{
 "answer": "In the Township of Drummond/North Elmsley, Ontario, pool enclosure: Minimum height of 1.2 meters (4 feet), self-closing and self-latching gate, no openings greater than 100mm (4in), no barbed wire.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire or device to apply an electrical current.; max height rear side: 2 metres; max height front: 1.5 metres. Source: Swimming Pool By-law No. 2026-030; Zoning By-law No. 2012-060 (June 2026 consolidation) - Fences, s.4.36, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001487",
 "municipality": "Drummond/North Elmsley",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.dnetownship.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool By-law No. 2026-030",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-06-30",
   "document_url": "https://www.dnetownship.ca/component/edocman/?task=document.viewdocument&id=7",
   "summary": "Requires an enclosure at least 1.2m (4ft) high around privately owned outdoor pools, hybrid and above/below-ground pools; permit and plans required; repeals prior By-law 2019-017.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "16294cf211ed311e96823b2347a691023cb336ed9dba9a1a49cd37ecc44e0bb9",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/16294cf211ed311e96823b2347a691023cb336ed9dba9a1a49cd37ecc44e0bb9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum height of 1.2 meters (4 feet), self-closing and self-latching gate, no openings greater than 100mm (4in), no barbed wire.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire or device to apply an electrical current."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 5.1(a), s. 5.1(c), s. 5.1(d), s. 5.1(e)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 5.1(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/drummond-north-elmsley/fences/text-16294cf211ed/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law No. 2012-060 (June 2026 consolidation) - Fences, s.4.36",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.dnetownship.ca/component/edocman/zoning-by-law/viewdocument/82?Itemid=0",
   "summary": "Caps residential fence height at 2m along interior side/rear lot lines and 1.5m along front/exterior lot lines; barbed-wire/electric fences restricted to agricultural/utility/security uses; fences may not obstruct sight triangles.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "0dca2875600e2e1b617d8e9156fdf153aa20af38f29456091d475e95b09051a1",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0dca2875600e2e1b617d8e9156fdf153aa20af38f29456091d475e95b09051a1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 metres",
    "max_height_front": "1.5 metres",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence shall be erected that may pose a safety hazard due to obstruction of a sight triangle.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed-wire fences and electric fences may only be used for agricultural purposes, utilities, an impound lot, commercial operations"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.36(1)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.36(2)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.36(4)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.36(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/drummond-north-elmsley/fences/text-0dca2875600e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/drummond-north-elmsley/fences/"
}