{
 "answer": "In the City of Brantford, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.2 metres; max height front: 1.0 metres; sight triangle: No fence or hedge on corner lot within triangular space 4.6 metres from intersection where height exceeds 0.8 metres; prohibited materials: Barbed wire or any other barbed material except on industrial land. Source: Fences - Height - Regulation, Municipal Code Chapter 438 (By-law 117-94); Swimming Pools - Regulation and Use, Municipal Code Chapter 437 (By-law 103-91), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001431",
 "municipality": "Brantford",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.brantford.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fences - Height - Regulation, Municipal Code Chapter 438 (By-law 117-94)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1994-06-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.brantford.ca/media/bvvpkzwz/municipal-code-chapter-438-fences-height-regulation.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets fence height limits: front yard max 1.0m (1.5m with daylight-triangle exception), side/rear yards max 2.2m (up to 2.5m on some corner/grade-difference lots); most recently amended by By-law 148-2024 (Oct 29, 2024).",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "95d3ec48fe0123ede0f0b020b6d73430cdba691bafb0e3270497f22dd373b977",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/95d3ec48fe0123ede0f0b020b6d73430cdba691bafb0e3270497f22dd373b977.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.2 metres",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 metres",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence or hedge on corner lot within triangular space 4.6 metres from intersection where height exceeds 0.8 metres",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire or any other barbed material except on industrial land"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 438.4.3",
    "max_height_front": "s. 438.4.1",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 438.2.6",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 438.3.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brantford/fences/text-95d3ec48fe01/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pools - Regulation and Use, Municipal Code Chapter 437 (By-law 103-91)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1991-06-24",
   "document_url": "https://www.brantford.ca/media/onghozvk/municipal-code-chapter-437-swimming-pools-regulation-and-use.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires pool enclosures with a minimum 1.22m fence height and self-closing/self-latching gate hardware; amended multiple times through By-law 123-2008.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "46a9d27ede8978188794831fd4b2755b9ac495b7d395bd700920420e27a047bd",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/46a9d27ede8978188794831fd4b2755b9ac495b7d395bd700920420e27a047bd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Every swimming pool shall be enclosed with fencing. Minimum height 1.22 m or 1.52 m. Gates must have approved self-closing and self-latching hardware.",
    "sight_triangle": "Fence at street intersection not closer than 4.6 m from inside angle of intersection along property line.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire or electrical current prohibited on fence enclosing swimming pool."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "437.3.2",
    "pool_enclosure": "437.5.1; 437.2.2; 437.5.2",
    "sight_triangle": "437.2.12",
    "prohibited_materials": "437.2.11"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brantford/fences/text-46a9d27ede89/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/brantford/fences/"
}