{
 "answer": "In the City of St. Thomas, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Not less than 1.2m (48 inches) above Finished Grade; gate must have self-closing and self-latching device, latching device at top on pool side. Source: Swimming Pool Fence By-Law No. 56-2011, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001770",
 "municipality": "St. Thomas",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.stthomas.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool Fence By-Law No. 56-2011",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2011-04-18",
   "document_url": "https://www.stthomas.ca/UserFiles/Servers/Server_12189721/File/City%20Hall/City%20Clerk/Swimming%20Pool%20Fence%20By-law%2056-2011.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires every outdoor swimming pool to be enclosed by a fence at least 1.2 m (48in) high with openings no larger than 10cm, self-closing/self-latching gates, and a building permit before construction or replacement of the enclosure.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "094146541735ad2b27d9d4d97733ddb98ef864cd7f9231f3cbd469b3d74c462c",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/094146541735ad2b27d9d4d97733ddb98ef864cd7f9231f3cbd469b3d74c462c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Not less than 1.2m (48 inches) above Finished Grade; gate must have self-closing and self-latching device, latching device at top on pool side"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 7: \"a Swimming Pool Fence Permit has been issued by the Chief Building Official\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 18(a); s. 21(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-thomas/fences/text-094146541735/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/st-thomas/fences/"
}