{
 "answer": "In the City of Hamilton, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.0m (up to 2.4m under specific setback conditions); max height front: 0.9m within 3.0m of a front lot line; sight triangle: Maximum 0.9m within a corner visibility triangle (5.4m from intersection) or driveway visibility triangle (2.7m from intersection); prohibited materials: Sheet metal or corrugated metal panels (residential zones); barbed wire; electric fences. Source: Fence By-Law 10-142 (Consolidated); Pool Enclosure By-law 16-184 (Office Consolidation, January 2023), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001543",
 "municipality": "Hamilton",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.hamilton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-Law 10-142 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-06-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.hamilton.ca/sites/default/files/2022-03/10-142_consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates fence height by zone/lot type -- generally max 2.0m on most lots (up to 3.0m in some cases), max 0.9m within sight triangles; repeals former area municipalities' separate fence by-laws.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "35e96e025f5be20f3314d7c4f350297315ded1e667c5689ed113eeb44170ea1b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/35e96e025f5be20f3314d7c4f350297315ded1e667c5689ed113eeb44170ea1b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0m (up to 2.4m under specific setback conditions)",
    "max_height_front": "0.9m within 3.0m of a front lot line",
    "sight_triangle": "Maximum 0.9m within a corner visibility triangle (5.4m from intersection) or driveway visibility triangle (2.7m from intersection)",
    "prohibited_materials": "Sheet metal or corrugated metal panels (residential zones); barbed wire; electric fences"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3(2)(a); s. 3(3)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3(2)(d)(ii)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3(2)(d)(i); definitions of 'corner visibility triangle' and 'driveway visibility triangle'",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 3(5); s. 3(6); s. 3(7)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hamilton-city/fences/text-35e96e025f5b/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Pool Enclosure By-law 16-184 (Office Consolidation, January 2023)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.hamilton.ca/sites/default/files/2023-05/16-184-Office_Consolidation.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires every privately owned outdoor pool capable of holding water more than 0.6 m deep to be surrounded by a pool enclosure at least 1.5 m high measured from effective ground level, with prescribed construction standards for chain link, vertical and horizontal wood, glass panel and other fence types. Gates must be self-closing with a self-latching device on the inside",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "1bd62504741fcdf27a49b0976867c891741aa99f93787fca28fbd101e4003410",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1bd62504741fcdf27a49b0976867c891741aa99f93787fca28fbd101e4003410.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.5 m height from effective ground level outside enclosure; no openings >100 mm; gates self-closing, self-latching inside at ≥1.35 m, locked.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Overhead garage door, hedge or vegetation, barbed wire, chicken wire, any barbed/sharp material, electrical conductor."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5(1): 'No person shall construct or permit to be constructed a pool unless a permit has been issued.'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 13(a), s. 13(b), s. 17(a), s. 17(b), s. 17(c)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 15(a)–(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hamilton-city/fences/text-1bd62504741f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/hamilton-city/fences/"
}