{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Leamington, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 122 cm (4 ft) height; self-closing, self-latching gate with latch on inside top; kept locked when >60.96 cm water and no adult supervising.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire, broken glass, electrification or similar dangerous characteristics prohibited.; max height rear side: 2 m (6.56 ft). Source: Pool Standards By-law 56-26; Zoning By-law 890-09 – Fences (Section 4.18), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001602",
 "municipality": "Leamington",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.leamington.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Pool Standards By-law 56-26",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-05-26",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/leamington-ca/media/owulro3j/by-law_56-26-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates privately owned outdoor swimming pools; pool must be enclosed by a fence/gate at least 1.22 m (4 ft) high, sets construction specs (pickets, posts) and permit requirements.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "b71be43c76ec79b8a06ae193e76371360e45b5fca77b0de09e2ce391b8c5d41c",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b71be43c76ec79b8a06ae193e76371360e45b5fca77b0de09e2ce391b8c5d41c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 122 cm (4 ft) height; self-closing, self-latching gate with latch on inside top; kept locked when >60.96 cm water and no adult supervising.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, broken glass, electrification or similar dangerous characteristics prohibited."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 26: \"A Permit shall be required to construct or erect a Swimming Pool\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 32, s. 46(c), s. 46(d)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 17, s. 18, s. 19"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/leamington/fences/text-b71be43c76ec/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law 890-09 – Fences (Section 4.18)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2009-01-12",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/leamington-ca/media/eutg4lys/final-zoning-by-law-consolidated-text-890-09.pdf",
   "summary": "Residential zones (R1-R6): fences permitted in required rear, interior side and exterior side yards to a maximum height of 2 m (6.56 ft) and no closer than 6 m (19.68 ft) to the front lot line; where a required rear yard abuts an abutting property's required front yard, the fence is capped at 1.2 m (3.93 ft) within a triangular",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "26cb03e0d1bac3010301ad37a76dbcbcc6c9de1bbf1d522d71cb519843d62792",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/26cb03e0d1bac3010301ad37a76dbcbcc6c9de1bbf1d522d71cb519843d62792.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 m (6.56 ft)",
    "sight_triangle": "Max 1.2 m height within triangular space where rear yard abuts abutting front yard, for 6 m along lot lines; fences must comply with s. 4.54."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.18(a)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.18(a); s. 4.18(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/leamington/fences/text-26cb03e0d1ba/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/leamington/fences/"
}