{
 "answer": "In the Village of Oil Springs, Ontario, max height rear side: 6 feet (residential); 10 feet (commercial); max height front: 6 feet (residential); 10 feet (commercial); pool enclosure: Minimum 1.5 m height; self-closing self-latching gate, latch at least 1.2 m above grade; fully surrounds pool area.; sight triangle: 6.0 m along each lot line in Residential Zone; 7.5 m in all other zones; unobstructed triangular area at corner lot intersection.. Source: Fence By-law (By-law No. 1076 of 2026), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001679",
 "municipality": "Oil Springs",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.oilsprings.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law (By-law No. 1076 of 2026)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-07-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.oilsprings.ca/media/bw0cfqgm/by-law-1076-of-2026-prescribe-the-height-and-type-of-fences.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates fences and swimming-pool enclosures on private property. Maximum fence height is 6 feet on residential properties and 10 feet on commercial properties; fences must be stable, vertical, non-climbable, in good repair and must not obstruct pedestrian or vehicular visibility, and sheet-metal or corrugated-metal fences are prohibited on residential property or a lot abutting one. Hazardous material, chicken wire, barbed",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "9a7caeed6b21458c082e2af222df4e69734b842ef815a692aad6c6ecbfde69ab",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9a7caeed6b21458c082e2af222df4e69734b842ef815a692aad6c6ecbfde69ab.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "6 feet (residential); 10 feet (commercial)",
    "max_height_front": "6 feet (residential); 10 feet (commercial)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.5 m height; self-closing self-latching gate, latch at least 1.2 m above grade; fully surrounds pool area.",
    "sight_triangle": "6.0 m along each lot line in Residential Zone; 7.5 m in all other zones; unobstructed triangular area at corner lot intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Hazardous material, chicken wire, barbed wire, electric fence (agriculture/industrial exceptions); sheet metal or corrugated metal on residential property"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3.4",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3.4",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 9.2(v); s. 9.4(i)(c)(d)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2 (\"Sight Triangle, Corner Lot\" definition)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 6.1; s. 3.6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/oil-springs/fences/text-9a7caeed6b21/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/oil-springs/fences/"
}