Bell County sets no rules for above-ground pools because it cannot zone. Inside a city, the adopted residential building code applies: a pool holding water more than a set depth generally needs a permit and a compliant barrier, though the pool wall itself may serve as part of the barrier.
There is no county ordinance for above-ground pools in unincorporated Bell County. Within Killeen, Temple, Belton or Harker Heights, the city's adopted International Residential Code treats a pool able to hold water above roughly 24 inches deep as a swimming pool requiring a permit and a barrier at least 48 inches high. For above-ground pools, the pool's own wall can count toward the barrier when it meets the height standard, but any attached ladder or steps must be removable, lockable, or separately fenced so children cannot climb in.
Cities enforce barrier and permit compliance through building inspections and municipal-court fines; unincorporated areas have no county penalty.
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