Tyler treats any pool holding water over 18 inches deep like an in-ground pool: it needs Sec. 6-14 fencing and, on single-family lots, the 5-foot water-line setbacks. A primary-structure permit must exist first.
Tyler's fence rule, Sec. 6-14, covers any structure or excavation holding water over 18 inches deep, so an above-ground pool needs the same enclosure: 4 feet in Single-Family Residential zones, 6 feet elsewhere, with self-latching gates. Sec. 10-79(j) requires the primary structure's permit before a pool is assembled, keeps pools out of the front yard, and sets a 5-foot setback between the water line and the house or side and rear lot lines, and 12 feet from a side street. If the pool wall itself does not meet barrier standards, a separate fence is required. Portable spas are exempt from the setbacks.
An above-ground pool without required fencing or placed inside a setback is an attractive nuisance; Code Enforcement can order correction and cite the owner, each day a separate offense.
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