{
 "answer": "In the Town of Marathon, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.4 metres (8 feet); max height front: less than 1.2 metres (4 feet); sight triangle: Daylighting triangle not less than 9 metres for local roads intersecting, 15 metres where one or more collectors or Provincial roads abut.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire, barbed material, electric current devices, temporary fencing, chicken wire, farm wire, un-graded discarded material.. Source: By-Law No. 1975, Being a By-Law for Prescribing the Height and Description of Fences within the Town of Marathon, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001619",
 "municipality": "Marathon",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.marathon.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law No. 1975, Being a By-Law for Prescribing the Height and Description of Fences within the Town of Marathon",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-03-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.marathon.ca/media/adpnwzkn/1975fencing.pdf",
   "summary": "Max fence height 2.4m in residential/commercial/industrial zones (front yard fences must be under 1.2m and open construction); corner lots require a 9m (local road) or 15m (collector/provincial road) daylighting triangle. No swimming-pool enclosure provisions.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "5db4884918897ecd04ccdeb8bef8d263e9e2cbc0f7d19a9bc43277ae316edcec",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5db4884918897ecd04ccdeb8bef8d263e9e2cbc0f7d19a9bc43277ae316edcec.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.4 metres (8 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "less than 1.2 metres (4 feet)",
    "sight_triangle": "Daylighting triangle not less than 9 metres for local roads intersecting, 15 metres where one or more collectors or Provincial roads abut.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, barbed material, electric current devices, temporary fencing, chicken wire, farm wire, un-graded discarded material."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.4",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.4",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.5",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.1, s. 4.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/marathon/fences/text-5db488491889/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/marathon/fences/"
}