{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Centre Hastings, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.96 metres; max height front: 1.96 metres; sight triangle: Front yard within 3.05 metres of front lot line shall not exceed .6 metres; prohibited materials: Barbed wire, electric current devices, unfinished materials such as cedar rails. Source: By-law 1992-6 - Fence By-law (Village of Madoc); By-law 1998-29 - Swimming Pool By-law, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001458",
 "municipality": "Centre Hastings",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.centrehastings.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 1992-6 - Fence By-law (Village of Madoc)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1992-02-18",
   "document_url": "https://centrehastings.civicweb.net/document/42078",
   "summary": "Caps residential fence height at 1.96m (except 0.6m within 3.05m of the front lot line for sight-lines); commercial/industrial fences capped at 3.05m.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "c944d4756792620b0f484a95ee8764c8d2a698d612e4df6298b89f5354534864",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c944d4756792620b0f484a95ee8764c8d2a698d612e4df6298b89f5354534864.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.96 metres",
    "max_height_front": "1.96 metres",
    "sight_triangle": "Front yard within 3.05 metres of front lot line shall not exceed .6 metres",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, electric current devices, unfinished materials such as cedar rails"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "Section IV (\"no fence erected in a... side yard or rear yard shall exceed 1.96 metres\")",
    "max_height_front": "Section IV (\"no fence erected in a front yard... shall exceed 1.96 metres\")",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.1",
    "prohibited_materials": "Section III; Section II (Lawful Fence)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/centre-hastings/fences/text-c944d4756792/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 1998-29 - Swimming Pool By-law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1998-07-29",
   "document_url": "https://centrehastings.civicweb.net/document/42076",
   "summary": "Requires the owner of a privately owned outdoor swimming pool to erect and maintain an enclosure around the entire pool area, with fences and gates extending from the ground to not less than five (5) feet measured on the outside. Prescribes chain-link (max 1.5-inch mesh, No. 12 gauge, posts no more than 10 ft apart) and vertical-board wood construction, or",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "24d6b21304ad55bd154b02feac3150faa4039612fd651261868a58ff01bdf26a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/24d6b21304ad55bd154b02feac3150faa4039612fd651261868a58ff01bdf26a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Enclosure surrounding pool area, min 5 feet height, gates with locking and self-latching device."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 7(a)(iii)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 1, 2, 4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/centre-hastings/fences/text-24d6b21304ad/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/centre-hastings/fences/"
}