Specification

PEAK® ALUMINUM FENCING AQUATINE™
Review for compliance with
2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code
June 19, 2020 RJC No. VAN.106169.0029
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1.0 OVERVIEW
The Peak® Aluminum Fencing Aquatine™ system is intended to act as a barrier around a pool area to
prevent access to the pool area, but not to protect against a fall to a lower elevation. The objective of
this report is to complete a review of the requirements stipulated in Section 305 “Barrier
Requirements” of the 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code® Third Printing: Feb 2020
(ISPSC).
2.0 BARRIER REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST
The following table represents a summary of the compliance requirements stipulated in Section 305
of the 2018 ISPSC. This review is limited to these compliance requirements, and does not evaluate
the system for any other aspects, site specific or otherwise.
Verdict Clause Description Comment
N/A
305.1 General
Where spas or hot tubs are equipped with a
lockable safety cover complying with ASTM
F1346 and swimming pools are equipped with
a powered safety cover that complies with
ASTM F1346, the areas [shall not be required
to comply with Section 305]
Review for compliance
with Section 305
N/A 305.2 Outdoor swimming pools and spas
N/A 305.2.1 Barrier height and clearances
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305.2.1.1
Top of barrier not less than 48 inches above
grade on the side of barrier that faces away
from the pool or spa, maintained for 3 feet
horizontally from the outside of the barrier
Top of barrier 48
inches above grade
9
305.2.1.2
Vertical clearance between grade and bottom
of barrier shall not exceed 2 inches for grade
surfaces that are not solid, on the side of the
barrier that faces away from the pool
Maximum 2 inches
clearance
9
305.2.1.3
Vertical clearance between grade and bottom
of barrier shall not exceed 4 inches for grade
surfaces that are solid, on the side of the
barrier that faces away from the pool
Maximum 2 inches
clearance
9
305.2.1.4
Vertical clearance between the top of the pool
or spa and the bottom of the barrier shall not
exceed 4 inches when barrier is mounted on
top of the pool or spa that is above grade
Maximum 2 inches
clearance
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305.2.2
Openings in the barrier shall not allow
passage of 4-inch diameter sphere
Maximum 4 inch
openings
N/A 305.2.3
Solid barrier surfaces shall not contain
indentations or protrusions that form
handholds and footholds.
No solid barriers –
picket sections only