{
 "answer": "In the City of Merritt, British Columbia, max height rear side: 2.0 m (Residential), 2.5 m (Commercial/Industrial/Institutional), 3.5 m (Cemetery/Park/School); max height front: 1.25 m (Residential/Commercial/Institutional), 2.5 m (Industrial); pool enclosure: In-ground pools require fencing min 1.5m height, lockable gate, climb-resistant, no 0.1m sphere passage, no plants.; sight triangle: Corner parcels must keep sight triangle free of obstacles >1.25m height. Triangle formed by 6m lines from exterior corner intersection.. Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000078",
 "municipality": "Merritt",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://merritt.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Residential fences max 1.25m in front yard, 2.0m elsewhere; 1.25m within 3m of front line; no barbed/razor wire; corner-lot sight triangles apply. In-ground pools require 1.5m fencing with lockable gate.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "79f0fd6162b9cc3065d87570f99f1562f05fba47079de30a64973738ec9eade5",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/79f0fd6162b9cc3065d87570f99f1562f05fba47079de30a64973738ec9eade5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 m (Residential), 2.5 m (Commercial/Industrial/Institutional), 3.5 m (Cemetery/Park/School)",
    "max_height_front": "1.25 m (Residential/Commercial/Institutional), 2.5 m (Industrial)",
    "pool_enclosure": "In-ground pools require fencing min 1.5m height, lockable gate, climb-resistant, no 0.1m sphere passage, no plants.",
    "sight_triangle": "Corner parcels must keep sight triangle free of obstacles >1.25m height. Triangle formed by 6m lines from exterior corner intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire prohibited in residential zones; razor wire prohibited in any zone."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.14.1(b), 4.14.2(b), 4.14.3, 4.14.4(b), 4.14.4(c)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.14.1(a), 4.14.2(a), 4.14.3, 4.14.4(a)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4.17.4",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.15.1, 4.15.2",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.14.6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/merritt/fences/text-79f0fd6162b9/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/merritt/fences/"
}