{
 "answer": "In the Township of Loyalist, Ontario, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Fences By-law 2002-033, verified 2026-10-26. A permit is required. Max height front: 1.0 metre (3.25 feet) above finished grade; 1.2 metres (4.0 feet) if open faced. Max height rear side: 2.0 metres (6.5 feet).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001608",
 "municipality": "Loyalist",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.loyalist.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fences By-law 2002-033",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2002-04-22",
   "document_url": "https://www.loyalist.ca/council-and-administration/by-laws-and-enforcement/fences-by-law/",
   "summary": "Fences By-law 2002-033: residential fences max 2.0 m; front yard 1.0 m (1.2 m if open-faced); sight triangle 1.0 m (1.2 m open). Pool enclosures min 1.5 m, no climbable lattice, self-closing self-latching locked gates, CBO permit required (s.2). Barbed wire on residential land must be masked (s.4).",
   "discovered_by": "fences-onbc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "b21293ee16401ea02efe936f25a144c0ddd2b4f67ccb1339a6878bee44a0bb36",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:30:50+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_source": "direct-fetch",
   "capture_note": "direct fetch 2026-10-26; earlier capture held a different document",
   "document_number": "2002-033",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b21293ee16401ea02efe936f25a144c0ddd2b4f67ccb1339a6878bee44a0bb36.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 metres (6.5 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 metre (3.25 feet) above finished grade; 1.2 metres (4.0 feet) if open faced",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Enclosure at least 1.5 metres (5'-0\") high; gates self-closing with locking and self-latching device at top and inside.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence within sight triangle >1.0 metre (3.25 feet) above centre line of adjacent streets; open-faced max 1.2 metres (4.0 feet).",
    "prohibited_materials": "Pool enclosures: no barbed wire or similar dangerous characteristics; no electric-current device."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3(b)",
    "permit_required": "s. 2(j)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 2(c), s. 2(g)(iii)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3(c)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2(f)(iv)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/loyalist/fences/bylaw-2002-033/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws and Enforcement",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.loyalist.ca/council-and-administration/by-laws-and-enforcement/",
   "summary": "Township by-law index.",
   "discovered_by": "fences-onbc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "f5c2c6f83806c763c286829a6aa1deb67be7224e1af2e1a1f04a3019acca4df2",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:15:31+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f5c2c6f83806c763c286829a6aa1deb67be7224e1af2e1a1f04a3019acca4df2.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/loyalist/building-permits/by-laws-and-enforcement/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/loyalist/fences/"
}