{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of West Perth, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Min. 1.2 m above finished grade; bottom ≤7.5 cm above grade; gates self-closing and latched.. Source: Swimming Pool By-law 044-2012, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001822",
 "municipality": "West Perth",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.westperth.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool By-law 044-2012",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-05-22",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westperth-ca/media/g4bjadmc/044-2012-swimming-pool.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires outdoor pool enclosure fencing at least 1.2 metres high with self-closing, self-latching gates; an above-ground pool's own wall may serve as the fence if it is at least 1.2m high.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "6038ec0db87130ca90eda7f7f3170020b7643445dc2dad15294afb86c3801bfa",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6038ec0db87130ca90eda7f7f3170020b7643445dc2dad15294afb86c3801bfa.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Min. 1.2 m above finished grade; bottom ≤7.5 cm above grade; gates self-closing and latched."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 8 — 'No person shall excavate for or erect a privately owned outdoor swimming pool until a building permit has been issued'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 5.i, 5.iii, 5.v"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/west-perth/fences/text-6038ec0db871/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/west-perth/fences/"
}