5 rules for unincorporated Guadalupe County, Texas.
Verified from official government sources
Unincorporated Guadalupe County issues no building permit for a residential pool. Texas enforces no statewide residential building code outside city limits, so pool construction, plumbing, and electrical work proceed without county plan review.
State law requires a pool yard enclosure at least 48 inches high for pools owned or controlled by a property owners association or multiunit rental complex. Private single-family pools carry no state fence mandate.
Tex. Health & Safety Code §757.003(b)
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.
For property owners association and rental pools, Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 757 requires the pool yard to be completely enclosed. The unincorporated county runs no pool safety inspection of its own.
Tex. Health & Safety Code §757.003(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.
Unincorporated Guadalupe County neither zones nor permits above-ground pools. No county setback or height rule applies. HOA deed restrictions and, for POA or rental pools, the state 48-inch enclosure rule govern.
Unincorporated Guadalupe County does not permit or inspect residential hot tubs and spas. No county fence or setback rule applies. HOA deed restrictions and licensed electrical work govern installation.
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