{
 "answer": "In the City of London, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.13 metres (7 feet); max height front: 2.13 metres (7 feet); sight triangle: No fence exceeding 0.9 metres (3 feet) in height within any corner visibility triangle or driveway visibility triangle; prohibited materials: Sheet metal or corrugated metal panel members on residential lots; barbed wire (with exceptions); electric fences (with exceptions). Source: Fence By-law - PS-6; Swimming Pool Fence and Swimming Pool Regulation By-law - PS-5, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001607",
 "municipality": "London",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://london.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law - PS-6",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-06-09",
   "document_url": "https://london.ca/by-laws/fence-law-ps-6",
   "summary": "General fence height capped at 2.13 m (7 ft); only 0.9 m (3 ft) within corner/driveway sight-visibility triangles; privacy screens allowed to 3 m with setback conditions. Office consolidation to March 2023.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ae524084c904b93d3e7acc0ba8e620e3d7b007e47772016ec9af95dbbab507f3",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ae524084c904b93d3e7acc0ba8e620e3d7b007e47772016ec9af95dbbab507f3.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.13 metres (7 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "2.13 metres (7 feet)",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence exceeding 0.9 metres (3 feet) in height within any corner visibility triangle or driveway visibility triangle",
    "prohibited_materials": "Sheet metal or corrugated metal panel members on residential lots; barbed wire (with exceptions); electric fences (with exceptions)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.1(a): \"a fence within any yard shall not exceed a height of 2.13 metres (7 feet)\"",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.1(a): \"a fence within any yard shall not exceed a height of 2.13 metres (7 feet)\"",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.1(c): \"no fence exceeding 0.9 metres (3 feet) in height may be erected within any corner visibility triangle or driveway visibility triangle\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2.3 (sheet metal/corrugated metal on residential); s. 8.1 (barbed wire prohibited with exceptions); s. 9.1 (electric fences prohibited with exceptions)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/london/fences/text-ae524084c904/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool Fence and Swimming Pool Regulation By-law - PS-5",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1997-04-07",
   "document_url": "https://london.ca/by-laws/swimming-pool-fence-swimming-pool-regulation-law-ps-5",
   "summary": "Every pool must be enclosed by a fence at least 153 cm (60 in) high with max 3.8 cm openings; self-latching gate device at least 122 cm above ground; sets construction specifications and permit fees.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "0a7a5cea38b8471d93c347d1ea5b4081e339f504f37707c5bfc3a7d07c2f6c61",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0a7a5cea38b8471d93c347d1ea5b4081e339f504f37707c5bfc3a7d07c2f6c61.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 153 cm (60 inches) height; gates must have self-closing and self-latching devices; self-latching device min 122 cm above ground."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1 \"No person shall construct or cause to be constructed a swimming pool without having first obtained a swimming pool fence permit\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 5.1; s. 5.8; s. 5.9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/london/fences/text-0a7a5cea38b8/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/london/fences/"
}