5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Lubbock County, Texas.
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Lubbock County does not issue swimming-pool permits or zone pools in unincorporated areas. Inside a city you get a City of Lubbock building permit. State Health & Safety Code Ch. 757 sets enclosure rules for apartment and HOA pools statewide.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 757.002
a pool owned, controlled, or maintained by the owner of a multiunit rental complex or by a property owners association
Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 757 requires apartment and HOA pool yards to be fully enclosed by a barrier at least 48 inches high. The City of Lubbock's adopted pool code sets a comparable 48-inch barrier for private pools; the county sets no fence rule.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 757.003
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. ... The use of chain link fencing materials is prohibited entirely for a new pool yard enclosure that is constructed after January 1, 1994.
State Health & Safety Code Ch. 757 requires every pool-yard gate to be self-closing and self-latching, open outward away from the pool, and be lockable, with the latch set high out of a child's reach. The City of Lubbock enforces comparable gate rules for private pools.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 757.004
[The gate must] have a self-closing and self-latching device ... [and] open outward away from the pool yard.
State law counts any permanent pool over 18 inches deep, including above-ground pools, as a pool that must be enclosed at apartment/HOA properties. The City of Lubbock applies its 48-inch barrier code to private above-ground pools; the county sets no rule.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 757.001
"Pool" means a permanent swimming pool, permanent wading or reflection pool, or permanent hot tub or spa over 18 inches deep.
State law treats a permanent hot tub or spa over 18 inches deep as a pool, so apartment/HOA spas need the same enclosure. Private spas in Lubbock follow the city's adopted pool/spa code, often satisfied by a listed lockable safety cover. The county sets no rule.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 757.001
"Pool" means a permanent swimming pool, permanent wading or reflection pool, or permanent hot tub or spa over 18 inches deep.
1 cities in Lubbock County have their own swimming pools & spas rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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