{
 "answer": "In the Town of New Tecumseth, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6 feet); max height front: 1.0 metres (3.3 feet); permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.2 m (4 ft) high enclosure required; gates self-closing and self-latching on pool side.. Source: Fence By-law 2007-100 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001653",
 "municipality": "New Tecumseth",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://newtecumseth.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 2007-100 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-05-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.newtecumseth.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Fence-By-Law.pdf",
   "summary": "Prescribes fence height/description and swimming-pool-enclosure rules: max 1.8m in rear/interior side yards, lower limits near front yards/street lines, pool enclosure fencing minimum 1.2m high.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "96f2123166edd7703838bf8247871da27fb8c294b872aff31bc4c3810106afdc",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/96f2123166edd7703838bf8247871da27fb8c294b872aff31bc4c3810106afdc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 metres (6 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 metres (3.3 feet)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.2 m (4 ft) high enclosure required; gates self-closing and self-latching on pool side.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence greater than 0.6 metres (2 feet) in height; must be of open construction.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire (except industrial zones at 1.8 m+); electric fencing (except agricultural zones)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3.1: \"No fence erected in a rear yard shall exceed 1.8 metres (6 feet)\"",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3.2: \"No fence erected in a front yard shall exceed 1.0 metres (3.3 feet)\"",
    "permit_required": "s. 7.1.1: \"without first acquiring the necessary permit or permits from the Municipality\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 7.1.2.1; s. 7.2.3",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.5: \"No person shall construct a fence that is greater than 0.6 metres (2 feet) in height along any point of a Sight Triangle\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2.1; s. 2.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/new-tecumseth/fences/text-96f2123166ed/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/new-tecumseth/fences/"
}