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Swimming Pools & Spas in Frisco, TX (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Pool Permits

Frisco requires building and plumbing permits for all in-ground pools, spas, and above-ground pools over 24 inches deep. Plan review includes barrier, electrical (GFCI), bonding, and drainage into city stormwater. Inspection required at steel, plumbing, deck, and final.

Swimming Pools: Pool Permits

Heavy Restrictions

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 757.003 (Pool Yard Enclosure Requirements)

Sec. 757.003. ENCLOSURE FOR POOL YARD. (a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 757.005, the owner of a multiunit rental complex with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls, or maintains a pool shall completely enclose the pool yard with a pool yard enclosure.(b) The height of the pool yard enclosure must be at least 48 inches as measured from the ground on the side ...

Fencing Requirements

Frisco requires a 4-foot minimum barrier around pools over 24 inches deep per 2021 ISPSC. Self-closing, self-latching gates with latch 54 inches high. House wall can serve as one side only with alarmed doors or power safety cover.

Swimming Pools: Fencing Requirements

Heavy Restrictions

Texas Health and Safety Code Sec. 757.003(b)-(j)

The height of the pool yard enclosure must be at least 48 inches as measured from the ground on the side away from the pool. (c) Openings under the pool yard enclosure may not allow a sphere four inches in diameter to pass under the pool yard enclosure. (d) If the pool yard enclosure is constructed with horizontal and vertical members and the distance between the tops of the horizontal members ...

Safety Rules

Frisco enforces the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Act requiring anti-entrapment drain covers and, for single-drain pools, a secondary device (SVRS, vent, or disable). Pool alarms or powered covers required when house is part of barrier. No diving boards without 8-foot depth.

Swimming Pools: Safety Rules

Heavy Restrictions

16 CFR Part 1450 - Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act Regulations, § 1450.3

PART 1450—VIRGINIA GRAEME BAKER POOL AND SPA SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2051-2089, 86 Stat. 1207; 15 U.S.C. 8001-8008, 121 Stat. 1794. Source: 75 FR 21987, Apr. 27, 2010, unless otherwise noted. §§ 1450.1-1450.2 [Reserved] § 1450.3 Incorporation by reference. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each swimming pool or spa drain cover manufactured, distributed...

Above-Ground Pools

Frisco regulates above-ground pools holding over 24 inches of water as swimming pools: barrier, permit, and electrical inspection required. Ladders must be removable or enclosed, and pool walls 48+ inches high can serve as the barrier if no climbable surfaces.

Swimming Pools: Above Ground Pools

Some Restrictions

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 757.003 (Pool Enclosure - Applies to All Pool Types)

Sec. 757.003. ENCLOSURE FOR POOL YARD. (a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 757.005, the owner of a multiunit rental complex with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls, or maintains a pool shall completely enclose the pool yard with a pool yard enclosure.(b) The height of the pool yard enclosure must be at least 48 inches as measured from the ground on the side ...

Hot Tub Rules

Frisco requires hot tubs and spas over 24 inches deep to meet the same barrier, electrical, and permit rules as pools unless equipped with a locking safety cover meeting ASTM F1346. Portable plug-in spas under 24 inches typically exempt from building permit.

Swimming Pools: Hot Tub Rules

Some Restrictions

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 757.003 (Enclosure for Pool Yard)

Sec. 757.003. ENCLOSURE FOR POOL YARD. (a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 757.005, the owner of a multiunit rental complex with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls, or maintains a pool shall completely enclose the pool yard with a pool yard enclosure.(b) The height of the pool yard enclosure must be at least 48 inches as measured from the ground on the side ...

Looking for Collin County county-wide rules?

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

Swimming Pools & Spas in Collin County