{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Saanich, British Columbia, max height rear side: 1.9 m (6.2 ft); max height front: 1.5m (4.9 ft); sight triangle: fence which exceeds a height of 1 m (3.3 ft) in the area bounded by the intersecting lot lines at a street corner and a line joining points along said lot lines 9.0 m (29.53 ft) from their point of intersection; permit required: True. Source: Saanich Zoning Bylaw 8200; Swimming Pool and Liquid Storage Tank Fence Bylaw, 1988, No. 6016, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000121",
 "municipality": "Saanich",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.saanich.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Saanich Zoning Bylaw 8200",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-09-08",
   "document_url": "http://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf",
   "summary": "General fences max 1.5m within the front-yard setback, 1.9m elsewhere; deer fences to 2.5m permitted on some lots. Corner-lot fences max 1m within 9m of a street intersection. Consolidated bylaw amended repeatedly since 2003.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "a7d2b6bf7259796f1a4effe14cfc033a915dde7c40d892553ead7392e0a5beb6",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a7d2b6bf7259796f1a4effe14cfc033a915dde7c40d892553ead7392e0a5beb6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.9 m (6.2 ft)",
    "max_height_front": "1.5m (4.9 ft)",
    "sight_triangle": "fence which exceeds a height of 1 m (3.3 ft) in the area bounded by the intersecting lot lines at a street corner and a line joining points along said lot lines 9.0 m (29.53 ft) from their point of intersection"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 6.2(f)(ii)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 6.2(f)(i)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 6.3(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/saanich/fences/text-a7d2b6bf7259/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool and Liquid Storage Tank Fence Bylaw, 1988, No. 6016",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Bylaws~and~Policies/swimming-pool-and-liquid-storage-tank-fence-bylaw-1988-no-6016.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires outdoor pools/liquid storage tanks over 45cm deep to be fully enclosed by a fence at least 1.2m high with self-closing, self-latching gates; materials must prevent children climbing through; fence height capped by the Zoning Bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "b221b8c7d36cdc749629364d969392e623ec062f8d84f8cce766d2397dc9e272",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b221b8c7d36cdc749629364d969392e623ec062f8d84f8cce766d2397dc9e272.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Completely enclosed by fence not less than 1.2 m (4') in height. Gates latched with self-closing and self-locking device located at top of and inside gate."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 6",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 2(a), 2(e), 2(f)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/saanich/fences/text-b221b8c7d36c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/saanich/fences/"
}