Pool regulations protect residents' safety
Updated April 6, 2020
An estimated 2,700 swimming pools and spas can be found in backyards throughout Cerritos.
While pools are a great way to cool off during hot summer months, care must be taken to prevent accidents.
For safety, Cerritos pool owners are required to maintain a six-foot-tall fence around the perimeter of their pool. Any gates leading to the pool must also be at least six feet high, and must be self-closing and self-latching.
Care must also be taken to prevent storm-water and ocean pollution. Owners planning to drain their pool should make sure it drains to the sewer (not to the street or storm drain) through the pool's "P-trap." The P-trap should have been installed when the pool was first constructed; for help in locating the P-trap, call your pool cleaning or equipment service.
For more information on swimming pool regulations, please call the City's Code Enforcement Division at (562) 916-1203, or stop by the Planning counter at Cerritos City Hall.
