{
 "answer": "In the City of Haldimand, Ontario, max height rear side: 2 metres (6 feet, 6 inches); max height front: 0.9 metres (3 feet); Open Type Construction permitted up to 1.2 metres (4 feet); sight triangle: Max 0.75 metres (2 feet, 6 inches) within Corner Sight Triangle (triangular area, each leg 3.0 metres from Street Line intersection); prohibited materials: Electrified fences, razor wire, barbed wire, sharp projections, tires; sheet metal or corrugated metal panels (residential zones). Source: Fence By-law 2217-20; Swimming Pool Enclosure By-law 989/09, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001540",
 "municipality": "Haldimand",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.haldimandcounty.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 2217-20",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-11-23",
   "document_url": "https://www.haldimandcounty.ca/government-administration/by-laws-and-policies/by-law-directory/fence-by-law/",
   "summary": "Regulates fence construction; max height 2m in yards, 0.9m in required front yard; corner sight-triangle max 0.75m; division-fence cost-sharing rules; sheet/corrugated metal fences banned in residential zones.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "5efdc7c852bd8bd3836d489a902c270f36732ea6a4eaaee44771f04a2f63f67c",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5efdc7c852bd8bd3836d489a902c270f36732ea6a4eaaee44771f04a2f63f67c.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 metres (6 feet, 6 inches)",
    "max_height_front": "0.9 metres (3 feet); Open Type Construction permitted up to 1.2 metres (4 feet)",
    "sight_triangle": "Max 0.75 metres (2 feet, 6 inches) within Corner Sight Triangle (triangular area, each leg 3.0 metres from Street Line intersection)",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electrified fences, razor wire, barbed wire, sharp projections, tires; sheet metal or corrugated metal panels (residential zones)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 7(a): \"a Height of 2 metres (6 feet, 6 inches) within any Yard\"",
    "max_height_front": "s. 7(b): \"a Height of .9 meters (3 feet) in the Required Front Yard\"; s. 7.2: \"not exceeding a Height of 1.2 metres (4 feet) of Open Type Construction\"",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 6(a): \"exceeding a Height of .75 meters (2 feet, 6 inches) within any Corner Sight Triangle\"; definition s. II(e): \"3.0 meters (9 feet 10 inches) from the point of intersection\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 3 and s. II(l): \"fence that is electrified or that is constructed with razor wire, barbed wire, sharp projections or tires\"; s. 5: \"sheet metal or corrugated metal panel members in a Residential Zone\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/haldimand/fences/text-5efdc7c852bd/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool Enclosure By-law 989/09",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2009-03-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.haldimandcounty.ca/government-administration/by-laws-and-policies/by-law-directory/swimming-pool-enclosure-by-law/",
   "summary": "Requires a fenced enclosure for privately owned outdoor pools holding 450mm+ of water; specifies acceptable materials (chain link, vertical board, metal rod/angle) and gate requirements.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "32adc872577870535978d8c7473d42e873da354bc87fcabdd0a54b9df489390d",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/32adc872577870535978d8c7473d42e873da354bc87fcabdd0a54b9df489390d.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.2 m (4 ft) above grade; no gap >50 mm underneath; gates must be self-closing and self-latching with locking device; kept locked when pool not in use.",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire or features designed to cause injury; electrified by any means"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 8 — \"without obtaining a swimming pool enclosure permit from the Chief Building Official\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 18 (min. height 1.2 m above grade); s. 19 (≤50 mm clearance under enclosure); s. 46(b) (self-closing hinges); s. 46(c) (self-latching device at top, fitted for locking device)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 33(a) — \"barbed wire or other features designed to cause injury\"; s. 33(b) — \"Be electrified by any means\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/haldimand/fences/text-32adc8725778/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/haldimand/fences/"
}