{
 "answer": "In the City of Nanaimo, British Columbia, max height rear side: 2.4m (R1 to R10, R14, R15); max height front: 1.2m (R1 to R10, R14, R15); pool enclosure: Swimming pools shall be enclosed in a structure or shall be enclosed or surrounded by a fence, as specified in the Building Bylaw.; sight triangle: no obstruction to the line of vision between 1.2m and 3m within 7m of the intersection of lot lines. Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000084",
 "municipality": "Nanaimo",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://nanaimo.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2011-08-08",
   "document_url": "https://nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 6.10: fence height varies by zone, e.g. 1.2m front/2.4m side-rear in R1-R10; up to 3m for park/rec zones. Section 6.11: swimming pools must be enclosed by structure or fence per Building Bylaw, min 1.5m setback.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "314b3e2c147cbae612a61c6f64e6db8e3327ca9b838c90b6f3be6bb52fa8dedb",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/314b3e2c147cbae612a61c6f64e6db8e3327ca9b838c90b6f3be6bb52fa8dedb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.4m (R1 to R10, R14, R15)",
    "max_height_front": "1.2m (R1 to R10, R14, R15)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Swimming pools shall be enclosed in a structure or shall be enclosed or surrounded by a fence, as specified in the Building Bylaw.",
    "sight_triangle": "no obstruction to the line of vision between 1.2m and 3m within 7m of the intersection of lot lines"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 6.10.2",
    "max_height_front": "s. 6.10.2",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 6.11.2",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 6.9.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/nanaimo/fences/text-314b3e2c147c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/nanaimo/fences/"
}