{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of East Ferris, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6 feet); permit required: True; sight triangle: triangular space measured along the front yard and the exterior side yard property lines for a distance of 4.5 metres; prohibited materials: barbed wire, electricity or any other material where there is a possibility that it could harm. Source: Property Fence By-law 2016-18, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001494",
 "municipality": "East Ferris",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://eastferris.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 1280, Fence Privately Owned Swimming Pools",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1978-09-26",
   "document_url": "https://eastferris.ca/uploads/documents/by-laws/Pool%20Fence%20by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires owners to completely enclose privately-owned outdoor swimming pools with a fence at least 48in (1.2m) high with self-closing, self-latching gates, no climbable horizontal bracing on the outside; enforced by the Building Inspector.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "1e0e0893ec71cf9463dc42f808bf4fe433b610b6b636b1188f3e378ef3c9db5b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1e0e0893ec71cf9463dc42f808bf4fe433b610b6b636b1188f3e378ef3c9db5b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/east-ferris/fences/text-1e0e0893ec71/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Fence By-law 2016-18",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-06-14",
   "document_url": "https://eastferris.ca/uploads/documents/by-laws/Fence%20By-law%20%20PASSED.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates fencing of yards and requires a fence permit from the Chief Building Official. Maximum fence height is 1.8 m (6 ft) in a residential zone and 2.4 m (8 ft) in a commercial or industrial zone, measured from finished grade on the applicant's side including lattice. No fence may obstruct a daylight corner (the 4.5 m triangle at a",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "2d82965fe566f9bbda594fc182ec844e24ec8920aedc3a3ff508cb8fc23921ad",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2d82965fe566f9bbda594fc182ec844e24ec8920aedc3a3ff508cb8fc23921ad.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 metres (6 feet)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "sight_triangle": "triangular space measured along the front yard and the exterior side yard property lines for a distance of 4.5 metres",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire, electricity or any other material where there is a possibility that it could harm"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3.0 1(a)",
    "permit_required": "s. 2.0 1",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 1.5",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2.0 4a"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/east-ferris/fences/text-2d82965fe566/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/east-ferris/fences/"
}