{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Kitimat, British Columbia, max height rear side: 2 metres; max height front: 1.2 metres; pool enclosure: Pool must be enclosed on all sides by a fence of 1.8m or more; gates must have a locking device; fence design/location approved by Building Inspector.; sight triangle: No fence on a corner lot shall contravene the provisions of 9.10.5; line of vision must be maintained as per Part 9 Division 10 Subdivision 5.. Source: Kitimat Municipal Code, Part 9 Division 4 - Residential Zoning, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000061",
 "municipality": "Kitimat",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.kitimat.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Kitimat Municipal Code, Part 9 Division 4 - Residential Zoning",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://kitimat-docs.simplicitycms.ca/docs/part9-div4-residential-20250526.pdf",
   "summary": "Fences in required front yards max 1.2m, other required yards 2.0m, outside required yards 3.0m. Private swimming pools deeper than 0.5m in a rear/side yard must be enclosed by a fence 1.8m+ with a locking gate.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "b851daf2b94ff970ebad3af6f3275da1ffa11c3c9c180662bd2c87d7ddce389a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b851daf2b94ff970ebad3af6f3275da1ffa11c3c9c180662bd2c87d7ddce389a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 metres",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 metres",
    "pool_enclosure": "Pool must be enclosed on all sides by a fence of 1.8m or more; gates must have a locking device; fence design/location approved by Building Inspector.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence on a corner lot shall contravene the provisions of 9.10.5; line of vision must be maintained as per Part 9 Division 10 Subdivision 5."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "9.4.1.16: \"The maximum height of other fences within required yards shall be 2 metres.\"",
    "max_height_front": "9.4.1.15: \"No fence located within a required front yard of 4.5 metres shall be higher than 1.2 metres.\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "9.4.1.11: \"must be enclosed on all sides by a fence of 1.8m or more\"",
    "sight_triangle": "9.4.1.19: \"No fence which is on a corner lot shall contravene the provisions of 9.10.5.\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/kitimat/fences/text-b851daf2b94f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/kitimat/fences/"
}