{
 "answer": "In the Town of Grand Valley, Ontario, max height rear side: 2 m; permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.5 m height; self-closing, self-latching gate locked when unsupervised; Building Permit required under Ontario Building Code.; sight triangle: No fence shall encroach onto applicable sight triangles; driveway sight triangles formed by measuring 4.5 m up driveway and 4.5 m down lot line abutting right-of-way.. Source: By-law 2020-31 - Fence and Pool Enclosure By-law (Consolidated July 2022), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001529",
 "municipality": "Grand Valley",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofgrandvalley.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2020-31 - Fence and Pool Enclosure By-law (Consolidated July 2022)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-08-11",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townofgrandvalley-004-ca/media/ynkox1e1/2020-31-consolidated-july-2022.pdf",
   "summary": "Fence and pool enclosure by-law (office consolidation, July 2022). A line fence in the settlement area may not exceed 2 m along any side or rear property line and is not permitted in a front or exterior side yard except as expressly allowed; agricultural line fences may be up to 2 m and need no permit. A privacy screen meeting",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "743bbf10de6868ed0c05139ad9d39dbabc05257a2af5e5bb1fdcc06e013a6bb7",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/743bbf10de6868ed0c05139ad9d39dbabc05257a2af5e5bb1fdcc06e013a6bb7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 m",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.5 m height; self-closing, self-latching gate locked when unsupervised; Building Permit required under Ontario Building Code.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence shall encroach onto applicable sight triangles; driveway sight triangles formed by measuring 4.5 m up driveway and 4.5 m down lot line abutting right-of-way.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire and electric fences prohibited for line fences; low voltage invisible pet fencing excepted."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5.1",
    "permit_required": "s. 10.1 (second)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 9.2.1; s. 9.3.3; s. 9.1",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.3; s. 1.17",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/grand-valley/fences/text-743bbf10de68/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/grand-valley/fences/"
}