{
 "answer": "In the Town of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Fence or guard minimum 1.22 m (4 ft) height; gates must have self-closing and self-latching devices; openings no larger than 100 mm.. Source: By-Law to Regulate Swimming Pools, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001586",
 "municipality": "Kirkland Lake",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.kirklandlake.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law to Regulate Swimming Pools",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-07-12",
   "document_url": "https://kirklandlake.civicweb.net/document/9384",
   "summary": "By-law 22-055 requires a permit for any pool holding more than 762mm (30in) of water and a fence/guard enclosure at least 1.22m (4ft) high with openings no larger than 100mm; also applies to above-ground pool side walls used as a guard.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "bc7bdbee627e34972f4797b41c77971d7a018d963a128ba5e38e5971b96c4cc7",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bc7bdbee627e34972f4797b41c77971d7a018d963a128ba5e38e5971b96c4cc7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Fence or guard minimum 1.22 m (4 ft) height; gates must have self-closing and self-latching devices; openings no larger than 100 mm."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1.1: 'No person shall commence, or carry out the erection, construction or placing or a private swimming pool without first obtaining a permit'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 3.3.4, s. 3.3.7, s. 3.3.8"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kirkland-lake/fences/text-bc7bdbee627e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1978-12-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.kirklandlake.ca/UserFiles/Servers/Server_15565915/File/Our Services/Building Services/documents/78-68 Fence By-Law with amend 80-72.pdf",
   "summary": "By-law 78-68 (amended by By-law 80-72 in 1980) regulates fence erection; a permit is required for fences over 4 feet (1.2m) in height, per the Town's own permit-info page.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:47:53+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 0,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
   "link_dead": true
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/kirkland-lake/fences/"
}