Unincorporated Cameron County has no zoning or building code, so it does not separately regulate above-ground pools. Inside a city, the city's building code applies; barrier rules follow the IRC where the pool wall is under 48 inches.
Because Texas counties cannot adopt residential zoning or a building code, Cameron County places no permit or setback rule specifically on above-ground pools in unincorporated areas. Practically, an above-ground pool with a wall 48 inches or higher can itself serve as the required barrier under IRC-style rules; if the wall is lower, a compliant fence or lockable ladder is needed. Those barrier standards are enforced by the city if you live inside city limits. State pool law (H&S Ch. 757, 25 TAC 265) only reaches multiunit/public pools, not a private backyard above-ground pool.
No unincorporated county penalty. Inside a city, an above-ground pool without a required barrier violates that city's building code and can draw correction orders and fines.
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