Barrie By-law 2024-094, s. 2.12(a) — Pool Enclosure By-law

contained in a container that is:

• (i) artificial, manufactured or assembled;
• (ii) capable of retaining water measuring more than 600mm (23 5/8 inches) in depth at any point, and
• (iii) capable of being used for swimming, bathing, diving or wading,
• (b) and includes:
• (i) manufactured swimming pools, both above-ground and in-ground;
• (ii) custom built pools;
• (iii) outdoor pools used for display or commercial purpose; and
• (iv) temporary pools shall mean an inflatable pool or other pool which is designer to be removed periodically on a seasonal or more frequent temporary basis.
• (c) but does not include:
• (i) irrigation ponds on farms used for watering livestock or for irrigation;
• (ii) naturally formed depressions in the ground;
• (iii) garden or fishponds used as landscaping features with plant materials grown in and around the pond; and
• (iv) public swimming pools as defined and regulated by the Ontario Building Code.