Live Oak, TX Swimming Pools & Spas: Fencing & Safety Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum height
- 48 inches (4 feet)
- Gap max
- 4 inches between pickets
- Gates
- Self-closing and self-latching
- Door alarms
- Required if house is barrier
- State law
- TX H&S Code Ch 757
Summary
Live Oak enforces Texas Health and Safety Code 757 pool barrier standards requiring 4-foot minimum fences, self-closing gates, and secondary barriers or alarms on doors leading from the home to the pool.
Sec. 757.003. ENCLOSURE FOR POOL YARD. (a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 757.005, the owner of a multiunit rental complex with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls, or maintains a pool shall completely enclose the pool yard with a pool yard enclosure. (b) The height of the pool yard enclosure must be at least 48 inches as measured from the ground on the side away from the pool. (c) Openings under the pool yard enclosure may not allow a sphere four inches in diameter to pass under the pool yard enclosure. ... (f) The use of chain link fencing materials is prohibited entirely for a new pool yard enclosure that is constructed after January 1, 1994.
Full Breakdown
Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 757 sets statewide pool enclosure standards that Live Oak enforces through building permits. Residential pools must be surrounded by a barrier at least 48 inches high (4 feet minimum) measured from the outside, with no gaps larger than 4 inches. Gates must be self-closing and self-latching with the latch 54 inches above ground or on the pool side. If the house wall forms part of the barrier, doors leading to the pool must have alarms or the pool must have a power safety cover. Ladders for above-ground pools must be removable or lockable. Permits are required for new pools and are inspected before water is added. The rules apply equally in Bexar County suburbs and Live Oak jurisdictions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can my 6-foot wood fence serve as the pool barrier?
Do inflatable pools need barriers?
Sources & Official References
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