{
 "answer": "In the City of Elliot Lake, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.5 m height completely surrounding pool; gates self-closing, self-latching, spring-loaded with lock at top of gate.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire or device producing electric current prohibited from fence or gate.; max height rear side: 1.9 m (R1, R1M, R2, R2M Zones); 2.44 m (all other zones). Source: Swimming Pool By-law 24-28; Zoning By-law 18-36 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001502",
 "municipality": "Elliot Lake",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.cityofelliotlake.com/en/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool By-law 24-28",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-04-08",
   "document_url": "https://www.elliotlake.ca/media/n3ekh0kw/24-28-swimming-pool-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires pool enclosure min 1.5m high with self-closing/self-latching gate; max pool/hot tub height 1.5m above grade; min 1.2m setback from side/rear lot lines.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "1ab793b833b33f44f386aa77efd78a959ed37ff63aafa90d3075ebfa71c82995",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1ab793b833b33f44f386aa77efd78a959ed37ff63aafa90d3075ebfa71c82995.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.5 m height completely surrounding pool; gates self-closing, self-latching, spring-loaded with lock at top of gate.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire or device producing electric current prohibited from fence or gate."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 2(a)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 3(d); s. 6(a)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 3(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/elliot-lake/fences/text-1ab793b833b3/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law 18-36 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-07-09",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/elliotlake-ca/media/b4qnjnxn/18-36-consolidated-elliot-lake-zoning-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Residential fences/hedgerows max 0.9m in required front/corner-side yards, up to 1.9m elsewhere in R1/R2 zones; max 2.44m in other zones, subject to sight-triangle compliance.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "fae521fb28fe3b563902b450abac3354534dfce41d2c740ac76d44de8c674e78",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fae521fb28fe3b563902b450abac3354534dfce41d2c740ac76d44de8c674e78.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.9 m (R1, R1M, R2, R2M Zones); 2.44 m (all other zones)",
    "max_height_front": "0.9 m (R1, R1M, R2, R2M Zones); 2.44 m (all other zones)",
    "sight_triangle": "Fences exceeding 0.9 m above centreline elevation of abutting streets prohibited within sight triangle; triangle formed by 6.0 m legs from intersection of street lines"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5.3 encroachments table: 'Fences and hedgerows more than 0.9 m in height in R1, R1M, R2, R2M Zones, to a maximum height of 1.9 m' / 'Fences in all other zones, to a maximum height of 2.44 m'",
    "max_height_front": "s. 5.3 encroachments table: fences >0.9 m permitted only in 'All yards other than the required front and or required corner side yards' in R1/R1M/R2/R2M; all other zones 2.44 m in any yard",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 5.17; sight triangle definition s. 3: 'each such point being 6.0 m from the point of intersection of the street lines'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/elliot-lake/fences/text-fae521fb28fe/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/elliot-lake/fences/"
}