{
 "answer": "In the City of North Bay, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6 feet); max height front: 1.2 metres (4 feet); permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.2 m (4 ft) fence enclosing pool area; gates must be self-closing and self-latching, device at top on pool side.. Source: Fence and Swimming Pool By-law 2002-105, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001662",
 "municipality": "North Bay",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://northbay.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence and Swimming Pool By-law 2002-105",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2002-08-26",
   "document_url": "https://northbay.ca/media/sytd3g3j/2002_105.pdf",
   "summary": "Residential fence limits: 1.2m front yard, 1.8m side/rear yard, 0.9m on daylight corners (4.5m triangle). Pool enclosure fence minimum 1.2m high. Fence permit required; no barbed wire/electrified fencing that could injure.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "bce808af5f00db8df150733e4a145c4777e002076aef9e829f1d222430ab3a57",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bce808af5f00db8df150733e4a145c4777e002076aef9e829f1d222430ab3a57.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 metres (6 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 metres (4 feet)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.2 m (4 ft) fence enclosing pool area; gates must be self-closing and self-latching, device at top on pool side.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence exceeding 0.9 metres (3 feet) on a daylight corner — triangular space measured 15 feet (4.5 metres) along front yard and exterior side yard property lines from their intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, electricity, or any material that may injure a person (residential zones)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 8(c): \"shall not exceed six (6) feet (1.8 metres) in height when located in the side or rear yards\"",
    "max_height_front": "s. 8(a): \"shall not exceed four (4) feet (1.2 metres) in height when located in the front yard\"",
    "permit_required": "s. 2: \"No person shall construct, use or maintain...a fence without a permit from the Chief Building Official\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "ss. 16, 18, 19: minimum 4 ft (1.2 m) fence; gates self-closing and self-latching at top on pool side",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 1(e) (definition of Daylight Corner); s. 8(d): \"shall not exceed three (3) feet (0.9 metres) in height when located on a daylight corner\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 5: \"No person shall erect...a fence containing barbed wire, electricity or any other material where there is a possibility that any person may be injured\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-bay/fences/text-bce808af5f00/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/north-bay/fences/"
}