{
 "answer": "In the Town of Amherstburg, Ontario, max height rear side: 2 meters (6 feet 6 inches); max height front: 0.9 meters (3-feet); corner lot: 0.6 meters (2-feet); permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.22 m (48 in) height, rigid and unclimbable materials, self-closing and self-latching gate(s) mounted poolside at least 119 cm above ground.. Source: Fence By-law No. 2022-027, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001401",
 "municipality": "Amherstburg",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.amherstburg.ca/en/index.aspx",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law No. 2022-027",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-03-14",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/amherstburg-006-ca/media/wopjv3rf/2022-027-fence-by-law-rm.pdf",
   "summary": "Residential fence heights: 0.9 m (3 ft) max in front yard, 0.6 m (2 ft) on corner-lot front yards, 2 m (6.6 ft) max side/rear yard. Requires pool enclosures at least 1.22 m (48 in) high with self-closing, self-latching gates.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "a37b4f8500d157f3225ddf8b633a905fae8278376dda9b92cc8975c92749ddb9",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a37b4f8500d157f3225ddf8b633a905fae8278376dda9b92cc8975c92749ddb9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 meters (6 feet 6 inches)",
    "max_height_front": "0.9 meters (3-feet); corner lot: 0.6 meters (2-feet)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.22 m (48 in) height, rigid and unclimbable materials, self-closing and self-latching gate(s) mounted poolside at least 119 cm above ground.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence within visibility triangle: 3 meters in each direction from where two streets intersect",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, other sharp or barbed materials, electrical current conductors"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 2.1(b)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 2.1(a)",
    "permit_required": "s. 4.1",
    "pool_enclosure": "Definition \"Pool Enclosure\"; s. 4.7; definition \"Self-latching\"",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3.5; definition \"Visibility Triangle\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "Definition \"Hazardous Fence\"; s. 2.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/amherstburg/fences/text-a37b4f8500d1/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/amherstburg/fences/"
}