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Swimming Pools & Spas in Carrollton, TX (2026)

2 verified swimming pools & spas rules for Carrollton, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Pool Permits

Carrollton regulates above-ground pools including permit requirements, setbacks, and barrier standards. Pools over a certain depth or capacity typically require permits.

Carrollton Above-Ground Pool Rules

Light Restrictions

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 757.001

Sec. 757.001. DEFINITIONS. ... (8) 'Pool' means a permanent swimming pool, permanent wading or reflection pool, or permanent hot tub or spa over 18 inches deep, located at ground level, above ground, below ground, or indoors. (9) 'Pool yard' means an area that contains a pool. (10) 'Pool yard enclosure' or 'enclosure' means a fence, wall, or combination of fences, walls, gates, windows, or door...

Fencing & Safety Requirements

Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 757 requires the owner of a multiunit rental complex or a property owners association that controls a pool to fully enclose the pool yard with a barrier at least 48 inches high, with a self-closing, self-latching gate. Section 757.002 limits that duty to rental-complex and HOA pools; a private single-family backyard pool is not covered by this chapter.

Carrollton Pool Yard Fence Requirements

Some Restrictions

Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 757.002-.005

Sec. 757.002. APPLICATION. This chapter applies only to: (1) a pool owned, controlled, or maintained by the owner of a multiunit rental complex or by a property owners association; and (2) doors and windows of rental dwellings opening into the pool yard of a multiunit rental complex or condominium, cooperative, or town home project. ... Sec. 757.003. ENCLOSURE FOR POOL YARD. (a) Except as other...

Looking for Dallas County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Carrollton city rules.

Swimming Pools & Spas in Dallas County