{
 "answer": "In the Village of Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Village of Fort Simpson Zoning Bylaw No. 675, verified 2026-09-29. A permit is required. Max height front: 1.2 metres. Max height rear side: 2.0 metres.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003521",
 "municipality": "Fort Simpson",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Northwest Territories",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.fortsimpson.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Fort Simpson Zoning Bylaw No. 675",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://fortsimpson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Zoning-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Zoning Bylaw No. 675 (July 2008) caps residential fences at 1.2m in front yards and 2.0m in side/rear yards; on corner lots the front-yard limit applies to both street-facing sides.",
   "discovered_by": "terr-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "d332ad09dd45c809b0d1e303aa658f5075e1088879ebe32145ebc16cffd44bb0",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:50:17+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "675",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d332ad09dd45c809b0d1e303aa658f5075e1088879ebe32145ebc16cffd44bb0.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 metres",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 metres",
    "permit_required": true,
    "sight_triangle": "a person using a corner site in any district shall comply with all the restrictions, limitations and conditions relating to visibility approaching road intersections as may be required by the Development Officer or Council."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 6.8(1)(b)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 6.8(1)(a)",
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1(1); s. 3.2(5)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 6.1(7)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nt/fort-simpson/fences/bylaw-675/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nt/fort-simpson/fences/"
}