{
 "answer": "In the Township of Laird, Ontario, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Restricted Area Zoning By-law No. 531 (Township of Laird), verified 2026-10-26. Max height front: 1 meter (Hamlet, Summer Cottage); 2 meters (Agricultural). Max height rear side: 2 meters (Hamlet, Summer Cottage); No Limit (Agricultural). Pool enclosure: Minimum height of fence: 2 meters.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001590",
 "municipality": "Laird",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.lairdtownship.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Restricted Area Zoning By-law No. 531 (Township of Laird)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1980-05-07",
   "document_url": "https://lairdtownship.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bylaw531.pdf",
   "summary": "s.5.8 Fences: max height 1 m front yard, 2 m other yards in Hamlet/Summer Cottage zones; 2 m front yard in Agricultural, no limit elsewhere. Barbed wire and electric fences banned except agricultural. s.5.9 pool: fence min 2 m, 2 m setback. Scanned, OCR read.",
   "discovered_by": "fences-onbc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "6b8b3e7b5f055f5c2f8c9cacaa51354c62740be9958041bf9b628e08cf97ba88",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:15:31+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "531",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6b8b3e7b5f055f5c2f8c9cacaa51354c62740be9958041bf9b628e08cf97ba88.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 meters (Hamlet, Summer Cottage); No Limit (Agricultural)",
    "max_height_front": "1 meter (Hamlet, Summer Cottage); 2 meters (Agricultural)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum height of fence: 2 meters.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire and electric fences prohibited in all zones except the agricultural zone."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5.8(i)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 5.8(i)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 5.9(iii)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 5.8(ii)-(iii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/laird/zoning/bylaw-531/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/laird/fences/"
}