{
 "answer": "In the City of Kitchener, Ontario, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by City of Kitchener Municipal Code Chapter 630 - Fences, verified 2026-10-26. Max height front: 0.91 m (3 feet). Prohibited materials: Barbed wire prohibited except agricultural livestock, commercial/industrial fence tops projecting inward, or City security facilities.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001587",
 "municipality": "Kitchener",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.kitchener.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Kitchener Municipal Code Chapter 630 - Fences",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "unknown",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://lf.kitchener.ca/WebLinkExt/DocView.aspx?dbid=0&id=1789214",
   "summary": "Kitchener Code Ch. 630: interior-lot fences max 0.91 m (3 ft) in front yard, 2.44 m (8 ft) in rear/interior side yards (s.630.4.1); corner-lot limits in s.630.5.1; corner and driveway visibility triangles; pool enclosures min 1.52 m (5 ft) with self-closing gates (s.630.11.3); administrative penalties.",
   "discovered_by": "fences-onbc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "a60542b8b364fa1ddbf5cc562a2877d185ecb5174c48af88bc291e327367c83e",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:15:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_source": "laserfiche-text-api",
   "capture_note": "Laserfiche WebLink text API, repo CityofKitchener (17 pp)",
   "document_number": "630",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a60542b8b364fa1ddbf5cc562a2877d185ecb5174c48af88bc291e327367c83e.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.44 m (8 feet) for rear/interior side yard; on corner lots, exterior side/rear yard 1.82 m (6 feet) if less than 4.57 m (15 feet) from exterior side lot line, otherwise 2.44 m (8 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "0.91 m (3 feet)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Enclosure required; fence/enclosure at least 1.52 m (5 feet) high; gates/doors at least 1.52 m, substantial hinges, locking device; outside gate locked unless adult supervises.",
    "sight_triangle": "Corner visibility triangle: triangular area formed by intersecting street lot lines and a line 7.5 m (24.6 feet) from their intersection; max height 0.91 m (3 feet) within corner/driveway visibility triangle.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire prohibited except agricultural livestock, commercial/industrial fence tops projecting inward, or City security facilities."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 630.4.1(b); s. 630.5.1(b)-(c)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 630.4.1(a); s. 630.5.1(a)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 630.11.1; s. 630.11.3; s. 630.11.4(c); s. 630.11.5",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 630.1.3; s. 630.5.1(d)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 630.8.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kitchener/fences/chapter-630/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Application for Fence Variance (Municipal Code Chapter 630)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.kitchener.ca/media/p2ajnb4f/dsd_plan_application-for-fence-variance.pdf",
   "summary": "Variance application under Chapter 630; example: front-yard fence 1.06 m vs 0.91 m limit; notice to abutting owners (30 m radius for corner lots).",
   "discovered_by": "fences-onbc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "51cadc752bdb648f29628f3fa555acacb0aadff46a0e7fabdefd3024ed1e6258",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:15:31+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "630",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/51cadc752bdb648f29628f3fa555acacb0aadff46a0e7fabdefd3024ed1e6258.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kitchener/fences/chapter-630-2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/kitchener/fences/"
}