{
 "answer": "In the Town of Essex, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.8 m; max height front: 1.2 m; permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum height measured at outside wall; 1.5 m separation required from climbable structures or embankments.. Source: By-law Number 384 (Fences); Pool Fences By-law Number 314, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001509",
 "municipality": "Essex",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.essex.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law Number 384 (Fences)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2002-01-07",
   "document_url": "http://www.essex.ca/media/gowjxf2u/by-law-no-384-being-a-by-law-respecting-fences-to-be-erected.pdf",
   "summary": "Prescribes the height and description of lawful fences town-wide and requires a permit from the Building Inspector before any fence is erected. Front-yard fences may not exceed 1.2 m (4 ft) above the nearest sidewalk or adjoining ground level; side and rear yard fences may not exceed 1.8 m (6 ft) above adjoining grade. On a corner lot, no fence",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "af56ec2d01d5994622ddc148fe46f636e18b29e3df768990c7ca03000f957698",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/af56ec2d01d5994622ddc148fe46f636e18b29e3df768990c7ca03000f957698.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 m",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum height measured at outside wall; 1.5 m separation required from climbable structures or embankments.",
    "sight_triangle": "0.5 m max height within triangular space 9.0 m from intersection on corner lot, unless see-through construction",
    "prohibited_materials": "Used vehicle tires, pallets, or other used material; barbed wire along alleys or highways"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 9",
    "max_height_front": "s. 8",
    "permit_required": "s. 2",
    "pool_enclosure": "\"Fence Height\" definition, s. 1(i) and (ii)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 7",
    "prohibited_materials": "\"Unlawful Fence\" definition, s. 1; s. 10"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essex/fences/text-af56ec2d01d5/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Pool Fences By-law Number 314",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2001-06-04",
   "document_url": "http://www.essex.ca/media/24fl0izn/pool_fences_by-law_314_acc.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires owners of privately owned outdoor swimming pools to erect and maintain enclosure fences and gates, min height 1.2m (120cm); restricts fence height near roadway intersections to 70cm within 9m of the intersection.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "abede264af27c275896b24690d39681cf641bf34ca75002d8cf40b825ff3f466",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/abede264af27c275896b24690d39681cf641bf34ca75002d8cf40b825ff3f466.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "pool_enclosure": "Fence not less than 120 cm; self-closing and self-latching gate with lock; locked when pool not in use.",
    "sight_triangle": "Within 9 m of any roadway intersection, fence must not exceed 70 cm above grade unless portion above 70 cm is wire only and does not obstruct view.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire and electric current devices prohibited in connection with perimeter fence."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 2(a), s. 2(e)(i), s. 2(e)(ii)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2(f)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essex/fences/text-abede264af27/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/essex/fences/"
}