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 "answer": "In the Township of Athens, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.2 m (4 ft) enclosure completely enclosing pool area; gates must be self-closing and self-latching at top inside of gate; max 50 mm gap to grade.. Source: By-law 2026-13 Swimming Pool Enclosure By-law, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001409",
 "municipality": "Athens",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.athenstownship.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2026-13 Swimming Pool Enclosure By-law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-05-11",
   "document_url": "https://athenstownship.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/swimming-pool-enclosure-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a permit and an enclosure at least 1.2m (4ft) high around privately-owned outdoor swimming pools, with self-latching gates of equal height; repeals the 2006 Pool and Fencing By-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "b0cc1255bfce79e9a4a9f9b05c669fc4e8f1a741b66a510a3e33b56b518cc1c7",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b0cc1255bfce79e9a4a9f9b05c669fc4e8f1a741b66a510a3e33b56b518cc1c7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.2 m (4 ft) enclosure completely enclosing pool area; gates must be self-closing and self-latching at top inside of gate; max 50 mm gap to grade."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "require the owners of privately owned outdoor swimming pools to erect and maintain an enclosure around such pool and to obtain a permit",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4(4); s. 5(2); s. 4(6)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/athens/fences/text-b0cc1255bfce/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 2013-10 (sight-triangle provision)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://athenstownship.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2024-Zoning-By-Law-Consolidation.pdf",
   "summary": "Sight-triangle provision prohibits fences or vegetation over 1m high at street intersections; no separate general fence-height by-law found (July 2024 office consolidation, original by-law year unstated).",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ee1997a8b9a7cd593376903a2842e8705926b7f5d0c2ef79014e460fdf7f0d56",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ee1997a8b9a7cd593376903a2842e8705926b7f5d0c2ef79014e460fdf7f0d56.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/athens/fences/text-ee1997a8b9a7/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/athens/fences/"
}