{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Tweed, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.5 m if ≥1.2 m from pool wall; minimum 1.8 m if <1.2 m from pool wall; self-closing, self-latching, lockable gates required.; max height rear side: 1.8 m; max height front: 1.8 m. Source: By-Law No. 99-16 (Swimming Pool Fence By-Law); Comprehensive Zoning By-Law No. 2012-30 (fence height and sight-triangle provisions), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001802",
 "municipality": "Tweed",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://twp.tweed.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law No. 99-16 (Swimming Pool Fence By-Law)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1999-06-21",
   "document_url": "https://tweed.ca/photos/custom/By-Law%2099-16%20Swimming%20Pool%20Fences.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a fence fully enclosing any outdoor pool over 60cm deep: min. 1.5m high (1.8m if within 1.2m of the pool wall), self-closing/self-latching locked gates, max 50mm ground clearance, no climbable features, and a permit before construction. Above-ground pools need equal fencing; covered hot tubs/spas exempt.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "a4c26c43c84c2cf90b65322a282be293ef18cc080b220d23787ada606d77d6f4",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a4c26c43c84c2cf90b65322a282be293ef18cc080b220d23787ada606d77d6f4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.5 m if ≥1.2 m from pool wall; minimum 1.8 m if <1.2 m from pool wall; self-closing, self-latching, lockable gates required."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "PART III - PERMITS: \"No person shall excavate for...any pool or erect...any pool or pool fence without first obtaining a permit from the Chief Building Official\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "Part IV s.3(a)-(b); Part VI s.1(c)-(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/tweed/fences/text-a4c26c43c84c/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Comprehensive Zoning By-Law No. 2012-30 (fence height and sight-triangle provisions)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-09-25",
   "document_url": "https://tweed.ca/photos/custom/Planning%20%26%20Zoning%20Notices/1%20Tweed%20Zoning%20By-Law.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 5.44 caps fence height at 1.8m in urban areas. Section 5.27 limits fences, hedges, walls and trees to 1m within corner-lot sight triangles. Section 5.24 permits swimming pools as accessory uses if compliant with the municipal swimming pool fence by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "45e2833e0c4503d1bed9b95a46dda94e8450d54182c25630ed1337a9da7952c1",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/45e2833e0c4503d1bed9b95a46dda94e8450d54182c25630ed1337a9da7952c1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m",
    "max_height_front": "1.8 m",
    "sight_triangle": "On corner lot, within triangle formed by 9 m along each street line, no fence or wall over 1 m above road centreline at lowest point"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5.44",
    "max_height_front": "s. 5.44",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 5.27"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/tweed/fences/text-45e2833e0c45/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/tweed/fences/"
}