{
 "answer": "In the Town of Grimsby, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) height from effective ground level; gates self-closing and self-latching, latch on pool side.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire, electrification, or other features designed to cause injury.; max height rear side: 2 m. Source: Pool Enclosure By-law 08-59 (amended by By-law 17-44); Zoning By-law 14-45, Section 4.36 (Residential Fence Height) & Section 4.10 (Swimming Pools), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001537",
 "municipality": "Grimsby",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.grimsby.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Pool Enclosure By-law 08-59 (amended by By-law 17-44)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-07-21",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/grimsbylibrary-005-ca/media/bg5eev0v/pool-enclosure.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a permit and compliant enclosure for every privately-owned outdoor swimming pool in Grimsby, to prevent unauthorized or accidental entry; sets fines for unenclosed or under-construction pools.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "142b98b22574e43c014bf5b90ea36bac4b392231dd6643426b41b48729bac1d3",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/142b98b22574e43c014bf5b90ea36bac4b392231dd6643426b41b48729bac1d3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) height from effective ground level; gates self-closing and self-latching, latch on pool side.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, electrification, or other features designed to cause injury."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4: 'No person shall excavate or erect...without a permit'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 11(a); s. 14(a)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 13(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/grimsby/fences/text-142b98b22574/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law 14-45, Section 4.36 (Residential Fence Height) & Section 4.10 (Swimming Pools)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-05-20",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/grimsbylibrary-005-ca/media/ufmhub5c/zoning-by-law-14-45-office-consolidation-november-2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Caps residential privacy fence height at 2 m (s.4.36). Requires a 10.5 m visibility triangle at the intersection of all streets, within which no structure, hedge or obstruction may exceed 0.8 m above the street centre-line grade (s.4.11). Swimming pools and hot tubs are permitted only in a rear yard and must be set back 1.2 m from any side",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "2922018bec1b286fdb1b515eb830dc7acd6560c69ec45ef45f32402461c0fa18",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2922018bec1b286fdb1b515eb830dc7acd6560c69ec45ef45f32402461c0fa18.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 m",
    "max_height_front": "0.8 m within 4.5 m of any street line",
    "sight_triangle": "10.5 m at intersection of two streets; no structure above 0.8 m within triangle"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.36",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.9(i)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.11(a)(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/grimsby/fences/text-2922018bec1b/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/grimsby/fences/"
}