{
 "answer": "In the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.5 metres; max height front: 1 metre; sight triangle: No fence greater than 75 centimetres above grade level within 9 metres of any highway intersection.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire, other barbed material, or vehicle tires; snow fence limited to 6 consecutive months.. Source: Fence By-law 2005-70; Swimming Pool By-law 2014-58, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001656",
 "municipality": "Niagara Falls",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://niagarafalls.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 2005-70",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-05-02",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/niagarafallsbusiness-009-ca/media/srieqc2o/by-law-2005-070.pdf",
   "summary": "Prescribes the height and description of lawful fences in the City. No fence higher than 75 cm above the grade of an adjacent highway within 9 metres of a highway intersection; maximum 1 metre in a front yard (2.5 metres for the portion along the side or rear lot line of an adjoining rear yard); maximum 2.5 metres in a",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ac5e85443e6e3d6a56ccec8f72c790941d34b0ca03bb0d9ee5b52a967712a3a2",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ac5e85443e6e3d6a56ccec8f72c790941d34b0ca03bb0d9ee5b52a967712a3a2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.5 metres",
    "max_height_front": "1 metre",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence greater than 75 centimetres above grade level within 9 metres of any highway intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, other barbed material, or vehicle tires; snow fence limited to 6 consecutive months."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 7: \"no fence of a height greater than 2.5 metres above the adjoining ground level\"",
    "max_height_front": "s. 6(1): \"no fence of a height greater than 1 metre above the adjoining ground level\"",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 5: \"no fence of a height greater than 75 centimetres above the grade level of any adjacent highway shall be erected or maintained...within 9 metres of any highway intersection\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 9(1): \"No fence composed wholly or partly of barbed wire, other barbed material or vehicle tires\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/niagara-falls/fences/text-ac5e85443e6e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool By-law 2014-58",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-05-13",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/niagarafallsbusiness-009-ca/media/jgnlgags/swimming-pool-bylaw-2014-58_05132014.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates outdoor swimming pools in the City, including pool enclosure fencing and gate requirements for above-ground, in-ground and seasonal pools.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "627ecd1d4104bdfdda194f532c5bc20f5ce77a76cd0b02714ff9a56f06d45cc0",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/627ecd1d4104bdfdda194f532c5bc20f5ce77a76cd0b02714ff9a56f06d45cc0.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.07m [42 in.] high enclosure around entire pool area; gates must be self-closing, self-latching, and kept closed and locked when pool not under competent supervision.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Basket weave or lattice material within required pool enclosure."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 2.1.1",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4.1.2; s. 4.3.1; s. 4.3.3",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.2.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/niagara-falls/fences/text-627ecd1d4104/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/niagara-falls/fences/"
}