{
 "answer": "In the Township of Mattawan, Ontario, pool enclosure: Open pool areas totally enclosed by fence of suitable materials, minimum height 1.21 m [4 ft.], with self-locking gate; above-ground pool wall may count toward height.; sight triangle: On a corner lot no obstruction higher than 0.75 m [2.5 ft.] (except a chain link fence for a school or park) within a triangle having sides 5.0 m [16.4 ft.] along each street line.. Source: Zoning By-law 2003-009 (Consolidated with Amendments, December 16, 2021) — Swimming Pool Enclosure provisions, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001625",
 "municipality": "Mattawan",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://mattawan.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law 2003-009 (Consolidated with Amendments, December 16, 2021) — Swimming Pool Enclosure provisions",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://mattawan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Mattawan-ZBL-December-2021.pdf",
   "summary": "The Zoning By-law requires open private swimming pools to be totally enclosed by a fence of suitable materials at least 1.21 m (4 ft) high with a self-locking gate. For an above-ground pool, any combination of pool wall, surrounding fence or structure totalling at least 1.21 m satisfies the fencing requirement; separately, an above-ground pool may not stand more than",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "8cfa4acd1bfa7e1fa90579f9ebca38f691c808203a176d695823bf30c83304f5",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8cfa4acd1bfa7e1fa90579f9ebca38f691c808203a176d695823bf30c83304f5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "pool_enclosure": "Open pool areas totally enclosed by fence of suitable materials, minimum height 1.21 m [4 ft.], with self-locking gate; above-ground pool wall may count toward height.",
    "sight_triangle": "On a corner lot no obstruction higher than 0.75 m [2.5 ft.] (except a chain link fence for a school or park) within a triangle having sides 5.0 m [16.4 ft.] along each street line."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4.1.2(a)(i)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.32"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/mattawan/fences/text-8cfa4acd1bfa/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/mattawan/fences/"
}