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Swimming Pools & Spas in Little Elm, TX (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Pool Permits

Building permit required for all pool construction through Development Services. Plans must include barrier fencing, bonding, drainage, and setbacks. Multiple inspections before pool can be filled.

Little Elm Pool Permits

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 ...

Fencing & Safety Requirements

Little Elm requires 48-inch non-climbable pool barriers per 2018 IRC Appendix G AG105. Chain link prohibited for new enclosures. Self-closing, self-latching gates mandatory.

Little Elm Pool Barrier Requirements

Light 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 Denton County county-wide rules?

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

Swimming Pools & Spas in Denton County