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

Under Georgetown's permit guidance, a fence, wall, or barrier is required that completely surrounds the swimming pool, tract, or lot. The City's fence-permit page specifies that swimming pools require a fence/barrier surrounding the pool with a self-latching gate in accordance with the International Residential Code, and Georgetown enforces the 2021 Swimming Pool and Spa Code for pool and spa construction. These barrier provisions exist to restrict unsupervised access by young children. Exact barrier height, the maximum gap a sphere may pass under or through the barrier, gate swing direction, and latch height are set by the adopted code and are verified at the pool final inspection rather than left to the homeowner's discretion. A general fence permit is also required for new fencing within the city limits, and pool barriers must still comply with Georgetown's fence-height and material rules in UDC Section 8.07. Because Georgetown adopts a model pool/spa code, applicants should obtain the City's current Pool/Spa Barriers requirements at permit submittal and have the barrier in place before a pool is filled or used. Note that Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 757 (Pool Yard Enclosures) sets a separate 48-inch minimum enclosure standard, but Chapter 757 applies to multiunit rental complex pools and property-owners-association pools, not to single-family backyard pools, which Georgetown governs through its adopted pool code.