Live Oak enforces Texas Health and Safety Code 757 pool barrier standards requiring 4-foot minimum fences, self-closing gates, and secondary barriers or alarms on doors leading from the home to the pool.
Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 757 sets statewide pool enclosure standards that Live Oak enforces through building permits. Residential pools must be surrounded by a barrier at least 48 inches high (4 feet minimum) measured from the outside, with no gaps larger than 4 inches. Gates must be self-closing and self-latching with the latch 54 inches above ground or on the pool side. If the house wall forms part of the barrier, doors leading to the pool must have alarms or the pool must have a power safety cover. Ladders for above-ground pools must be removable or lockable. Permits are required for new pools and are inspected before water is added. The rules apply equally in Bexar County suburbs and Live Oak jurisdictions.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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