{
 "answer": "In the City of Burlington, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Fences and gates required around pool. Height 1.2m-2.0m depending on type. Gates self-closing, self-latching, locked when not supervised.; prohibited materials: barbed wire, broken glass or electrification. Source: Pool Fencing By-law No. 74-2005 (Municipal Pool By-law), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001442",
 "municipality": "Burlington",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.burlington.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Pool Fencing By-law No. 74-2005 (Municipal Pool By-law)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-10-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.burlington.ca/en/by-laws-and-animal-services/resources/By-laws/By-law-Search/074-2005-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires residential swimming pools be enclosed by fencing/gates: chain-link 1.2-2.0m high, solid panels 1.2-2.0m high with restricted gap sizes, or a qualifying wall; repeals By-law 131-2004.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "0eb79c18b1da197f410a8f5122c9cf17db334068c3f83e6f78e669b1b2dd79e7",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0eb79c18b1da197f410a8f5122c9cf17db334068c3f83e6f78e669b1b2dd79e7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Fences and gates required around pool. Height 1.2m-2.0m depending on type. Gates self-closing, self-latching, locked when not supervised.",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire, broken glass or electrification"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 12.1",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4, s. 5.1, s. 7.1",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 11"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/burlington/fences/text-0eb79c18b1da/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/burlington/fences/"
}