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

1(4) of the Land Development Code states plainly that swimming pools require a fence/barrier surrounding the pool with a self-latching gate in accordance with the 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code for swimming pool standards. That pool-barrier rule sits inside Taylor's broader fencing standards, so a pool enclosure also has to satisfy the article's general material rules: it may be built of wood, stone, rock, concrete block, masonry brick, brick, decorative wrought iron, chain link or welded wire, but not of plywood, chicken wire, fiberglass panels or corrugated metal.

2 requires at least two support rails spaced at least half the fence's total height apart, so the enclosure stays structurally sound. 4: up to four feet in the first layer nearest the street, six feet in the second layer, and eight feet in the third, or rear, layer, where most residential pools and their required barriers are located. 6 separately requires a building permit before construction. The Code was adopted by Ordinance 2024-41 and revised September 12, 2024, replacing whatever pool-fencing standard existed under the prior zoning ordinance.