Nueces County sets no above-ground-pool rule. Corpus Christi's adopted International Swimming Pool and Spa Code treats any pool that can hold water over 24 inches deep the same as an in-ground pool, so an above-ground pool still needs a 48-inch barrier and a permit.
The state's Chapter 757 enclosure law and the city-adopted ISPSC define a pool by water depth, not construction type. Any above-ground or portable pool capable of containing water more than 24 inches deep is a regulated pool: it needs a compliant barrier at least 48 inches high, and in Corpus Christi a building permit. Where the pool wall itself is at least 48 inches high, it can serve as the barrier, but any ladder or steps must be removable or lockable. Unincorporated Nueces County imposes no separate above-ground-pool ordinance.
In a city, an unpermitted or unbarriered above-ground pool fails ISPSC inspection and draws code-enforcement action; there is no county penalty on unincorporated land beyond applicable state barrier law.
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