{
 "answer": "In the Town of Bracebridge, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.44 metres; max height front: 1.22 metres; sight triangle: Triangular area on corner lot, lot lines abutting streets and straight line connecting them 7.62 metres from intersection; fence height ≤ 0.91 metres within sight triangle.; prohibited materials: Hazardous materials including razor wire, barbed wire, sharp projections, electrical fences over 12 volts on residential land.. Source: Fence By-law 2022-099; Pool Enclosure By-law 2020-076, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001427",
 "municipality": "Bracebridge",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.bracebridge.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 2022-099",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-12-14",
   "document_url": "https://bracebridge.civicweb.net/filepro/document/27580/2022-099%20Fence%20By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates fence height/materials in Bracebridge: front yard max 1.22m, side/rear max 2.44m (up to 3.05m in industrial/near non-residential uses); bans barbed wire in residential areas; corner-lot sight-triangle limit 0.91m.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ad6b184807b66ce7af9502a55b023190afd3a99756568bc110c85472f7e37180",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ad6b184807b66ce7af9502a55b023190afd3a99756568bc110c85472f7e37180.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.44 metres",
    "max_height_front": "1.22 metres",
    "sight_triangle": "Triangular area on corner lot, lot lines abutting streets and straight line connecting them 7.62 metres from intersection; fence height ≤ 0.91 metres within sight triangle.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Hazardous materials including razor wire, barbed wire, sharp projections, electrical fences over 12 volts on residential land."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5.1.2",
    "max_height_front": "s. 5.1.1",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.26; s. 4.3",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2.15; s. 9.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bracebridge/fences/text-ad6b184807b6/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Pool Enclosure By-law 2020-076",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-11-16",
   "document_url": "https://bracebridge.civicweb.net/filepro/document/25330/2020-076%20Pool%20Enclosure%20By-law%20(Repeals%202008-047).pdf",
   "summary": "Requires every privately owned outdoor pool in Bracebridge to be enclosed. Enclosure fences (chain link, solid panel/vertical board/picket, wrought iron or metal) must be at least 1.22 m and at most 2.44 m high, with limits on gaps at grade and on climbable horizontal members. Gates must be on substantial hinges, self-closing and self-latching with the latch on the poolside",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "f62bd9501dd4f6cbb53ab0408e17fe36684dec698df7b29b50b3c5b6795160cd",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f62bd9501dd4f6cbb53ab0408e17fe36684dec698df7b29b50b3c5b6795160cd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Pool enclosure must completely surround pool, minimum 1.22 m high, maximum 2.44 m; gates must be self-closing, self-latching, kept locked at all times except when pool in use.",
    "sight_triangle": "No pool enclosure shall be erected within any sight triangle — triangular area formed by intersecting lot lines 7.62 metres from their point of intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Razor wire, barbed wire, electrical fences, sharp projections on pool enclosure or gate prohibited."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 6.1: 'No person shall excavate or erect...a pool...until a pool enclosure permit has been applied for and issued'",
    "pool_enclosure": "ss. 9.2.1, 9.3.1, 9.4.1, 9.5.1, 11.2: minimum 1.22 m, maximum 2.44 m; 'equipped with an approved self-closing device and self-latching device'",
    "sight_triangle": "ss. 2.25, 6.9: '7.62 metres from their point of intersection'; 'No person shall erect...a pool enclosure within any sight triangle'",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 8.1: 'razor wire, barbed wire, electrical fences or any other sharp projections attached to a pool enclosure or gate'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bracebridge/fences/text-f62bd9501dd4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/bracebridge/fences/"
}