Galveston County can't zone, so it mandates no fence—except the statewide pool-yard enclosure. Texas Health & Safety Code requires pool enclosures at least 48 inches high. Cities add screening-fence and maintenance requirements between certain uses.
No county zoning means unincorporated Galveston County rarely requires a fence, but state law does: Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 757 requires an enclosure at least 48 inches high around outdoor swimming pools. Within cities, fences are required as screening between incompatible uses—Galveston requires solid masonry or wood screening walls (typically 5 feet) between many nonresidential and adjacent residential lots, and requires all fences to be maintained upright and in good repair with support posts hidden from neighbors' and public view. Beachfront lots may need dune-walkover and access controls under Texas GLO rules rather than perimeter fencing.
Missing a required pool enclosure or screening fence can bring citations, and unmaintained or unsafe fences may be ordered removed as a nuisance.
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