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 "answer": "In the Township of Rideau Lakes, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.2 m (4 ft) enclosure required completely enclosing pool area; gates must be self-closing and self-latching at top inside.. Source: By-Law 2018-59 - Regulate Enclosures Around Swimming Pools (Swimming Pool Enclosure By-Law), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001732",
 "municipality": "Rideau Lakes",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.twprideaulakes.on.ca/",
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   "title": "By-Law 2018-59 - Regulate Enclosures Around Swimming Pools (Swimming Pool Enclosure By-Law)",
   "category": "fences",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-01-07",
   "document_url": "https://www.rideaulakes.ca/component/edocman/?task=document.viewdocument&id=251",
   "summary": "Requires a permit and a minimum 1.2m (4 ft) enclosure/fence around privately-owned outdoor swimming pools before they may be filled or used, with detailed chain-link/vertical-board construction and self-latching gate specifications.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
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    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.2 m (4 ft) enclosure required completely enclosing pool area; gates must be self-closing and self-latching at top inside."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "WHEREAS … require the owners of privately owned outdoor swimming pools … to obtain a permit",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4(4); s. 5(2)"
   },
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law Number 98-109 - Being a By-Law to prescribe the height and description of a lawful fence within the Township of Rideau Lakes",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1998-10-05",
   "document_url": "https://www.rideaulakes.ca/component/edocman/?task=document.viewdocument&id=253",
   "summary": "Sets minimum lawful line-fence height of 1.22m (4 ft) under the Line Fences Act, with detailed construction standards for barbed wire, woven wire, chain-link and rail/board fence types.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
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   "facts": {},
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/rideau-lakes/fences/"
}