{
 "answer": "In the Town of Goderich, Ontario, max height front: 1.30m; permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.50m high fence, openings ≤100mm, self-locking latch on gate inaccessible to small children; no climbable exterior attachments.; sight triangle: No fence within 9 meters of the intersection of intersecting property lines on a corner lot.. Source: By-law 120 of 2023 (amends By-law 36 of 1994) - Pool Fence By-Law, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001526",
 "municipality": "Goderich",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.goderich.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 120 of 2023 (amends By-law 36 of 1994) - Pool Fence By-Law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-11-06",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/goderich-014-ca/media/u1wa13hb/120-2023-amends-fence-by-law-36-1994.pdf",
   "summary": "Prescribes fence height and description: max 1.30m in front yard, corner-lot sight triangle 9m, fences/hedges must not be within 1m of a public sidewalk; pool enclosures min 1.50m height, openings under 100mm, self-locking gate latch.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "bbe468ac7c6260fa3c50f8b116ca853e1ac7dc1e44b16795071102628a7ec4ed",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bbe468ac7c6260fa3c50f8b116ca853e1ac7dc1e44b16795071102628a7ec4ed.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_front": "1.30m",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.50m high fence, openings ≤100mm, self-locking latch on gate inaccessible to small children; no climbable exterior attachments.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence within 9 meters of the intersection of intersecting property lines on a corner lot.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire and electric current devices prohibited on pool fences."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_front": "s. 2.1: \"maximum height of a fence in the front plane of the house shall not exceed 1.30m\"",
    "permit_required": "s. 2.7.3(b): \"Building Permit to install the desired pool may be issued\" after fence approval",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 2.7.3(a),(d): \"minimum height of 1.50 meters with openings not greater than 100mm\" and \"self-locking latch\"",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.5: \"within 9 meters of the intersection of the intersecting property lines of the corner lot\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2.7.3(c): \"use of barbed wire in any manner...or any devise for projecting electric current through such fence is prohibited\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/goderich/fences/text-bbe468ac7c62/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/goderich/fences/"
}