{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Lambton Shores, Ontario, max height rear side: 2 metres (6.5 feet); max height front: 0.91 metres (3 feet) solid type; 2 metres (6.5 feet) open type; permit required: False; pool enclosure: Enclosure at least 150 cm (5 feet) high; gates self-closing and self-latching with latch minimum 1.2 metres (4 feet) from grade on inside. Source: By-law 80-2008 - A By-law to Prescribe the Height and Type of Fences, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001595",
 "municipality": "Lambton Shores",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.lambtonshores.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 80-2008 - A By-law to Prescribe the Height and Type of Fences",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-11-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.lambtonshores.ca/media/sujpizka/fencebylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Max fence height 0.91m (3ft, solid) or 2m (6.5ft, open) in front/exterior yards, 2m in interior side/rear yards; bans obstruction of corner-lot sight triangles; requires swimming pool enclosures min 1.5m (5ft) high with self-latching gates.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "94e2db1aec3e7f03df109ea1d4bc4b5ccb44ead0d1b4f8b6eab6730f54b9e770",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/94e2db1aec3e7f03df109ea1d4bc4b5ccb44ead0d1b4f8b6eab6730f54b9e770.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 metres (6.5 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "0.91 metres (3 feet) solid type; 2 metres (6.5 feet) open type",
    "permit_required": false,
    "pool_enclosure": "Enclosure at least 150 cm (5 feet) high; gates self-closing and self-latching with latch minimum 1.2 metres (4 feet) from grade on inside",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence in Corner Visibility Triangle or Driveway Visibility Triangle unless open-type, or solid not exceeding 0.9 m (30 inches)",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire and electrical fencing prohibited on residential and commercial land"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 2(d)(i): does not exceed a height of 2 metres (6.5 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 2(c)(ii): maximum height of 0.91metres (3 feet) ... solid type ... or ... 2 metres (6.5 feet) ... open type",
    "permit_required": "s. 2: No permit is required for a fence that complies with the requirements of this by-law",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 6(c): height that is at least 150 cm (5 feet); s. 6(g)(iii): self-closing and self-latching with the latching device a minimum of 1.2 metres (4 feet) from grade",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3(a): no fence within a Corner Visibility Triangle or a Driveway Visibility Triangle unless open-type or solid not exceeding 0.9 m (30 inches)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4(a): no fence containing barbed wire or other barbed or sharp material on residential or commercial land; s. 5(a): no electrical fence on any land"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/lambton-shores/fences/text-94e2db1aec3e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/lambton-shores/fences/"
}