback of at least 1m from a side or rear boundary. Typically, the pool envelope decreases the existing landscape area (turf or gardens).
Ing to national standards for pool locations, a swimming pool, whether it's a lap pool or infinity pool, should be at least 10 feet away from the exterior walls of a house.
The pool and/or spa shall be located a minimum of 5 ft. from property line and out of any easement.
Some rules are mandated by state or local laws. For example, California state regulations prohibit pool users and employees from entering the water in a public pool (including an HOA community pool) if they have a communicable disease in an infectious state.
To give everyone—particularly your little ones—more space to play in the pool and engage in water games, you need an area that's less than 4 or 5 feet deep. The best pools to play in have plenty of space where swimmers can comfortably touch the bottom while keeping their heads above water.
Q: What is the maximum depth of a swimming pool? A: The maximum depth of a swimming pool can vary, but it is typically around 12 feet (3.6 meters) for residential pools. Commercial or specialized pools can have greater depths.