{
 "answer": "In the Town of Lincoln, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Fence minimum 1.2 m height enclosing pool; gate with self-latching lock at top and inside, kept closed and locked when pool unsupervised.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire; any facility for projecting electric current.; max height rear side: 2 m (any zone other than Industrial or Commercial); 3 m (Industrial or Commercial Zone). Source: Swimming Pool Fence By-law 05-95; Zoning By-law 2022-50 – Fencing (Section 3.12), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001606",
 "municipality": "Lincoln",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.lincoln.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool Fence By-law 05-95",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-11-21",
   "document_url": "https://www.lincoln.ca/media/343",
   "summary": "Every privately owned outdoor pool must be enclosed by a fence and self-closing gate at least 1.2 m high before water may be placed in the pool; permit required prior to construction.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "a5a0a2241e0e6148c88dcaca1b4b93cc4c948eeaef483bc7045572312e794558",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a5a0a2241e0e6148c88dcaca1b4b93cc4c948eeaef483bc7045572312e794558.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Fence minimum 1.2 m height enclosing pool; gate with self-latching lock at top and inside, kept closed and locked when pool unsupervised.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire; any facility for projecting electric current."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 2(b)(iii) \"The Chief Building Official issues a permit certifying the approval\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 3(a) \"fence extending from the ground measured vertically to a height of not less than 1.2 metres\"; s. 3(b)(i) \"self-latching devices located and arranged at the top and inside of the gate\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 3(b)(ii) \"Is not to contain barbed wire or any facility for projecting electric current\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/lincoln/fences/text-a5a0a2241e0e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law 2022-50 – Fencing (Section 3.12)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.lincoln.ca/sites/default/files/2023-01/MASTER%20Lincoln_ZBL_July_2022%20-%20FINAL%202022%2012%2015_0.pdf",
   "summary": "Fences and freestanding/decorative walls (excluding pool fences) capped at 2 m in most zones, 3 m in Industrial or Commercial zones, subject to yard-location rules.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "6722a31aa4aaa7c44eb8483baf79ffe3dbbf95deae278483cbfa4b0b5874b511",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6722a31aa4aaa7c44eb8483baf79ffe3dbbf95deae278483cbfa4b0b5874b511.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 m (any zone other than Industrial or Commercial); 3 m (Industrial or Commercial Zone)",
    "sight_triangle": "no structure over 1 m in height permitted within 3 m of front lot line in Residential Zone"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3.12(b) 'maximum height of 2 metres'; s. 3.12(a) 'maximum height of 3 metres'",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3.10 Note 3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/lincoln/fences/text-6722a31aa4aa/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/lincoln/fences/"
}