{
 "answer": "In the Town of Aylmer, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.8m (6'); max height front: 0.9m (3'); pool enclosure: Compliance with this by-law does not exempt owners from the Town of Aylmer Pool Fence By-law (By-law 23-17).; prohibited materials: Barbed wire; electric current devices used in conjunction with a fence.. Source: Division & Privacy Fence By-law No. 37-17; Fence By-law No. 23-17, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001413",
 "municipality": "Aylmer",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.aylmer.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Division & Privacy Fence By-law No. 37-17",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-09-11",
   "document_url": "https://aylmer.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/DivisonFenceNEW.pdf",
   "summary": "Exempts Aylmer from the Line Fences Act; caps division-fence height at 1.8m (6ft) in rear/side yards and 0.9m (3ft) in front yards.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "62983d0ed3b24e87d7102309c262e8d5c6e69f8140a684c1f3f0aa806849f691",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/62983d0ed3b24e87d7102309c262e8d5c6e69f8140a684c1f3f0aa806849f691.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8m (6')",
    "max_height_front": "0.9m (3')",
    "pool_enclosure": "Compliance with this by-law does not exempt owners from the Town of Aylmer Pool Fence By-law (By-law 23-17).",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire; electric current devices used in conjunction with a fence."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 1.5: \"height shall not exceed 1.8m (6) in a rear or side yard\"",
    "max_height_front": "s. 1.5: \"0.9m (3') in a front yard\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 2.11 and s. 7: \"Pool Fence By-law\" (By-law 23-17)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 3.1: \"No person shall construct or maintain a fence wholly or partly of Barbed wire or use any device for projecting an electric current\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/aylmer/fences/text-62983d0ed3b2/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law No. 23-17",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-08-14",
   "document_url": "https://aylmer.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/PoolFenchingBy-Law23-17.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires privately-owned outdoor swimming pools be enclosed by a fence at least 1.5m high with a self-locking gate; sets construction/spacing specs and exempts farm fences and salvage yards (up to 3.0m).",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "fb3cfb128a1050a5ac9f4aaa26d5322b6b790d8346aaf33b027630d3c0983fb3",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fb3cfb128a1050a5ac9f4aaa26d5322b6b790d8346aaf33b027630d3c0983fb3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "pool_enclosure": "Min. 1.5 m high fence; gate ≥1.5 m capable of being locked; permit required before pool construction; per Schedule 'B'",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electric current devices on or through a fence prohibited; exception for agricultural farm fences"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 3(a), s. 3(e)(i), s. 4",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/aylmer/fences/text-fb3cfb128a10/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/aylmer/fences/"
}