{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.13 metres (84 inches); max height front: 1.22 metres (48 inches); pool enclosure: Fence minimum 1.22 m (48 in) height; self-closing, self-latching gate on pool side at top.; sight triangle: No fence greater than 0.762 metres (30 inches) above grade level within 9.14 metres (30 feet) of any roadway intersection.. Source: Fencing By-law 2016-078, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001635",
 "municipality": "Middlesex Centre",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.middlesexcentre.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fencing By-law 2016-078",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-07-20",
   "document_url": "https://www.middlesexcentre.on.ca/sites/default/files/2019-10/2016-078%20Fencing.pdf",
   "summary": "Prescribes lawful fence heights, locations and materials. No fence may exceed 1.22 m (48 in) in a front yard or exterior side yard, or 2.13 m (84 in) in a rear yard or interior side yard; within 9.14 m (30 ft) of a roadway intersection no fence may exceed 0.762 m (30 in) above the adjacent road grade. No fence",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "a0e4c708664a1e1feca40b172df604b3012d8eff4cbbf7ffd25b8673bf3a2dc5",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a0e4c708664a1e1feca40b172df604b3012d8eff4cbbf7ffd25b8673bf3a2dc5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.13 metres (84 inches)",
    "max_height_front": "1.22 metres (48 inches)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Fence minimum 1.22 m (48 in) height; self-closing, self-latching gate on pool side at top.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence greater than 0.762 metres (30 inches) above grade level within 9.14 metres (30 feet) of any roadway intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Sheet metal, corrugated metal, electric fencing, barbed/razor/page wire, or any other wire."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3.7",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3.6",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 6.1(a), s. 6.1(g)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3.5",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 5.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/middlesex-centre/fences/text-a0e4c708664a/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/middlesex-centre/fences/"
}