{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, pool enclosure: entirely enclosed by a fence pursuant to the Municipality of Chatham-Kent Fencing By-law 125-2008 (as amended) or its successor By-law.; sight triangle: No building, structure, fence... exceed 0.76 m in height... within the triangular space... 6.1 m from their point of intersection; permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.5 m height. Gates self-closing, self-latching at top inside, kept locked when unattended.. Source: Comprehensive Zoning By-law 216-2009; Swimming Pool Enclosure By-law 125-2008, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001465",
 "municipality": "Chatham-Kent",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.chatham-kent.ca/Pages/default.aspx",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Comprehensive Zoning By-law 216-2009",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2009-12-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.chatham-kent.ca/localgovernment/bylaws/Documents/Zoning%20By-law%20216-2009.pdf",
   "summary": "Corner-lot sight-visibility triangle bars fence/structure/tree/shrub over 0.76 m within 6.1 m of intersecting street lines; cross-references Fencing By-law 125-2008 for pool enclosures.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "b0cada33be079475d99709a9753459eb43992b64bba12d86470bf1661f7872d5",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b0cada33be079475d99709a9753459eb43992b64bba12d86470bf1661f7872d5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "pool_enclosure": "entirely enclosed by a fence pursuant to the Municipality of Chatham-Kent Fencing By-law 125-2008 (as amended) or its successor By-law.",
    "sight_triangle": "No building, structure, fence... exceed 0.76 m in height... within the triangular space... 6.1 m from their point of intersection"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4.33(d)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.32(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/chatham-kent/fences/text-b0cada33be07/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool Enclosure By-law 125-2008",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-05-26",
   "document_url": "https://www.chatham-kent.ca/localgovernment/bylaws/Documents/125-2008.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires enclosures/gates around privately-owned outdoor pools; fence minimum 1.5 m (5 ft) high with self-closing, self-latching gate; enclosure must be erected before pool is filled.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "58926d78efdf2459446e23b48a268b50635ce8c4960f38e6536b97f74372c276",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/58926d78efdf2459446e23b48a268b50635ce8c4960f38e6536b97f74372c276.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.5 m height. Gates self-closing, self-latching at top inside, kept locked when unattended.",
    "sight_triangle": "Swimming pool enclosure shall not be located within a visibility triangle.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, electrical wiring, sharp projections, or dangerous objects/materials."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.3(a)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 6.1(a), 6.6(a)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.3(c)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 6.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/chatham-kent/fences/text-58926d78efdf/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/chatham-kent/fences/"
}