State law treats a permanent hot tub or spa over 18 inches deep as a pool, so apartment/HOA spas need the same enclosure. Private spas in Lubbock follow the city's adopted pool/spa code, often satisfied by a listed lockable safety cover. The county sets no rule.
Health & Safety Code section 757.001 defines a pool to include a permanent hot tub or spa over 18 inches deep, meaning apartment and HOA spas must sit within a compliant 48-inch pool-yard enclosure with self-closing gates. For private residential hot tubs inside the City of Lubbock, the adopted International Swimming Pool and Spa Code allows a listed, lockable safety cover as an alternative to a full barrier. Portable spas 18 inches deep or shallower generally fall outside the state definition. Unincorporated Lubbock County has no hot-tub ordinance.
Non-compliant apartment/HOA spas are enforced under state law; private-spa barrier or cover violations are handled by City of Lubbock code enforcement.
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