Burleson, TX Swimming Pools & Spas: Fencing & Safety Requirements (2026)

In the City of Burleson, pool and spa barriers are governed by Article XI of Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances. Section 10-381 adopts the 2021 edition of the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code of the International Code Council as the swimming pools code of the city, with one copy filed in the office of the city secretary. Section 10-382 then lists the Burleson amendments, adopted by Ord. No. 5247-10-2023 on 10-2-2023, and several of them rewrite Section 305, the barrier chapter.

Section 305.1 says the section applies to the design of barriers for restricting entry into areas having pools and spas. It also carves out an exemption that applies only to one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses: where a spa or hot tub has a lockable safety cover complying with ASTM F1346, or a swimming pool has a powered safety cover that complies with ASTM F1346, that area does not have to meet Sections 305.2 through 305.7. A public pool or an apartment complex pool cannot use that exemption.

New Section 305.2.7.1 bans chain link fencing as a barrier in public pools built after January 1, 1994. Section 305.4 reprints the lead-in for a dwelling or accessory structure wall that serves as part of a barrier where doors or windows open directly to the pool or spa, and marks every listed option as remainder unchanged, so the underlying International code options still control. Section 305.6 lets a barrier be omitted along a lake or other natural body of water only when public access is not permitted along the shoreline and the required barriers extend to and beyond the water's edge a minimum of eighteen (18) inches.

Separately, § 34-31(8) of the nuisance article declares it a public nuisance to maintain a public or private swimming pool or hot tub in an unsafe or unsecured condition. The barrier dimensions themselves, such as height and gate hardware, sit in the adopted International code and are not reprinted in the Burleson text.