{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Brockton, Ontario, max height rear side: Solid: 5 feet (1.5 meters); Non-solid: 6 feet (2 meters); max height front: three feet (0.9 meters); pool enclosure: Min height 5 feet (1.5 meters). Gates/doors equipped with locking device. Must not facilitate climbing.; sight triangle: Corner Space triangular space 20 feet from intersection. Fence must allow good visibility.. Source: Fence By-law No. 86-18 (Town of Walkerton); Swimming Pool Fencing By-law No. 2008-31, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001435",
 "municipality": "Brockton",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.brockton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law No. 86-18 (Town of Walkerton)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1986-04-28",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/brockton-009-ca/media/b3ylep5f/by-law-86-18-town-of-walkerton-fence-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Fence by-law of the former Town of Walkerton, still in force in the Walkerton ward of Brockton. Boundary fences behind the building line: solid construction max 5 ft (1.5 m), open construction max 6 ft (2 m), 7 ft (2.1 m) in industrial zones. In front of the building line a fence must not be solid and may not exceed",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "fdb96f26295ac97f9b6b62c6c0dbc8634c98e53cac77eae907c749f592384b5d",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fdb96f26295ac97f9b6b62c6c0dbc8634c98e53cac77eae907c749f592384b5d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "Solid: 5 feet (1.5 meters); Non-solid: 6 feet (2 meters)",
    "max_height_front": "three feet (0.9 meters)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Min height 5 feet (1.5 meters). Gates/doors equipped with locking device. Must not facilitate climbing.",
    "sight_triangle": "Corner Space triangular space 20 feet from intersection. Fence must allow good visibility.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire and electric current devices prohibited unless zoning/use standards met."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3(3)(b)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3(3)(c)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 9(2)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 10(1)(b), 10(2)(b)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 7(1), 8(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brockton/fences/text-fdb96f26295a/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool Fencing By-law No. 2008-31",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-04-28",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/brockton-009-ca/media/tprnh3nx/by-law-2008-31-swimming-pool-fencing-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a pool enclosure permit from the Chief Building Official before excavating, installing or replacing an outdoor pool, and a permanent four-sided, isolation or three-sided enclosure at least 1.53 m (5 ft) high measured from finished ground level outside the fence, with limits on openings (38 mm chain link; 100 mm or 44.45 mm between verticals) and a maximum 100",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "797319b1512e71f9d6fb9eaf8a20f5b5a0546de1bb381ffa76abd98ccf0ae3ce",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/797319b1512e71f9d6fb9eaf8a20f5b5a0546de1bb381ffa76abd98ccf0ae3ce.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum height 1.53m (5 feet). Gate must have self-closing and self-latching device.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, chicken wire, other barbed or sharp material. Cannot be used as conductor of electricity."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 8",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 20(a), s. 21(c), s. 21(d)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 16, s. 17"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brockton/fences/text-797319b1512e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/brockton/fences/"
}