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Swimming Pools & Spas in Pharr, TX (2026)

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

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Fencing Requirements

Pharr Code Ch. 22, Art. IX (Swimming Pool Code) governs residential pool barriers. Pools deeper than 24 inches require a 4-foot minimum enclosure with self-closing, self-latching gates per adopted IRC AG105. TX HSC Ch. 757 adds enclosure rules for multifamily/HOA pools.

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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 awa...

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

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