5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in El Paso County, Texas.
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Unlike most Texas counties, El Paso County runs a residential building inspection program in unincorporated areas under Local Government Code Chapter 233, Subchapter F, effective January 1, 2013. Construction must follow the International Residential Code as adopted by the City of El Paso, and a pool is part of that
Texas has no statewide residential pool-fence law, and counties cannot code-enforce ordinary homes. El Paso County is an exception: it adopted the International Residential Code for unincorporated areas under Local Government Code 233, Subchapter F, so the IRC pool-barrier standard applies to new residential pools it inspects.
Public and semi-public pools and spas in El Paso County must meet Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 341 and DSHS rules in 25 TAC Chapter 265, Subchapter L. Private single-family pools are not state-regulated for safety; unincorporated areas apply the County's adopted IRC, and Chapter 757 covers rental and
Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 341.064(g)
The construction and appliances of a public swimming pool and of an artificial swimming lagoon must be such as to reduce to a practical minimum the possibility of drowning or of injury to bathers.
Texas has no statewide rule aimed at private above-ground pools, and counties generally cannot regulate them. In unincorporated El Paso County, an above-ground pool built as part of residential construction falls under the International Residential Code adopted through Local Government Code 233, Subchapter F. Inside a city, that city's IRC
Texas does not regulate private residential hot tubs by statute, and counties generally cannot regulate them. In unincorporated El Paso County a permanently installed spa built with a dwelling is inspected under the International Residential Code adopted through Local Government Code 233, Subchapter F. Public and semi-public spas are regulated
1 cities in El Paso County have their own swimming pools & spas rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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