{
 "answer": "In the Township of McNab/Braeside, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.5 m (5 feet) height enclosure required around all pools; gates must be self-closing and self-latching, placed at top and inside of gate.; prohibited materials: No barbed wire nor device for projecting an electric current shall form part of any fence or gate.. Source: Swimming Pool By-law 2022-40, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001631",
 "municipality": "McNab/Braeside",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.mcnabbraeside.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool By-law 2022-40",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-05-24",
   "document_url": "https://www.mcnabbraeside.com/download.php?dl=YToyOntzOjI6ImlkIjtzOjI6IjQ4IjtzOjM6ImtleSI7aToyMDt9",
   "summary": "Requires every private swimming pool be enclosed by fencing and self-latching gates at least 1.5m high, chain-link mesh max 38mm, pool set back 3m from lot lines; applies to above-ground pools too.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "42f1d618d3f629739aaac5063ccfaf6dbab277332fcb0764fb1dbf2c60543b9b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/42f1d618d3f629739aaac5063ccfaf6dbab277332fcb0764fb1dbf2c60543b9b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.5 m (5 feet) height enclosure required around all pools; gates must be self-closing and self-latching, placed at top and inside of gate.",
    "prohibited_materials": "No barbed wire nor device for projecting an electric current shall form part of any fence or gate."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 2(b): 'Every owner of property shall obtain a permit from the Building Official'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 2(c), s. 2(h): 'minimum height extending from the ground or floor of 1.5 m (5 feet)'; gates 'equipped with self-closing and self-latching devices placed at the top and on the inside'",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2(d): 'No barbed wire nor device for projecting an electric current shall form part of any such fence or gate.'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/mcnab-braeside/fences/text-42f1d618d3f6/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/mcnab-braeside/fences/"
}