{
 "answer": "In the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.0 meters; max height front: 1.0 meter; pool enclosure: Fences around swimming pools shall comply with the municipality's Pool By-law in effect at the time.; sight triangle: No fence or hedge within a sight triangle more than 1.0 meter above adjoining ground level.. Source: Fence By-law 4778-14; Swimming Pool By-law 5155-19, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001657",
 "municipality": "Niagara-on-the-Lake",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.notl.com/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 4778-14",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-12-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.notl.com/sites/default/files/2022-03/4778-14%20%28Fence%20By-law%29.pdf",
   "summary": "Fence/hedge max 1.0m in front yard and sight triangles, max 2.0m in side/rear yards, max 3.0m for commercial/industrial screening fences. Bars barbed wire in residential areas; pool fences must also meet the Pool By-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "4356a2fa1977a784c4b6aaf436e1cf032776c3e3c32a27b1fb409d95b97723aa",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4356a2fa1977a784c4b6aaf436e1cf032776c3e3c32a27b1fb409d95b97723aa.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 meters",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 meter",
    "pool_enclosure": "Fences around swimming pools shall comply with the municipality's Pool By-law in effect at the time.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence or hedge within a sight triangle more than 1.0 meter above adjoining ground level.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire or other barbed material prohibited in any residential area."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 6(b)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 6(a)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 9",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 5(a)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 8"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/niagara-on-the-lake/fences/text-4356a2fa1977/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool By-law 5155-19",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-05-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.notl.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/5155-19%20Swimming%20Pool%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates private outdoor swimming pools, hot tubs and enclosures. Pool enclosure fence must be 1.52m-2.0m high, self-closing/self-latching gates, permit required before construction.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "43eaf237c5ae2e81317c0c34737e9581d9bc98e7dc1b8165662b3de29ebf8019",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/43eaf237c5ae2e81317c0c34737e9581d9bc98e7dc1b8165662b3de29ebf8019.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Fence 1.52 m min to 2.0 m max; gates self-closing, self-latching ≥1.22 m above ground on pool side; kept locked when unsupervised.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, electrical wiring, sharp projections; basket weave or lattice within required pool enclosure portion."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 2.1.1",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4.1.1; s. 4.4.3(3); s. 4.4.3(4)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.1.3.7; s. 4.1.3.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/niagara-on-the-lake/fences/text-43eaf237c5ae/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/niagara-on-the-lake/fences/"
}