{
 "answer": "In the Town of Georgina, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.2 m high (1.8 m for multiple residential/non-residential); gate self-closing and self-latching on inside, not less than 1.2 m above grade.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire or sharp materials; devices conducting electrical current through fence prohibited.. Source: By-law 2026-0058 (BU-1) - Building By-law and Swimming Pool Enclosures, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001524",
 "municipality": "Georgina",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.Georgina.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2026-0058 (BU-1) - Building By-law and Swimming Pool Enclosures",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-06-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.georgina.ca/sites/default/files/2026-07/bylaw-2026-0058-bu-1-to-provide-for-the-administration-and-enforcement-of-the-buildig-code-act-and.pdf",
   "summary": "Building by-law requiring enclosures around private outdoor swimming pools: min 1.2m height, gaps under 100mm, self-closing/latching gates, 1.2m minimum clearance from pool edge to deck furniture.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "21a10880488e87679f12586abec397ed992d4211acce11e5a9a418952afac131",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/21a10880488e87679f12586abec397ed992d4211acce11e5a9a418952afac131.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.2 m high (1.8 m for multiple residential/non-residential); gate self-closing and self-latching on inside, not less than 1.2 m above grade.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire or sharp materials; devices conducting electrical current through fence prohibited."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 22.4: \"No Person shall erect a Pool Enclosure or any part thereof without a Permit.\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 23.1(a): \"minimum of 1.2 metres (4') in height above grade except that Enclosures on multiple residential or non-residential properties shall be a minimum of 1.8 metres (6') above grade\"; s. 23.1(l)(v): \"self-closing self-latching devices on the inside of the gate at a point not less than 1.2 metres (4') above grade\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 22.1: \"barbed wire or other barbed or sharp materials\"; s. 22.2: \"device designed to conduct electrical current through a fence\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/georgina/fences/text-21a10880488e/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/georgina/fences/"
}