New Braunfels, TX Swimming Pools & Spas: Fencing & Safety Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing code
- 2021 ISPSC, locally amended
- Chain-link barriers
- Banned for public pools since 1999
- Enforcing agency
- Building Safety Division
- Max fine
- $2,000 per day, per offense
Summary
New Braunfels adopts the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, requiring every outdoor and indoor pool or spa to be surrounded by a compliant entry barrier.
305.1 General. The provisions of this section shall apply to the design of barriers for restricting entry into areas having pools and spas... 305.2 Outdoor swimming pools and spas. Outdoor pools and spas and indoor swimming pools shall be surrounded by a barrier that complies with sections 305.2.1 through 305.7 and in accordance with the Texas Administrative Code Chapter 265 or Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 757 for public pools.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
Under Sec. 14-40, New Braunfels adopts the 2021 ISPSC and its own local amendments as the city's swimming pool and spa code. Outdoor pools, spas, and indoor swimming pools must be surrounded by a barrier meeting ISPSC Sections 305.2.1 through 305.7. Chain-link fencing is barred outright as a barrier for public pools after October 1, 1999, and any fence with widely spaced horizontal members must keep those members on the pool side to stop them from being used as a climbing ladder. Where a dwelling wall forms part of the barrier, doors, gates, or operable windows opening onto the pool must carry an audible water-hazard alarm or an approved self-closing, self-latching device. The Building Safety Division, acting as code official, administers and enforces the code.
Violations & Fines
Violating the swimming pool and spa code is a misdemeanor under Sec. 14-42, fined up to $2,000 per day for each day the violation continues.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use a chain-link fence as my pool barrier in New Braunfels?
Does a house wall count as a pool barrier?
Sources & Official References
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