{
 "answer": "In the Town of Halton Hills, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.13 metres (7 feet); max height front: 0.9 metres (3 feet); sight triangle: No fence within a Sight Triangle greater than 0.9 metres (3 feet); open type construction fence max 1.71 metres (5 feet 6 inches); prohibited materials: Plywood, scrap metal, barbed wire, chicken wire, wire or cable in Residential Zone. Source: Fence By-law 2002-0060 (Office Consolidation, incl. 2026-0031 amendment); Pool Enclosures By-law 2009-0028 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001542",
 "municipality": "Halton Hills",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.haltonhills.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 2002-0060 (Office Consolidation, incl. 2026-0031 amendment)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2002-06-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.haltonhills.ca/getContentAsset/d0673d24-08e0-4a11-ac86-ed458946f130/5765e65f-0e8b-4885-a5ce-2084ab89c9fb/BY-LAW-NO-2002-0060.pdf?language=en",
   "summary": "Regulates fences in the Town of Halton Hills: no fence over 2.74 m in any yard or lot; in a residential zone, 2.13 m maximum in an interior side, exterior side or rear yard and 0.9 m in a front yard or within a sight triangle (gates, archways and decorative caps may exceed the limit by 0.3-0.4 m). Also carries",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "1626a3a979e3427a337be3064f02a3fd3ee0d554b9ee33208e83f05540503761",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1626a3a979e3427a337be3064f02a3fd3ee0d554b9ee33208e83f05540503761.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.13 metres (7 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "0.9 metres (3 feet)",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence within a Sight Triangle greater than 0.9 metres (3 feet); open type construction fence max 1.71 metres (5 feet 6 inches)",
    "prohibited_materials": "Plywood, scrap metal, barbed wire, chicken wire, wire or cable in Residential Zone"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4(2)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4(3)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 5(1); s. 6",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4(8); s. 8(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/halton-hills/fences/text-1626a3a979e3/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Pool Enclosures By-law 2009-0028 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2009-04-27",
   "document_url": "https://www.haltonhills.ca/getContentAsset/0dbabd96-aeef-4950-abbd-6087da522ba3/5765e65f-0e8b-4885-a5ce-2084ab89c9fb/BY-LAW-NO-2009-0028.pdf?language=en",
   "summary": "Requires any privately owned outdoor pool capable of holding more than 0.61 m (2 ft) of water to be surrounded by a pool enclosure at least 1.52 m (5 ft) high, measured from effective ground level on the outside. Openings must not pass a 38 mm sphere, widening to 100 mm where top and bottom rails are more than 1.22",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "9f5daf979cd0ef59d8b87701c2a591d816b00a9eb9f023384ad4f4cf0bb449c3",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9f5daf979cd0ef59d8b87701c2a591d816b00a9eb9f023384ad4f4cf0bb449c3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.52 m (5 ft) high from Effective Ground Level; gates must have self-closing device, self-latching device ≥1.22 m above grade, and lock.",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire, electrical wire, sharp objects or materials creating danger to persons"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5.1 – no person shall construct … a Pool without first obtaining a Pool Enclosure Permit",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 8.1(a); s. 9.1(c); s. 9.1(d)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 8.1(f)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/halton-hills/fences/text-9f5daf979cd0/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/halton-hills/fences/"
}