{
 "answer": "In the Town of Fort Erie, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.3 metres; max height front: 1.0 metre (closed construction); 1.25 metres (open construction); sight triangle: No fence permitted within the sight triangle (4.5 metres from intersection along street lines); prohibited materials: barbed wire (except rural/agricultural/qualifying industrial), electric fence (except agricultural/rural), used vehicle tires, sheet metal, sharp materials. Source: Fence By-law 71-2016; Swimming Pool By-law 149-08, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001514",
 "municipality": "Fort Erie",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.forterie.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 71-2016",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-06-20",
   "document_url": "https://forterie-ca.govstack.com/media/mwihctqr/71-2016-fence-by-law-revised.pdf",
   "summary": "Standalone fence by-law. In residential, commercial, Urban Entertainment Centre and Core Mixed Use zones, fences in rear and side yards may not exceed 2.3 m above effective ground level. Within 4.5 m of the street line in a front yard, and within a driveway triangle where a rear yard abuts a neighbour's front yard, closed-construction fences are capped at 1.0",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "b75c630bd3cc5f3d878b97eaaaa9def62f8ff90d003df41ed8e83eaa06291065",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b75c630bd3cc5f3d878b97eaaaa9def62f8ff90d003df41ed8e83eaa06291065.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.3 metres",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 metre (closed construction); 1.25 metres (open construction)",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence permitted within the sight triangle (4.5 metres from intersection along street lines)",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire (except rural/agricultural/qualifying industrial), electric fence (except agricultural/rural), used vehicle tires, sheet metal, sharp materials"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3.1.1",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3.1.3",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3.1.5",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 3.5.1, s. 3.6.1, s. 3.6.2, s. 3.6.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/fort-erie/fences/text-b75c630bd3cc/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool By-law 149-08",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://forterie-ca.govstack.com/media/yscduhuc/by-law-swimming-pools-2008-149.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires every privately owned pool/spa to be enclosed by a self-latching fence at least 1.22 m (4 ft) high, set back at least 1.22 m from the pool edge; passed October 2008 (exact day not legible in the scan).",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "a33422a95886af9f0321346fe75f5cf4e7e578032aaf24064a12677b00051894",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a33422a95886af9f0321346fe75f5cf4e7e578032aaf24064a12677b00051894.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Swimming pool fence not less than 1.22 m (4 ft) and not more than 2.3 m (7 ft 6 in); gates self-closing with self-latching device at least 1.22 m above ground on pool side.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, electrical wiring, sharp projections or any other dangerous devices"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 2.2: 'without first obtaining a Pool Permit, as required from the Chief Building Official'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4.2.2.1, s. 4.2.2.7(c)(d)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.2.2.6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/fort-erie/fences/text-a33422a95886/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/fort-erie/fences/"
}