{
 "answer": "In the Town of Gore Bay, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.1 m (1.5 m + up to 0.6 m additional); max height front: 1.5 metres (5 feet); permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.2 m (4 ft) height; self-closing and self-latching gate on pool side at top.. Source: By-law No. 2025-09 - Erect and Regulate Fences, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001528",
 "municipality": "Gore Bay",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.gorebay.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 2025-09 - Erect and Regulate Fences",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-04-14",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/gorebay-014-ca/media/qiqevf12/2025-09-bylaw-to-erect-and-regulate-fences.pdf",
   "summary": "Town authorization (permit) is required before constructing, modifying or maintaining any fence, with a final inspection on completion. Maximum fence height is 1.5 m (5 ft) in all zones - residential, commercial and rural - but residents may exceed that by up to a further 0.6 m (2 ft) in side and/or rear yards only, for pet safety or added",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "6d67505ffc69b82a5bce8148c006b83aa3fba91b7d9d4648f0ff4c96a79665d6",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6d67505ffc69b82a5bce8148c006b83aa3fba91b7d9d4648f0ff4c96a79665d6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.1 m (1.5 m + up to 0.6 m additional)",
    "max_height_front": "1.5 metres (5 feet)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.2 m (4 ft) height; self-closing and self-latching gate on pool side at top.",
    "sight_triangle": "No structure or vegetation above 1 m (3.3 ft) within 6 m of street-line intersection on corner lots.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire or electrified fencing, except invisible pet fencing, deer-garden protection, or agricultural zones."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 2.5(f)(1) and s. 2.5(f)(2)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 2.5(f)(1)",
    "permit_required": "s. 2.5(c) and s. 4.1",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 3.3 and s. 3.5(c)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.5(g)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2.5(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/gore-bay/fences/text-6d67505ffc69/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/gore-bay/fences/"
}