{
 "answer": "In the Township of Adelaide Metcalfe, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Fence not less than 1.22 m (4 ft) height; gates not less than 1.22 m and capable of being locked.; prohibited materials: Electric current through or in conjunction with a fence is prohibited (except farm fences in agricultural zones).. Source: By-law No. 21 of 2020 - Pool Fence By-law, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001392",
 "municipality": "Adelaide Metcalfe",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.adelaidemetcalfe.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 21 of 2020 - Pool Fence By-law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-05-04",
   "document_url": "https://www.adelaidemetcalfe.on.ca/sites/default/files/2024-09/2020-21%20Pool%20Fence.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires privately-owned outdoor pools/hot tubs (610mm+ depth) to be enclosed by a fence at least 1.22m (4ft) high with self-closing/latching gate; lattice-topped fences capped at 1.5m or 1.8m depending on lattice height.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "657f8a5a9f35f8f9a7c2363c04124dd91510514c7a1cebe7db2a29e3ba85b456",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/657f8a5a9f35f8f9a7c2363c04124dd91510514c7a1cebe7db2a29e3ba85b456.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Fence not less than 1.22 m (4 ft) height; gates not less than 1.22 m and capable of being locked.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electric current through or in conjunction with a fence is prohibited (except farm fences in agricultural zones)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4: 'No person shall excavate for, erect or construct a privately-owned outdoor swimming pool without first submitting the following plans and obtaining a permit'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 3(a), s. 3(e)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 6: 'The use of any device for projecting an electric current through or in conjunction with a fence is prohibited'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/adelaide-metcalfe/fences/text-657f8a5a9f35/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/adelaide-metcalfe/fences/"
}