{
 "answer": "In the Town of Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, max height rear side: 1.8 metres (Residential), 3 metres (Other Zones); max height front: 0.75 metres; pool enclosure: A fence with a minimum height of 1.8 metres shall be erected and maintained around an open swimming pool.; sight triangle: Corner lots: max 0.75 metres within 15 metres (arterial/collector) or 8 metres (local) of intersection.. Source: Town of Placentia Development Regulations 2014 – 2024 (Land Use Zoning, Subdivision & Advertisement Regulations), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003412",
 "municipality": "Placentia",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.placentia.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Placentia Development Regulations 2014 – 2024 (Land Use Zoning, Subdivision & Advertisement Regulations)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/mca/files/registry-community-placentia-files-placentia-development-regulations.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 49 caps residential/mobile-home/heritage fences at 1.8m (3m in commercial/industrial/rural zones), limits fence height to 0.75m within corner-lot sight triangles, requires a minimum 1.8m enclosure fence around any open swimming pool, and restricts electric and barbed-wire fencing.",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "9ec6003d647fc71489472d8ba7148cad1f72cb0ee916cb64243b3b59cf87abb7",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9ec6003d647fc71489472d8ba7148cad1f72cb0ee916cb64243b3b59cf87abb7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 metres (Residential), 3 metres (Other Zones)",
    "max_height_front": "0.75 metres",
    "pool_enclosure": "A fence with a minimum height of 1.8 metres shall be erected and maintained around an open swimming pool.",
    "sight_triangle": "Corner lots: max 0.75 metres within 15 metres (arterial/collector) or 8 metres (local) of intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electrical (unless livestock), barbed wire (unless commercial/industrial >2.1m not abutting residential)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 49(10), s. 49(11)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 49(8)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 49(17)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 49(6)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 49(14), s. 49(15)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/placentia/fences/text-9ec6003d647f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/placentia/fences/"
}