{
 "answer": "In the Township of Black River-Matheson, Ontario, sight triangle: Within any sight triangle (6 m sight distance), no fence may be erected or placed; nothing shall exceed 1 m in height above the average elevation of the triangle.. Source: Zoning By-law (consolidation April 3, 2019), Section 3.29.1 Sight Triangles, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001421",
 "municipality": "Black River-Matheson",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.blackriver-matheson.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 48-2007 (amending By-law 2005-46, Fence and Swimming Pool By-law)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-09-24",
   "document_url": "https://www.twpbrm.ca/media/lnvlvnmt/2007-48-to-amend-2005-46-swimming-pool-fence.pdf",
   "summary": "Amends the Township's fence by-law (original By-law 2005-46 regulates the height/description of lawful fences and hedges, and requires owners to fence outdoor pools and obtain permits for fence/pool construction); this amendment updates the 'swimming pool' definition. Only the amendment text was available online, not the base 2005-46 by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "39e75acc67b1e19c0a663ff33356e74146fd8e9c143e6a70d21e4b52044328df",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/39e75acc67b1e19c0a663ff33356e74146fd8e9c143e6a70d21e4b52044328df.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {},
   "fact_citations": {},
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/black-river-matheson/fences/text-39e75acc67b1/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law (consolidation April 3, 2019), Section 3.29.1 Sight Triangles",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-05-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.twpbrm.ca/media/03lcqlzn/brm-final-comp-zoning-by-law_consolidation-apr-3-2019.pdf",
   "summary": "Within a corner sight triangle, no building, structure, sign, wall or fence may be erected in a manner that obstructs the field of view, and in no case may exceed 1m in height above average grade.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "5028e02dcc15fb3d5635348cfb2010d3d685f0eef5871dad1dfe8a854937292d",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5028e02dcc15fb3d5635348cfb2010d3d685f0eef5871dad1dfe8a854937292d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "sight_triangle": "Within any sight triangle (6 m sight distance), no fence may be erected or placed; nothing shall exceed 1 m in height above the average elevation of the triangle."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3.29.1: \"no...fence shall be erected, located or placed...in no case greater than 1 m in height above the average elevation of the said sight triangle\"; s. 3.29.2: \"a sight distance of 6 m shall apply in all cases\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/black-river-matheson/fences/text-5028e02dcc15/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/black-river-matheson/fences/"
}